Consumer Victory as Metro Council Opens Door for Google Fiber to Advance

Consumer Victory as Metro Council Opens Door for Google Fiber to Advance

Metro Council has passed what’s been commonly referred to as the Google Fiber bill.

The One Touch Make Ready bill almost ensures that Google Fiber comes to Nashville. Nashville Mayor Megan Barry released the following statement regarding the bill:

“One Touch Make Ready appears to be a common-sense way of speeding up the deployment of high-speed internet throughout Davidson County. Unfortunately, the likelihood of protracted litigation could delay implementation of this law designed to benefit Nashville’s consumers. That is why I encouraged fiber providers to work together on a solution they could all agree upon, which they were not able to do. My hope now is that any potential legal disputes over this new law can be resolved quickly, and we can move forward with expanding fiber access throughout the city.”
As you can imagine, Google Fiber was elated by Tuesday’s outcome: (continue reading at Fox17)

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