Strategy and Execution: Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Successful Failure

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September 20, 2018 Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet's Most Successful Failure By Blair Levin, Larry Downes It forced existing companies to improve their services.

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