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Ok, lets look at just ONE city
Specifically lets look at LA. In the last two years AT&T invested $1.8 Billion in LA just to upgrade their wireless. That is NOT building towers, its not building the pipe to them, its not building the switch gear, it was only a minor upgrade of the wireless itself.

To start from scratch as Google would need to do I would put the number somewhere north of $25 Billion for LA alone, assuming they can get approval to build the towers and install the pipes. (Something most cities are not allowing easily, they don't want more towers.)

I don't think you understand how much money has been invested in cellular infastructure or what it would cost to duplicate it.
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Infrastructure game will suck up all Google's cash  idealab | 11/30/07
You forget that Google can sell stock, and has billions from on-going  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Google can handle this! It will take years to build out the network, but,  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
They shouldn't have to bid  GuidingLight | 12/01/07
You forget that Google is the ONLY bidder that will not try to maximize the  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Put down the Kool-Aid  GuidingLight | 12/01/07
Ok, tell me how Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile will profit other than by  DonnieBoy | 12/02/07
Build their own network?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
Google has the finances. They can raise whatever necessary by selling stock  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Its obvious you have no clue what that  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
Since you are claiming to know, exactly how much would it cost?  B.O.F.H. | 12/01/07
Ok, since you are the "expert", tell us what it would cost to build out  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Ok, lets look at just ONE city  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
The other carriers rent towers too, and an upgrage means that you have to  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Huh???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
You do not understand. The carriers do not typically own the towers, they  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Ummm, no. In most cases one carrier  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
In any case, the tower business is competitive, and it would be illegal to  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Do not forget  GuidingLight | 12/01/07
Google does NOT really care how people get the wireless internet, just that  DonnieBoy | 12/02/07
Also keep in mind, stockholders  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
Stock holders do NOT care about long term ROI since the value is reflected  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Buwahahaha  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
I guess you are out of arguments.  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
How do you argue when one guy says investors  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
investors care about ROI, but the fact that it might be long term is NOT  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Given Googles market value and trading prices...  B.O.F.H. | 12/01/07
It appears that he really is that stupid.  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
But you're smart, right DB?  GuidingLight | 12/01/07
Plus, I almost forgot, DB  GuidingLight | 12/01/07
This is only about whether or not Google can easily raise the money to  DonnieBoy | 12/02/07
So what?  GuidingLight | 12/02/07
Still, Google has been going nowhere but up for a number of years, and they  DonnieBoy | 12/02/07
Or it could go down into history  GuidingLight | 12/03/07
You can bet that Google will have a FREE low-bandwidth service with  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Nothing is free, Google will be king of Spam if  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
There will be packages for everybody. You will be able to pay a hefty fee  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
A hefty fee. Oh yeah, like we already have.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
Right now, you pay a hefty fee for bandwidth through an eyedropper. In the  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
RE: Google versus the telecoms  Loverock Davidson | 12/01/07
"Free" is a powerful word.  justwondering | 12/01/07
Agreed  GuidingLight | 12/02/07
Consumers are turning their backs on Google?  mattnico | 12/02/07
Come on guys, take a step back and realize the value of a nation-wide  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
DB, get off it. Dude, its not going to happen  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/01/07
Re: DB, get off it...Dude...  harrisharris | 12/01/07
Just wondering . . .  justwondering | 12/01/07
Amen  harrisharris | 12/03/07
Also, try to guess at least one other company that could make billions from  DonnieBoy | 12/01/07
Google phone will be free for awhile.  osreinstall | 12/02/07
On-line advertising pays pretty well, actually!  B.O.F.H. | 12/02/07
Not what I was getting at.  osreinstall | 12/02/07
osreinstall, you are an idiot!  B.O.F.H. | 12/02/07
You are a bigger one.  osreinstall | 12/02/07
You are hiding behind the Constitution for your stupidity?  B.O.F.H. | 12/02/07
You are giving up the Constitution because of your stupidity.  osreinstall | 12/02/07
Do you have the same fear for Microsoft as for Google?  B.O.F.H. | 12/02/07
Not really. But I don't trust them either with personal data.  osreinstall | 12/02/07
Man, leave China out of this, this spectrum we are talking about is in the  DonnieBoy | 12/02/07
Yes leave out the negatives so it will go to $900  osreinstall | 12/02/07
Don't worry, there will be plenty of pay plans, and Google will  DonnieBoy | 12/03/07
What hysteria? You mean my skeptism.  osreinstall | 12/03/07
Definitely hysterical if you think that Google does not value the trust of  DonnieBoy | 12/03/07
No where near as hysterical when you rant about MS.  osreinstall | 12/03/07
Why this will not happen.  James T. Kirk | 12/03/07
Infrastructure  Uralbas | 12/04/07

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