Infrastructure

GoNetspeed: Pole Regs in Massachusetts Threaten BEAD Success

Company says it can take years to access poles in the Bay State.

Jericho Casper

Oct 25, 2024 — 2 min read

Photo of GoNetspeed CEO Richard Clark from LinkedIn.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25, 2024 – GoNetspeed, an Internet Service Provider serving New England locations, says pole attachment regulations in Massachusetts are broken.

Connecticut-based GoNetspeed, a fiber-optic provider in the region, maintained that without regulatory changes, current pole owners’ practices in Massachusetts may block the effective use of $147 million in broadband expansion funding designated for the state to deploy fiber and other broadband technologies.

GoNetspeed CEO Richard Clark and Chief Legal Counsel Jamie Hoare met with officials from the Federal Communications Commission Monday to address the difficulties they face with pole attachment regulation in Massachusetts.

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