They say Google Fiber's expansion will probably increase the chance of success for the Comcast-Time Warner deal, since now they can say, "Look, we do have competition in the marketplace, and we need to merge to compete with the deep pockets of Google."

[Edited on March 7, 2014 at 5:24 PM. Reason : .]

3/7/2014 5:23:49 PM

http://wraltechwire.com/google-fiber-triangle-metros-meet-initial-deadlines-/13613121/

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"On Thursday, Google's fiber team reported that all metro areas under expansion consideration had completed a "checklist of items" to help Google determine what cities might be the best targets."

DO NOT TOY WITH US!

Make it happen in the Triangle!!


Then there's this:

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"That news came on the same day that Google Fiber advocates unveiled a film titled "FiberedUp" that is designed to help convince Google to pick the Triangle."

Haha, say what? Hey, whatever it takes; thanks for your efforts.


And what else remains to be done:

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"Google's Szuchmacher said much remains to be done before any more expansion can be started. "There’s also a lot to do beyond the checklist," she said. "We’ll need to work with either the city or the state to get something called a video franchise agreement, which would basically grant us permission to build a local network. We may also need pole-attachment agreements with local utilities or other companies who can rent us space on their poles. (Stringing fiber along existing poles is the fastest and least disruptive way to deploy it.)" Next comes designing networks and drawing up blueprints. "These detailed designs will help us see how complex it would be to build in each city, and will be used as we make our final decisions," she wrote. "Finally, don’t be surprised (or get too excited!) if you run into a Google Fiber crew doing work around your town, or see postings for local jobs on our Fiber team; before we make a decision about bringing Fiber to your city, we may do some exploratory work and recruiting so that we’re ready to start construction and operations quickly. We still plan to announce which cities will get Google Fiber by the end of the year.""

Let's do it.

5/2/2014 8:57:37 AM