Some Changes Made to Pole Attachment FNPRM, Digital Discrimination NOI

The FCC made some changes to its final Further NPRM, released Friday, on pole replacement and attachment disputes, according to our comparison with the draft, as expected (see 2203160031). The FNPRM included questions about whether it's "discriminatory to deny attachment to another broadband provider based on lack of capacity" and "other infrastructure-related barriers that broadband providers are facing in their efforts to quickly deploy broadband." The FCC's final notice of inquiry on digital discrimination included a question sought by the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council about where the FCC should consider whether certain parts of its eventual rules are severable (see 2203150051).