# Google, Ebay and Amazon To Start Their Own Internet?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [April 13, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721 "2006-04-13T10:42:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/1 "2006-04-13T10:42:05Z")

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> **THE BIG three internet sites Google, eBay and Amazon might build their own wireless internet if the US telcos move to charge them for sending customers to their sites.  
> AT&T and the telcos have got government backing to charge Google and other Web sites extortion-type fees unless Google and others pay for adequate bandwidth.**

[http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30959](http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30959)

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**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/2 "2006-04-13T10:57:24Z")

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Is telcos in generel reference to telephone companies or is there a company called telcos?

Edit: Is there still a need for wires? Can’t we go all wireless yet?

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**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/3 "2006-04-13T10:59:30Z")

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> [@AWDrifter](#):
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> Is telcos in generel reference to telephone companies or is there a company called telcos?
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> Edit: Is there still a need for wires? Can’t we go all wireless yet?

It’s reference to the large telephone companies like Verizon, ATT/SBC, etc…

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**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/4 "2006-04-13T11:21:49Z")

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intresting

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**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/5 "2006-04-13T12:04:05Z")

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Woot one step closer to skynet! 😃

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**Author:** ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/6 "2006-04-13T12:10:55Z")

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free google wireless everywhere FTMFW

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**Author:** ![benji86](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/benji86/32/7309_2.png) [@benji86](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/benji86)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/7 "2006-04-13T12:14:01Z")

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pretty neat

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**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/8 "2006-04-13T15:37:19Z")

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> [@zwarbyt](#):
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> free google wireless everywhere FTMFW

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**Author:** ![slipstreamxk1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slipstreamxk1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slipstreamxk1)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2006, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/google-ebay-and-amazon-to-start-their-own-internet/10721/9 "2006-04-13T15:57:45Z")

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that would be sweet.

The bandwith opportunities!