Developments and Challenges in the World of Pole Attachments and Joint Use

Thursday, May 23, 2024

10:20 AM – 11:20 AM CT

Location: Mobile Convention Center - Room 203B

Vendor Member(s)

Brett Heather Freedson (she/her/hers)

Member
Lerman Senter PLLC

PDF Slides
Thomas B. Magee

Partner
Keller and Heckman, LLP
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Moderator(s)

Anthony Suppa, Jr.

Project Manager
Public Service Enterprise Group
Newark, New Jersey, United States

It’s a pivotal year for pole attachment regulation! This presentation will provide an overview of the FCC’s critical decisions at the end of 2023, pending utility petitions for reconsideration, and the FCC’s current rulemaking to consider new make-ready rules and self-help remedies. We will also discuss the impact of federal broadband funding programs on the volume of pole attachment requests that utility pole owners receive, and will explore operational safeguards and best practices to cope with the flood of new pole access requests.