Google Fiber: You Know How Comcast Is Making Netflix Pay Extra? We Don't Do That Kind Of Crap

[KeepItReal]

From TechDirt:

The folks behind Google Fiber have fired a not-so-subtle shot at Comcast and Verizon for their recent efforts to make companies like Netflix pay extra. As we've noted, the big last mile access broadband access providers have realized that they can effectively get companies to pay twice by clogging certain points in the network. Even more nefarious, they're able to do this without violating a narrow view of "net neutrality" because net neutrality is focused on the last mile, rather than interconnection and peering. It's a really scammy process, which is part of those big broadband providers' attempts to extract monopoly rents out of their control over the last mile.

Google Fiber has stayed out of this debate for a while, but just fired a clear shot in the fight, with a blog post that never mentions Comcast, but more or less screams: You know that bullshit that Comcast and Verizon are pulling? We don't do that. Instead, they note two important things: (1) contrary to the claims of Comcast, online video traffic is in no way overwhelming the network, and (2) it's easy to help upgrade the setup for Netflix and others for free:

We give companies like Netflix and Akamai free access to space and power in our facilities and they provide their own content servers. We don’t make money from peering or colocation; since people usually only stream one video at a time, video traffic doesn’t bog down or change the way we manage our network in any meaningful way — so why not help enable it?

But we also don’t charge because it’s really a win-win-win situation.

[n2doc]

1. Great, wonderful

When are they coming to Savannah? I won't hold my breath.

[KeepItReal]

4. Here's where you can see their current expansion plans

https://fiber.google.com/newcities/

ATL metro area is the only Georgia buildout mentioned, though.

[sharp_stick]

2. I really wish they'd bring it to me

I think this is why you see companies like Comcast trying to merge with Time Warner. They know that Google Fibre is going to compete the shit right out of them.

[onehandle]

3. Bring it to Philadelphia and stick the fiber cable up Comcast's ass.

Unlikely.

[mindwalker_i]

6. Damn, talk about a shitty connection

I don't even want to think about the packets on that network.

[Xyzse]

5. Now if only they can get themselves situated nationwide.