Comment Re:This is due to gummint involvement (Score 1) 178
I recall getting shouted down because I said Google wasn't any better than the incumbents and that they'd cherry-pick the better neighborhoods and leave the rest in the dark. Some Google fanboi insisted they'd wire the ghettos and show everyone how it's done.
Speaking as a Google Fiber customer it seems like the only cherry-picking they did was based on whether their was enough interest in each 'fiberhood'. My neighborhood is not a rich one.
My sister is in a different neighborhood and was able to get their free fiber service by agreeing to pay only the $300 installation fee, which Google split into $25 payments across 12 months. I was expecting hidden fees but once that first year was over she received no more bills.
