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ELI5: Is Google licensing its Fiber Optics?

I just noticed today that AT&T is also offering gigabyte internet. Coincidentally they are offering in the same cities as Google Fiber.


First I thought Google was licensing, then I thought that would be introducing their own competitions to the cities. So who owns the Fiber Optics in those cities?
gpt
Google isn't licensing their fiber optics. What's happening is that Google is succeeding in their goal to force ISPs to step up their game. Google believes fast, affordable internet should be available to everyone. The current market is happy for a single ISP to have a monopoly over each area. Google is breaking that pattern by building their own fiber optic network, offering blistering speeds for a relatively low price. This is spurring the competition to make changes to stay competitive, so companies like AT&T are building their own fiber optic networks to compete with Google's.