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Google pulls its high-speed fiber network into Austin, and AT&T responds in kind -- sort of.
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Google (GOOG +0.02%) will expand its high-speed fiber service from Kansas City to Austin, Texas. AT&T (T +0.00%) has responded with a similar but not quite identical project. Competition is always a win for consumers -- and Google might not mind if Ma Bell actually follows through on its promises.
In this video, Fool contributor Anders Bylund walks you through the dueling high-speed announcements, and how it all plays into Big G's corporate philosophy.
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