> If the only CC provider was Mastercard then no deal would be had for Google.
Why not? It's bonus money for MC, why wouldn't they be happy to sell Google access to your transaction data? They don't have to do anything but copy the data and hold their hands out for millions and millions of dollars. Why in the world wouldn't they make that deal? Privacy concerns? I have my doubts.
It's quite possible that Fiber succeeded in accomplishing it's primary goal of stimulating broadband investment by incumbent providers.