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The Telecom Digest for June 14, 2013
Volume 32 : Issue 129 : "text" Format
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Re: Price-gouging cable companies are our latter-day robber barons (Neal McLain)
Re: Price-gouging cable companies are our latter-day robber barons (unknown)

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Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:47:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Price-gouging cable companies are our latter-day robber  barons 
Message-ID: <e9ea311a-df7e-4528-aaab-41409a1bd6af@5g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>

On Jun 12, 7:41 pm, T <kd1s.nos...@cox.nospam.net> wrote:
> If you read Susan Crawford's "Captive Audicence" you'll see she lays out
> what it really costs the providers to provide the service. For net
> service it's not ever 3% of what they charge you. So they could
> essentially charge you $10 a month for good net service and still make a
> profit.
>
> And I'm hoping Google eventually wires up the entire U.S. It would put a
> shot across the bow of the likes of Verizon, at&t, Cox, Comcast et al. I
> mean, you've got options with Google like pay a $300 construction charge
> and get 3mbps/1mpbs service in perpetuity. Or pay for higher bandwidth.
>
> But it would FORCE in my case Verizon and Cox to play nicely.

So what does Google actually charge per month for an internet
connection?  Since I don't live in the KC area, there's no way I can
"pick a plan" from their website.

I've heard that Google also offers a cable-TV like television service.
What does that cost per month?

Neal McLain




Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:10:45 -0400
From: Ron <ron@see.below>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Price-gouging cable companies are our latter-day robber  barons 
Message-ID: <hjnkr8df4pab50jnqstngga6hfj6g02ffg@4ax.com>

Neal McLain <nmclain.remove-this@and-this-too.annsgarden.com> wrote:
>So what does Google actually charge per month for an internet
>connection?  Since I don't live in the KC area, there's no way I can
>"pick a plan" from their website.

Huh?
   Gigabit + TV $120/mo $300 waived construction fee
   Gigabit Internet $70/mo $300 waived construction fee
   Free Internet $0/mo $300 construction fee
   (one time or $25/mo for 12 mo)
..
Free internet is:
   Up to 5Mbps download, 1Mbps upload speed
   No data caps
   Free service guaranteed for at least 7 years

http://fiber.google.com/about/

-- 
Ron
user rrcnom.de.plume
in domain antichef.com






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