Google Fiber listed at least 46 separate subcontractors on municipal permit data in Austin and San Antonio since 2015

Nearly one out of every five Google Fiber contractors identified in this analysis have been named by federal regulatory authorities in a combined 94 violations and enforcement actions, 74 of them in Texas.

Enforcement actions include at least 29 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) violations that have resulted in $227,375 in OSHA penalties, including an estimated $98,636 in penalties connected to violations with documented hospitalizations or fatalities.

Since 2015, five Google Fiber contractors have been named in 54 separate Texas Railroad Commission enforcement actions, which include $69,000 in penalties.

These violations also include sixty-five Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) violations where enforcement data indicated Google Fiber subcontractors owed more than $100,228.85 in employee back wages.

Between 2015 and 2021, the City of Austin staff generated 1,406 311 service log records referencing Google Fiber, including a 127 percent increase in total 311 service logs since 2019.

One out of every eight 311 service logs in this analysis was categorized by city staff as “Utility Strike/Damage,” and this analysis finds a 380% increase of this category type from 2018 to 2021.

Other prominent complaints categorized by city staff include “Immediate Public Health & Safety” (114); “Contractor Misconduct” (120); “Cleanup” (274); and “Landscaping Damage” (373).