Google Fiber squares off vs. AT&T in another utility pole battle AT&T, Comcast resist Nashville plan to speed Google Fiber construction
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/08/google-fiber-stalls-in-nashville-in-fight-over-utility-poles/ When Google notifies the owner that it needs access to a pole, the owner "will then notify each telecom company that it needs to send a crew to the pole--one after another--to move their equipment and accommodate the new party," Nashville Scene wrote. "The process can take months, even if contractually mandated time frames are followed. Google Fiber officials and operatives working on their behalf suggest that's not always the case." To speed things up, Google Fiber is pushing for a "One Touch Make Ready" ordinance, which is being sponsored by East Nashville Metro Councilman Anthony Davis. One Touch Make Ready policies let a single company--in this case, Google Fiber--make all of the necessary wire adjustments itself without having to wait for incumbent providers to send construction crews. When a similar ordinance was passed to help Google Fiber in Louisville and Jefferson County, Kentucky, AT&T sued the local government to stop it. AT&T is ready to fight in Nashville as well, and it argues that the proposal could disrupt its contract with its workers' union. - - - For more info on this common tactic that the dominant ISPs use to try keep out competition like Google Fiber, please see: https://lauren.vortex.com/2016/07/ancient-monopolies-keep-you-from-decent-internet-service --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list https://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
