Google Fiber: expansion predictions and effects concerning Houston - The Daily Cougar

Google Fiber: expansion predictions and effects concerning Houston - The Daily Cougar

Google Fiber is arguably the best internet in the country right now. The difficulty for businesses to compete with 1000 MB upload and download for $70 per month cannot be understated. However, many problems in the internet industry are explained by a lack of competition from the top-down. Three of the top internet providers in the country hold around 63 percent  of the internet market. The concentration of consumers in top-level firms in this industry raises prices and lowers speeds.  These maps  perfectly illustrate problems within the industry. The largest internet providers more or less carve out their territory, and because of the large consumer base, internet in big cities might remain subpar. Google Fiber serves not only as an excellent choice for individual internet, but as a local monopoly–buster. The more competition within an area of internet service, the faster the speeds and the lower the prices.

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