[LINK] Google sets new "Free" Pricing policy on Google 1 GB Fibre Network

[Gordon Keith]

On Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:37:08 PM tomk wrote:
> Quote/ [https://fiber.google.com/plans/residential/]
> special free-service option for Kansas City residents who don't yet have
> any broadband. For the US$300 installation fee, they will receive 5Mbps
> downstream and 1Mbps upstream for seven years. They can opt to pay the
> US$300 installation at US$25 per month over the first 12 months./Quote
> 
> Ensuring that all Americans (in Missouri Kansas) will be able to connect
> at 5 Mbps, even if they cant afford the internet...
> 
> An interesting example worthy of consideration for the NBN.

Not entirely irrelevant.

We now have NBN going past our house but haven't yet connected as to get a 
phone service we'd have to fork out over $200 for a voip basestation and 
handset. The NBN does come with an analogue phone port but it seems that is 
not supported by the ISPs with the better internet offerings.

I think it's probably still worth while, but not enough to rush into yet.

Regards
Gordon