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Can Google Save Us From Slow Internet

CoveredTrax writes "As part of the beta test of their new gigabit fiber network, Google has provided Stanford University with mouthwateringly high-speed Internet. Since the program was announced, the service, which is now being provided free to students and faculty in the Palo Alto area, has got a lot of people to asking (sometimes begging) that their city be next on Google's list for communication salvation. But can Google save us all from inferior web access? And more importantly, is it a good idea to let them?"

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  1. Re:YouTube by TheInternetGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    It should be quite easy to implement a fast forward button...
    .... Oh I see, that was not what you meant, was it?

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  2. Re:There's still hope... by bonch · · Score: 4, Funny

    If only America would elect a liberal supermajority for Congress followed by a liberal president so that all that stuff could easily get solved. Oh, wait...