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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

Published Sun, Feb 8, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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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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