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Google Fiber is increasingly going by ‘GFiber’ (9to5google.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Salamendacious@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.”

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[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.world 1 points 1 year 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