EEI Counsels Caution on Revised Pole Attachment Rules
The Edison Electric Institute, which represents investor-owned utilities, this week opposed several proposed changes to pole attachment rules. The FCC shouldn’t create a requirement that pole owners notify attachers “whether they will be able to meet the Commission’s pole access…
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timelines within fifteen days of receiving a complete application,” EEI said in a filing posted Wednesday in docket 17-84: “A pole owner needs to complete a survey to know with confidence what the scope and complexity will be of any make-ready work required to accommodate a specific attachment.” Reject proposals to prohibit prepayments for surveys and make-ready work, the group said. “Such proposals would enable attachers to use these fees to punish utilities for delays in the pole access process due to factors beyond their control.”