That's the rumour. Google may lay a new multi-terabit communications cable on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, connecting the Americas with the Far East.
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2007/0...uk-frequencie/
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The potential undersea fiber-optic investment could reflect Google's recent push to provide Internet-based services to businesses, since companies have lower tolerance for service interruptions and have offices around the world, the Journal reported on its Web site, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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The interesting bit is that they are also bidding on mobile phone spectrum. He who owns the pipes, owns the internet.