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Google Urges Removing Barriers to Broadband Deployment

Google officials suggested FCC rule changes that would remove barriers to broadband deployment. The officials met with commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s senior counselor Philip Verveer and other agency officials March 24, said an ex parte filing posted in docket 07-245…

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Friday. Existing rules still permit owners of infrastructure including poles, ducts and conduits to delay network build-outs through protracted make-ready timelines and processes, Google officials said in the meeting. The commission should “expeditiously update and clarify its infrastructure access and make-ready rules to streamline deployment processes,” Google said. Representing the company were Kevin Lo, Google Fiber general manager, Johanna Shelton, Google director-public policy and government relations, and Staci Pies, senior policy counsel. Google met with Wheeler aide Gigi Sohn and Matthew DelNero, deputy Wireline Bureau chief. Earlier last week, NCTA said it's “particularly puzzled” by Wheeler’s comments that cable companies are blocking access to utility poles by competitors (see 1503260052).