Google Fiber promises connection speeds of up to 100 times faster than the average American's broadband service, but Time Warner Cable does not believe that there is a viable amount of consumer interest to justify offering that sort of connectivity to its customers. At the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference, Time Warner Cable's Chief Financial Officer Irene Esteves said, "We just don't see the need of delivering that to consumers."
The Google Fiber experiment began in November of last year when the company began rolling out the service in select neighborhoods in Kansas City. Though Google Fiber promises connectivity of up to 1 Gps, actual speeds of 600-700 Mbps were reported in some areas, which is still much faster than average broadband speeds.
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