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Unfortunately from the article, looks like Charlotte has missed out on Google Fiber so far. Looks as if Raleigh/Durham and Winston Salem will get it first.
Maybe AT&T will be more agreeable. They once had 6000-7000 employees here so there is some history.
Unfortunately from the article, looks like Charlotte has missed out on Google Fiber so far. Looks as if Raleigh/Durham and Winston Salem will get it first.
Did you mean to say AT&T here?
Competition is always good, so I'll welcome AT&T. But if I have to choose between Google or Ma' Bell Jr., I'll be picking the former.
Unfortunately from the article, looks like Charlotte has missed out on Google Fiber so far. Looks as if Raleigh/Durham and Winston Salem will get it first.
Maybe AT&T will be more agreeable. They once had 6000-7000 employees here so there is some history.
What from the article made you conclude that we missed out on Google? It's not so much a competition but the willingness of local governments and infrastructure in each city that Google considers. If all 9 they announced are strong in both then all 9 get it. They just want to make sure they don't hit any roadblocks like they did in other cities that were motivated by lobbying cable companies wanting to keep Google Fiber out for their own benefit. I think having RST lay the groundwork in all of NC puts our metros in a good position to gain fiber service whether from AT&T or Google.
Charlotte is the only metro in NC, previously selected, they are not in advanced discussions with, though I head rumors they night be talking to a couple of the lake communities.
Who is the primary target consumer for these services? Commercial or residential? If they want a piece of the commercial market, not sure why they'd put fiber optics in lake communities.
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What from the article made you conclude that we missed out on Google? It's not so much a competition but the willingness of local governments and infrastructure in each city that Google considers. If all 9 they announced are strong in both then all 9 get it. They just want to make sure they don't hit any roadblocks like they did in other cities that were motivated by lobbying cable companies wanting to keep Google Fiber out for their own benefit. I think having RST lay the groundwork in all of NC puts our metros in a good position to gain fiber service whether from AT&T or Google.
I don't think that RST has anything to do with this. They started out laying fiberoptic cable from Shelby to the data center park in Kings Mountain.
I understand but not many states already have cable in the ground as vastly as us and in major metros. This has to make NC attractive to any company, whether AT&T or Google when considering markets to expand in. That was my only point bringing up RST.
FYI: AT&T premium services need a FICO score of 500 or better..
Can't blame them for that. I wouldn't want to do business, unless cash up front, with someone who couldn't meet even that low standard.
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