INCOMPAS Pushes FCC to Reform Pole Attachment Rules
A trade group for internet and telecom network providers pushed the FCC to reform the agency's pole attachment rules, saying the current cost allocation regime favors utility pole owners. INCOMPAS supports a cost allocation formula proposed by Crown Castle, which "demonstrates that a pole replacement carries inherent benefits to pole owners in the form of incremental betterment and cost savings while still capturing an owner's need to recover a portion of the pole to be replaced and a share of the incremental cost if a pole is upgraded."