[krath94]

Google is pissed because the Internet is now under Title II making it nearly impossible for them to lay their fiber along public roads anymore. You know how to really fuck over Comcast? Allow google to bring Fiber to every major city. But they can't because regulation.

[guelo]

That's bullshit. Title II has little to do with Google Fiber's plans or why it's so expensive to lay fiber. Google Fiber has continued expanding after the Title II classification, though their focus has shifted to wireless technologies.

[BinaryIdiot]

Citation? I've seen a lot of rumored reasons for why Google is slowing / stopping their fiber rollout but I've never heard this one. What part of Title II makes it difficult for them?

[bratsche]

Then maybe they, or Chairman Pai or someone, can talk about how to protect net neutrality in some way other than Title II.

Title II was instituted basically as a last resort. And nobody has been coming forward saying, "Okay.. we have a plan here to undo the Title II but still preserve net neutrality."

[scottLobster]

To be fair, the previous FCC tried that. The courts struck it down and told them if they wanted to regulated ISPs in that manner they had to go Title II.

Non-Title II regulation of ISPs would require an act of Congress, a Republican-held congress with a Republican President. Good luck with that. :P