1Gbps fiber to the home service… for 69 99 a month Installing aerial fiber optic lines for the Sonic.net trial project American ISPs have convinced us that Internet access is expensive—getting speeds of 100Mbps will set most people back by more than $100 a month, assuming the service is even available. Where I live in Chicago, Comcasts 105Mbps service goes for a whopping $199.95 ("premium installation" and cable modem not included). Which is why it was so refreshing to see the scrappy California ISP Sonic.net this week roll out its new 1Gbps, fiber-to-the-home service… for $69.99 a month. Sonic.net has been around since 1994, selling DSL service in California, but it has recently expanded into fiber; the company has even secured the contract to manage Googles own 1Gbps fiber network that will connect 800+ faculty homes at Stanford University. Sonic.nets new approach to broadband involves stringing its own fiber lines to homes and offering bargain-basement...