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mullingitover on June 13, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Fiber franchise wins approval from Portland...

Requring an ISP to fund a public access channel is like requiring auto factories in the early 1900s to provide free hay to nearby stables.

Atroxide on June 15, 2014 [–]

In your analogy, these auto factories would also bundle each bought car with a horse.

Google sells TV service, just like any other TV provider.

(Not disagreeing with you necessarily, just pointing out a flaw in your analogy)

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