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Is Google Planning To Fibre Britain?

Posted by timothy on from the you're-fibred! dept.

Barence writes with this excerpt from PC Pro: "Google has emerged as a surprise contender to invest in Britain's fibre broadband network. The search giant yesterday announced plans to build a gigabit fibre broadband network in the US. The test network will see Google deliver fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) connections to up to half a million US homes. The move raises the possibility that Google is behind the Conservative Party's ambitious plans to deliver nationwide 100Mbits/sec connections by 2017. Parliamentary sources have told PC Pro that the Tories' plans were based on foreign investment in the UK broadband network."

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  1. when you say google by FudRucker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    you really mean the NSA's little brother

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    Politics is Treachery, Religion is Brainwashing
    1. Re:when you say google by ZeroExistenZ · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      No, the thoughtpolice's little bitch.


      Google is continuing to make me feel more uneasy as time progresses...

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  2. Re:Language abuse by IBBoard · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Alvin and who?