And the point of that much bandwidth?
By itself, not much. At least it's a symmetrical 1 Gb up and down, rather than the usual cable/DSL bullshit of 15 Mb down 1.2 up, which is what we're getting today. I'd be plenty happy with a 50/50Mbit symmetrical connection. Gigabit is like having a 1000 hp car. Sure it's fun to brag about, but there's almost nowhere you can actually use it I'm pretty excited about getting rid of Time Warner's garbage DVR boxes though.

I think the point Google is trying to make is that broadband in this country is a joke, and much, much higher speeds can be provided with a reasonable capital expenditure. We're held back by regional monopolies and duopolies that have virtually zero incentive to innovate and upgrade.

Time Warner's answer to this is 2x1 internet for $14.99/mo. They're pitching it as an 'upgrade' from DSL. Please...