Google Fiber

[Kchrpm]

Google Fiber is looking to expand into 34 new cities across 9 metro areas. None of the areas are guaranteed to get it, they need to work with the local governments to make sure it's feasible.

https://fiber.google.com/newcities/

Arizona
- Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe
California
- San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto
Georgia
- Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Hapeville, Sandy Springs, Smyrna
North Carolina
- Charlotte, Carrboro, Cary, Chapel Hill, Durham, Garner, Morrisville, Raleigh
Oregon
- Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Gresham, Lake Oswego, Tigard
Tennessee
- Nashville-Davidson
Texas
- San Antonio
Utah
- Salt Lake City

[Random]

At this point, google seems like the only company willing to compete with the cable providers.

Hurry up and come to Davis!

[Kchrpm]

Cincinnati Bell was rolling out fiber in Cincinnati (predictably), but I think they've stopped.

[Random]

Verizon has reportedly stopped rolling out FioS, too.

[21Kid]

I wonder why? Wireless?

[Kchrpm]

I found a site that shows detailed maps of what types of internet are available where, annoying seeing the blue "fiber" area surrounding my neighborhood.

http://www.broadbandmap.gov/technolo...o-the-end-user

[overpowered]

Fuck Time Warner.
Fuck Time Warner.
Fuck Time Warner.

[Jason]

Choice in the internet market? Can't have that. Wonder how many governments will be paid off my ComcastTimeWarner

[Kchrpm]

Right now Comcast and TimeWarnerCable don't overlap in any markets, so no one will be losing out in choice. Unfortunately that is one of the reasons it might go through.

[Alan P]

Just got my Fibre optic, 40 down and 10 up installed. No installation or setup and £10 per month. Working for your ISP has benefits.

Regarding the big court case thingy from a 25 odd years ago that I've seen referenced about Networks lobbying Congress (I think) and succeeding at removing access to their own networks, anyone got more info on that? Here in the UK the big Telco had a virtual monopoly for years. In some ways they still do. They have a nationwide network (Admittedly a nationwide network in the US is an impossibility) and any Internet provider with spends billions running their own network (and it's nearly broken several companies that tried it so they ended up merging) or uses this network and the charges that come from using it.