networkingpipeline.com — Telcos like AT&T and Verizon have announced their plans to extort money from Google and other sites if those sites want to get adequate bandwidth. But there's some evidence that Google may be planning to bypass the Telcos altogether, and roll out its own national broadband service.
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lame_duckFeb 7, 2006
jeromehorwitz: You are a fool. Do you really think Internet will be cheaper if they do charges websites? There get there palms greased both ways, it's a Republicans wet dream!
solarpoweredFeb 7, 2006
5blocksfree: YES! I would only add: It's not related to one political party, other posters. No cause and effect. It's a result of (a) being regulated (b) by an oversized government.
muikanoFeb 7, 2006
This story isn't about google so much as it's about Telcos. Come on. Google represents the little guy, well mostly. We PICKED Google to be our default search engine. And we've stayed loyal. So, technically, we want them to be our heroes. And if there ever was a source of villiany in the world, it's those that try to supplant the Internet. I don't care if Google may or may not be evil in the future. What i care, is the evil that I see now. Verizon needs to be beaten. If Google overextends itself in the future, we'll worry then. But right now, f**k up the guy that's f**king with the Internet. f**k Verizon. To paraphrase.
traumapillFeb 7, 2006
Google has no reason to want to go to your door step. Cringely wrote about this in these great articles: <a class="user" href="http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20051117.html">http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20051117.html</a><a class="user" href="http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20051124.html">http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20051124.html</a><a class="user" href="http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20051201.html">http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20051201.html</a>
dwhitbeckFeb 7, 2006
Verizon will someday figure out a way to charge more for a phone call if you talk faster.
traumapillFeb 8, 2006
It doesn't pay google to enter the broadband market. It's not a good financial decision for them. They won't do it.