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Google say they are not planning to operate at a loss. Re Kansas: "Several Google executives at the event were very clear that delivering gigabit internet access over fiber for $70 a month (and even free 5 Mbps fiber) is a business that will not only help advance Google’s consumer goals, but also make it money."

I daresay it depends on what assumptions you make about future sign up rates, cost of capital and the like.

https://gigaom.com/2012/07/26/the-economics-of-google-fiber-...




Google may be factoring in their advertising revenue, averaged per website visited, or something like this. Not purely financed by connectioned fees.




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