Google is seriously eyeing telecom and taking on the big boys
Its key advantage is data and search as information is the linchpin of its business model
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FIRST it conquered search. Then it was online video and advertising. Now Google is turning its attention towards telecom - and it's no experiment.
In recent months, Google has said it's bringing ultra-fast Internet to at least 18 cities, including Atlanta and Nashville. It announced pilot tests of a low-cost, modular smartphone. The company has joined an influential lobbying group for upstart telecom firms. And now Google is considering an entry into wireless service, as first reported by The Information, a technology news site founded by former Wall Street Journal reporter Jessica Lessin.
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