Physical infrastructure questions, including “pole issues,” are the top priority...
Physical infrastructure questions, including “pole issues,” are the top priority for FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, after spectrum and Universal Service Fund issues are addressed, Wireline Bureau Chief Sharon Gillett told an FCBA lunch Thursday. At its April 7 meeting, the…
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FCC will vote on an order for make-ready deadlines for pole attachers, Keller and Heckman telecom lawyer Thomas Magee told us. After meetings with aides to four of the five commissioners and with several other staffers Thursday, Magee said he has “serious concerns” about that proposal. Those deadlines would force the coalition of nine utility companies he represents, including Allegheny Power and Baltimore Gas, to “lose control over the electric distribution system,” Magee said. Bingham telecom lawyer Andy Lipman said he'd like to see the pole issues addressed and said they're the “building blocks for broadband.” By lowering pole attachment rates, the FCC can “facilitate more broadband,” he said. The FCC will “come up with some sort of streamlined enforcement proceeding” regarding resolving disputes between pole owners and users to further broadband deployment, particularly in rural areas, Lipman said.