Google's Big Fiber Play: What Gives?

[Commentary] Why Google would want to undertake such a major project as building a high-speed network? It is not exactly clear yet.

It's doubtful that Google would want to deliver broadband service to every home in the United States. So what is the search giant up to this time? Is Google's goal to influence national broadband policies? Maybe Google wants to show that traditional ISPs are deploying broadband ineffectively.

It's hard to know for sure what Google's up to, but here are five different possibilities:

1) Google Is Trying To Shape Broadband Policy.

2) ISPs Must Bend To The Will Of Google.

3) Google's broadband Plan is Naive.

4) Google's advertising network is focused on delivering relevant advertising to Google users, so it's not unreasonable to wonder if the commercial interests of Google the ISP and Google the advertising network wouldn't conflict with the privacy interests of Google's broadband customers.

5) Google Is Building Up Municipal Broadband.