Google Fiber forces Time Warner’s hand yet again

There’s little doubt that Google Fiber is forcing rivals to be more competitive, and another instance of Google’s Internet service forcing rival ISP’s hand has emerged. Now that Time Warner Cable is realizing that criticizing Google’s revolutionary Internet service won’t make it go away, the New York-based ISP admitted in a recent blog post that it is being forced — sorry, “encouraged” — to change its plans in Austin, Texas as a result of the coming competition from Google Fiber. Google announced earlier this month that it will soon launch its Google Fiber gigabit Internet service in Austin. The news was obviously welcomed by Austin residents, who will soon have access to Google’s free 5Mbps Internet service and optional 1Gbps



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