It looks like all hope is not lost on Google Fiber coming to Raleigh (or Durham, or any of the other dozens of NC cities hoping to get it). Tanner points to this update from the announcement on Google’s blog:
Update 4:15PM: We’ve heard from some communities that they’re disappointed not to have been selected for our initial build. So just to reiterate what I’ve said many times in interviews: we’re so thrilled by the interest we’ve generated—today is the start, not the end the project. And over the coming months, we’ll be talking to other interested cities about the possibility of us bringing ultra high-speed broadband to their communities.
Perhaps there’s hope for high-speed Internet in North Carolina after all?
I look forward to when Google becomes my ISP. Offering dirt-cheap fast Internet has gotta be on their radar. If they go the commercial route, that guts H129. Google is pretty consistent about removing ‘choke points’ to their products. Windows, meet ChromeOS. Iphone, meet Android. IE, meet Chrome… etc.