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To: Dwayne Hines who wrote (3814)	4/5/2014 7:33:52 PM
From: FJB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3873

That is an incorrect assumption. Google already has 100,000+ route miles. Purchasing Level 3's network would be an end game level move. It would be a brilliant move for them. Message 29317373 JSC: The article starts off by quoting an unnamed source that Google has spent years piecing together a network of private fiber and now controls more than 100,000 miles of routes around the world. In comparison, Sprint’s US network covers less than 40,000 miles. Does this stat shock you? HN: Not at all. The network build-outs by these tech giants have been in the works for a long time and for good reason. Owning or leasing dark fiber gives companies better control over their networks offering provisioning, monitoring, security and quality of service advantages, but most importantly control over costs.