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Alphabet is considering entering additional tech-hub markets in 2016/2017 with Google Fiber, its 1-gbps broadband service.  (See map)  Market expansion, at an estimated cost of $500/home, is based on several considerations including the city government’s willingness to streamline regulatory hurdles.  With Comcast so entrenched in Philly, will Alphabet stay away from the City of Brotherly Love?  Chances are they will.  That becomes even more likely if Comcast successfully rolls out its 1-gbps service using DOCSIS 3.1.  The good news is that we will have access to super-fast high speed broadband here.  The bad news is that, without competition, it may be priced out of reach for  many of us.