Google Fiber Touts One-Touch Policy as It Launches in Louisville

Google Fiber launched in Louisville in three neighborhoods, it blogged Wednesday. The company will provide 1 Gbps service for $70 monthly and 100 Mbps for $50, it said. Incumbent ISPs AT&T and Charter challenged a Louisville ordinance requiring one-touch, make-ready, a policy that Google Fiber sought to speed up its fiber rollout. In August, a federal court ruled in the city’s favor and against AT&T (see 1708210045). “Louisville is the fastest we’ve ever moved from construction announcement, which happened in May, to signing up customers,” Google said.