How crazy is this?  I had heard for years that Google was buying up all the ‘dark fiber’ in the country so that it could pipe Internet to residential areas…  But gigabit speeds?  That’s awesome.

Could Google be your next ISP? Maybe. The company has just announced a trial of its own high-speed network that it plans to offer to “at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.”

Google says it will be capable of delivering speeds more than 100x faster than typical U.S. Internet connections with up to one gigabit per second. It will do so at a “competitive” price.

via Google Getting Into the ISP Business With Ultra High-Speed Network.

About the author: Jason Drohn is a social media strategist and web publisher who loves teaching people how to build successful businesses and blogs online. Follow him on Twitter to find out more!