Google's Larry Page Got Bored of Disrupting the Telecom Sector with Google Fiber

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>"But seeking permits to lay fiber is time-consuming and digging holes expensive. Former employees say Page became frustrated with Fiber’s lack of progress. “Larry just thought it wasn’t game-changing enough,” says a former Page adviser. “There’s no flying-saucer shit in laying fiber.”

Great example of the "bad" side of big thinking that haunts Silicon Valley: not everything can be a moonshot. Sometimes you need to roll up the sleeves and dig holes. Progress isn't always apparently glamorous.

It's also a great example of how government policies could hamper innovation.

It's mostly a greater example of how Telecom companies bought US government officials to keep competition out.

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