It looks like Google is getting more serious about Google Fiber, its plan to bring fast fiber-optic internet connections to the US.
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Google Fiber is technically no longer part of Google, but was spun off into a separate company within Alphabet, the new larger holding company that includes Google’s core online, advertising, and Android businesses — still called Google — plus newer “moonshot” projects like self-driving cars.
The fact that Alphabet sees the need for a dedicated policy and communications person suggests that it’s turning Fiber from an experiment — and a way to spur internet providers to offer faster access — into a serious business.
