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[h4]Google launching 1Gbps ISP service to select markets at 'competitive prices'[/h4]
By Nilay Patel posted Feb 10th 2010 11:54AM
Google's always tiptoed around directly providing internet access to consumers with things like free airport WiFi and the free WiFi networkit runs in Mountain View, but today the company announced that it'sgetting in the game for real with the launch of a fiber-based ISPservice that'll offer 1Gbps speeds at "competitive prices" to selectmarkets. The idea is to provide next-gen access to between 50,000 and500,000 people and basically see what happens -- and, as you'd expect,the new network will be a poster child for Google's pro-net-neutralityefforts. Sounds good to us, but we've all got a ways to go before EricSchmidt comes over with the lightpipe -- Google's just now asking for"interested communities" to apply, and launch markets will be announcedlater this year. Video after the break.
P.S.- Remember when Google bought all that fiberback in like 2005 and sparked all those rumors of a "GoogleNet"? It'sprobably unrelated, but at least there's a name to kick around.