Back in 2021, Google Fiber got a new logo after using just a wordmark for the past decade. The latest branding change has Google Fiber increasingly leverage “GFiber.”

  • redcalcium@lemmy.institute
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    8 months ago

    I think I read somewhere that the US government gave some grants/subsidies to ISPs to build their fiber network? Surely this should translate to cheaper price?

    • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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      8 months ago

      Unfortunately that’s not how it works. That works as an incentive to build not as a mechanism to bring down prices. For gigabit access in most markets that’ll cost at least $50 more likely closer to $100 a month. I pay $60

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        8 months ago

        It should work to bring down prices because the network would be paid for and so there’s less of a need to make up for costs. Doesn’t matter anyway, since the ISPs just pocketed the money and paid it out in bonuses rather than build what was promised.

        • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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          8 months ago

          Should yes but the federal government doesn’t make conditions for the funds and if they do it’s just ignore without consequences.