Google Left Phone Service Out Of Its Fiber Rollout Thanks To Pesky Regulatory Hurdles

To say that Google's high-speed Internet and television service has been warmly received in Kansas City is probably an understatement. But why didn't the search giant take a stab at disrupting phone service, as well? As it turns out, it wasn't due to lack of vision. A report from the Kansas City Business Journal reveals that Google thought long and hard about rolling out VoIP service to go with its Fiber data service before eventually balking at the regulatory headache it would have to deal with.

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