Google is putting a halt to its fiber roll out to U.S. cities, with a hint that alternative technologies might be a replacement. Clearly, the fiber roll out is costing more than the company envisaged and is returning insufficient profits.

In terms of our existing footprint, in the cities where we’ve launched or are under construction, our work will continue. For most of our “potential Fiber cities” — those where we’ve been in exploratory discussions — we’re going to pause our operations and offices while we refine our approaches. Google Halts U.S. Fiber Roll Out [googlefiberblog.blogspot.com]