[Satellite TODAY 02-11-10] Google has launched efforts to enter the U.S. broadband service business by delivering Internet access through fiber networks connected directly to households, Google Product Managers Minni Ingersoll and James Kelly announced on the company’s blog Feb. 10.
    The search engine company said it would test the service by building connections to approximately 50,000 locations across the United States, with the potential to connect 500,000 customers in the near future.
    Google claims that its connection can deliver Internet access speeds of 1 gigabit per second. On average, U.S. DSL and fiber access services average around 20 to 50 megabits a second. “Downloading high-definition, full-length feature films would take about five minutes," Google said.

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