In it's third reading, the Metro Nashville City Council approved a controversial ordinance allowing Google Fiber to come Nashville.
Google paused their development in Nashville because many of the utility poles needed for lines were already being used by AT&T, Comcast and the Nashville Electric Service.
The "One Touch Make Ready" ordinance would allow one company to make a pole ready for fiber by moving all the lines.
The ordinance passed unanimously during Tuesday night's city council meeting.
There was also a motion to defer the bill just before the council made the final vote, but council voted 26-12, defeating the motion allowing the final vote to take place.
Mayor Megan Barry released the following statement after its passing:
“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.”
Chris Levendos, Director of National Deployment and Operations of Google Fiber also released a statement.
"It’s a great day for Nashville. Congratulations to Nashville Metro Council and residents on passing Council Member Davis’ One Touch Make Ready ordinance on its third and final reading overwhelmingly. This will allow new entrants like Google Fiber to bring broadband to more Nashvillians efficiently, safely and quickly. We look forward to continuing our work with NES and the local community."
