The announcement of the acquisition came after months of controversy surrounding Goodle's attempts to
access telephone poles in the Bay area, beyond its existing service at Stanford University.
Google has long said that ease of deployment — essentially the ability to
access telephone poles — was a key driver in the deployment of Google Fiber, Settles noted.
Not exact matches
Given that the Commission does not have jurisdiction over granting
access to power
poles for communications purposes, it follows that the offering by a
telephone company of
access to power
poles for which it has the authority to provide permits is done on a voluntary basis, and not as the result of a Commission requirement.