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Standing with Louisville
Friday, February 26, 2016
We were heartened and encouraged when, a few weeks ago, the City of Louisville, Kentucky unanimously
passed
an ordinance that paves the way for its residents having access to faster and better broadband. So yesterday when we heard that AT&T was suing the City of Louisville for passing this so-called “One Touch Make Ready”
rule
, we were disappointed.
Google Fiber stands with the City of Louisville and the other cities across the country that are taking steps to bring faster, better broadband to their residents. Such policies reduce cost, disruption, and delay, by allowing the work needed to prepare a utility pole for new fiber to be attached in as little as a single visit—which means more safety for drivers and the neighborhood. This work would be done by a team of contractors the pole owner itself has approved, instead of having multiple crews from multiple companies working on the same pole over weeks or months. One Touch Make Ready facilitates new network deployment by anyone—and that's why groups representing
communities
and
fiber builders
support it, too.
Google Fiber is disappointed that AT&T has gone to court in an effort to block Louisville's efforts to increase broadband and video competition. We are confident the City's common-sense initiative will be upheld.
In response to the lawsuit yesterday, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer was quoted as saying, "We will vigorously defend the lawsuit filed today by AT&T. Gigabit fiber is too important to our city's future."
Mayor Fischer
, we couldn’t agree with you more, and stand with you.
Posted by Chris Levendos, Director of National Deployment and Operations, Google Fiber
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author.name: Chris Levendos
author.title: National Deployment and Operations Director
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