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[ NNSquad ] How incumbents will try to block the Google Fiber project
How incumbents will try to block the Google Fiber project
http://bit.ly/9GpqbE (MuniWireless)
http://bit.ly/caT4IJ (AnnArbor.com)
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Clearly before a single foot of Google Fiber lights up to a single
home, there will likely be notable related regulatory and legal
dramas, and we can indeed bet that the dominant carriers won't just
sit quietly as their money machine is threatened by the mere
possibility of effective last mile Internet access competition, even
by a worthy experiment of limited scope.
Who knows, serious Google Haters may even enlist to their cause
unlikely allies such as "Billy the Puppet" from the "Saw" torture-porn
film franchise:
"This is a message to Google. You're asking for communities who
want your high-speed broadband fiber. The towns who have
responded are unworthy. Their citizens have no real needs for
high-speed Internet. What would they do with your fiber if they
could get it? Telecommuting to their worthless jobs. Trying to
save their own pitiful lives with tele-medicine projects. And
similar nonsense. They don't even deserve dial-up.
On the other hand, I truly *need* your fiber. I operate
"re-education" experiments all over this city, requiring
high-speed 2-way video feeds and remote control over complicated
and unusual apparatus. I could make real use of your gigabit
service to help people understand and appreciate the value of
being alive.
I trust that I can be one of your project participants. I've included
a shot of me from my webcam: http://bit.ly/dszrJt (Icons of Fright).
It's up to you. Make your choice."
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--Lauren--
NNSquad Moderator