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Re:Broadband Monopolies Push Bill That Would Crush Your Abil... by ilyt on Friday August 18, 2023 @11:50AM (#37177352)
...the company famous for shuttering anything that doesn't make ridiculous profit margins is not a good example for that.
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Re:Broadband Monopolies Push Bill That Would Crush Your Abil... by rayiner on Friday August 18, 2023 @12:01PM (#37177569)
The point of Google Fiber was to spur broadband development to benefit Google’s other businesses. I don’t think Google Fiber has ever made a profit. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/09/18/reports-of-google-.... I haven’t seen Fiber numbers broken out specifically, but the “Other Bets” segment which is mostly Fiber and Verily looses about $900 million per quarter.
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