Here in Seattle there seems to be this fear that not getting Google to install Google Fiber™ means we'll just have the crappy offerings from Comcast and CenturyLink for the next 50 years.

In reality, I believe not selling ourselves to a provider immediately will allow a better market to develop where we get real competition and the possibility of a city run fiber network. It may take a few more years than having Google build out the whole thing at once, but I think the alternative will be better and other municipalities will have wished they had waited too.