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AT&T Files Pole Attachment Complaint Against AEP Texas

AT&T alleged AEP Texas overcharged it "exceptionally high pole attachment rates" for years and "failed to offer rate reductions that comport with commission pole attachment rate orders," in a complaint posted to the FCC Wednesday in docket 22-357. AT&T asked…

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the FCC to intervene by ordering AEP to charge "just and reasonable rates" and to issue a refund for the unlawfully collected amount. It said AEP "has refused to reduce contract rates that far exceed both the new and old telecom rates." The FCC Enforcement Bureau directed AEP to file an answer to the complaint by Nov. 3, and AT&T to file a response by Nov. 14. The bureau directed both companies to submit a joint statement by Dec. 1.