Monday, August 12, 2013

CenturyLink Touts 1 Gbps

To be sure, only some users in some parts of Omaha, where Qwest Communicatons had installed fiber to the home, originally to test IPTV services, will be able to buy this 1-Gbps service. But the offer itself shows the impact Google Fiber has had in the U.S. ISP market. 

Over the long term, it won't matter so much that such "hero" services are not widely available from most ISPs. The point is that Google Fiber now is resetting consumer expectations about what a reasonable high speed Internet access offer includes. 

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