Google's Sinister Bandwidth Grab Reveals Its Plans for World Domination

[mandy]

Google loves secrecy. That they've been acquiring fiber assets hasn't been a secret, but the sheer volume of these acquisitions HAS been. Why? One thought is that it kept down the price since people didn't really know it was Google snatching up this stuff (they've done it under a number of different corporate names). But if price was the issue, then why hasn't Google just bought the companies that own the fiber? It made no sense until I scratched my head and thought a bit further, at which point it became obvious that Google wants to -- in its own way -- control the Internet. In fact, they probably control it already and we just haven't noticed...

Google intends to take over most of the functions of existing fixed networks in our lives, notably telephone and cable television...

full article: http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/...01510.html