Google was struggling because it has the attention span of a crackle addled flea. Including leaving roads in ruins because of “shallow trenching”

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/google-fibers-secret-weap...

https://gizmodo.com/when-google-fiber-abandons-your-city-as-...

And the HN discussion

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38526745