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you're right. they're not significantly expanding. i don't think it was really paying off in any useful way.

The rule change won't necessarily spur more Google Fiber deployment, since the ISP has other financial problems and has largely stopped expansion of fiber into new cities.

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I wonder if Google could pivot to offering legal services for establishing municipal broadband. There has to be some way they can recoup the costs by acting as the legal 'spear' for cities that are unaware of how to offer greater competition and allow smaller ISPs in (if not acting as their own).

Google grew up in a services era by replacing a hugely human intensive service with an algorithm.

Navigating local laws might be doable with their current expertise, but would definitely be human intensive, absent a real breakthrough in AI.

OTOH, there is that automated portal to fight traffic tickets. I wonder if Google tried to automate and A/B test more complicated court or municipal filings how it would do in the long run.

What portal to fight traffic tickets are you referring to? Never heard of this but sounds interesting

https://venturebeat.com/2016/06/27/donotpay-traffic-lawyer-b...

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