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  1. Well, it was good for the year that I’ve had it. Now that it’s in the hands of a private equity firm, I expect prices to increase and service to decrease as they suck all of the value out of the company and eventually toss the empty husk in the bin of forgotten hopes and dreams.

    The enshitification continues unabated.

    Google Fiber will be sold to private equity firm and merge with cable company - Ars Technica arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

  2. CNBC: Google sells partial stake in fiber business, becomes minority owner of new venture. “Google said its fiber internet unit called GFiber is combining with Astound Broadband and forming an independent provider, with Google remaining as a minority shareholder.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/12/cnbc-google-sells-partial-stake-in-fiber-business-becomes-minority-owner-of-new-venture/
  3. CNBC: Google sells partial stake in fiber business, becomes minority owner of new venture. “Google said its fiber internet unit called GFiber is combining with Astound Broadband and forming an independent provider, with Google remaining as a minority shareholder.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/12/cnbc-google-sells-partial-stake-in-fiber-business-becomes-minority-owner-of-new-venture/
  4. CNBC: Google sells partial stake in fiber business, becomes minority owner of new venture. “Google said its fiber internet unit called GFiber is combining with Astound Broadband and forming an independent provider, with Google remaining as a minority shareholder.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/12/cnbc-google-sells-partial-stake-in-fiber-business-becomes-minority-owner-of-new-venture/
  5. CNBC: Google sells partial stake in fiber business, becomes minority owner of new venture. “Google said its fiber internet unit called GFiber is combining with Astound Broadband and forming an independent provider, with Google remaining as a minority shareholder.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/12/cnbc-google-sells-partial-stake-in-fiber-business-becomes-minority-owner-of-new-venture/
  6. sadly, #gfiber is still the least bad ISP option in my building...

  7. after months of no response to the report i made where #gfiber is handing out duplicate DHCPv6-PD assignments that are unusable in seattle, they closed my ticket by saying my IPv6 is working because my router has a SLAAC address 😵‍💫🤦‍♀️

  8. This Php500 repair deposit that #Globe #GFiber asks before they send an underpaid technician to your place is so stupid. It would make sense if they pay me another P500 on top of the refund instead if they find out the issue is from their side.

  9. Gigabit broadband connections are old hat. Google Fiber says it’s turning the dial up to 20 and rolling out 20 Gigabit fiber internet in select markets by the end of the year. There’s no word on how much it will cost though… or if you’ll be able to afford it after the latest price hikes from streaming companies including Netflix, Disney+ and, most […]

    https://liliputing.com/lilbits-alder-lake-n-vs-rk3588-20-gigabit-broadband-and-streaming-price-hikes/