Duke Energy Seeks Review of FCC, AT&T Pole Attachment Rates Order

Duke Energy asked the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to review an FCC November order denying its petition for reconsideration regarding a pole attachment rate dispute with AT&T. Parts of the order "exceed or are inconsistent with the FCC’s jurisdiction and statutory authority" and are "an abuse of discretion," the North Carolina electric company said in a petition posted Monday in docket 22-2220 (see 2211170051). Duke asked the court to vacate parts of the order "to be designated in the time, form, and manner required by the court." The petition stems from a September 2021 Enforcement Bureau order partly granting AT&T's complaint that it was charged "unjust and unreasonable" pole attachment rates by Duke (see 2109210075). AT&T and the FCC didn't immediately comment.