[wil421]

They did in my area 7 years ago almost as soon as it was announced. They wired new condos and apartments but nothing else. Luckily AT&T installed it on the pole by my house. I moved and lost fiber but have 1.2 down over coax but only 200 up.

[JumpCrisscross]

> Luckily AT&T installed it on the pole by my house

This seems to be Google Fiber's purpose. Spurring the telcos into investing to maintain share.

[Dylan16807]

There was a spur from them starting up at all. I don't want to diminish that too badly. But since then, increasing their coverage area from a fraction of a percent up to 1% of the US population, I don't think that has spurred very much.