Kansas City, Missouri, is apparently getting more from Google than a high-speed fiber optic network. According to the Wall Street Journal, the search giant is also applying to offer that city's customers a pay TV service that puts it in competition with local cable TV providers.
Needless to say, this is Google's first foray into being a pay TV provider, but will it be the last? The company has indicated that it could roll the service out in other markets where it won't compete with Verizon's FiOS service. It has stated in the past that the Google Fiber experiment in Kansas City isn't a blueprint for a nationwide network, but if it wants to sell ads against video content, as the Journal suggests, a widespread fiber-optic network would be a good way to go about it.
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