AT&T says it is prepared to build an advanced fiber optic infrastructure in Austin, Texas, capable of delivering speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, provided it gets the same terms and conditions as did Google Fiber.
AT&T says it means by that the same geographic scope of offerings, rights of way, permitting, state licenses and any investment incentives Google Fiber has gotten.
What is not so clear is whether Austin is willing to do so, given AT&T's different regulatory status, existing cable TV franchise and so forth. But Google insists the deal it has with Austin is non-exclusive, and involves no economic incentives.
Intriguingly, AT&T says doing so in Austin would not materially affect its announced 2013 capital investment plans.
AT&T might do what Google does, polling neighborhoods and setting minimum thresholds for take rates before agreeing to build. So, in principle, AT&T could do its own polls, find out where a critical mass of potential customers exists, and then spot build in those neighborhoods, just as Google will do.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
AT&T Says it Will Build 1-Gbps in Austin
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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