[TriLUG] Google Fiber

[Ric Moore]

On 01/28/2015 07:50 AM, Scott Chilcote wrote:
> On 01/28/2015 03:36 AM, David Both wrote:
>> +1
>>
>> More competition to bypass the municipal non-compete laws passed by
>> our fine legislature.
>>
>>
> And, don't forget, written and supplied to the legislature by Time Warner.
> http://ilsr.org/killing-competition-nc/
>
> Having been denied service repeatedly by both Time Warner and AT&T while
> they happily accepted my money, I am delighted to see both of them on
> the brink of losing a chunk of their aggressively secured profits.  I
> don't have any preconceived notions about Google, but they are upping
> the game.  That will definitely help.
>
> The only chunk of gristle in this encilada as far as I'm concerned is
> how long of a line I will have to stand in, in order to return TWC's
> equipment.  If I had to guess, it's going to make the lines that Apple
> creates when they release a new iPhone to shame...
More here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/26/charlotte_nc_thinks_it_has_won_the_google_fiber_lottery/
Enjoy! Ric



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