Google Fiber wrote in an FCC filing that if the FCC proceeds with reclassifying broadband providers under Title II of the Telecom Act, it could enable it to more readily gain access to utility poles and related infrastructure like ducts owned by electric and gas utility companies.Austin Schlick, Google's director of communications law, said in a letter that all service providers, including Google Fiber, would gain the same access to utility poles that have been mainly given to traditional telcos and cable operators like AT&T and Comcast."As the Commission considers regulatory classification of broadband Internet access service ("BIAS"), the question of forbearance pursuant to Section 10 of the Communications Act also arises," Schlick wrote in a letter to the FCC. "Should the Commission determine that BIAS is a telecommunications service, then Section 224 of the Act would afford all BIAS providers, as telecommunications carriers, a statutory right of nondiscriminatory access to utility poles and other essential infrastructure. Cable systems and telephone companies have long had this right."Getting access to utility poles and other rights-of-way has been a key challenge for Google Fiber.
I may go fiber if it makes its way here.
I doubt they would be able to come to philly (where comcast's headquarters is)
I'm not sure how I feel about allowing Google to use infrastructure put in place by its competitors without paying any fee.
Quote from: PSU on February 26, 2015, 05:34:23 PMI doubt they would be able to come to philly (where comcast's headquarters is)Well, considering ISPs are now a Title II utility, Comcast can't pressure Philly into keeping Google out of their territory. It's possible to see Google, or another fiber ISP, make an appearance if the demand is there.
Secondary benefits to the Title II ISP classification
