Incompas Seeks 'Series of Targeted Reforms' in Pole Attachment Rules

Incompas asked the FCC to implement "a series of targeted reforms" to its pole attachment rules. The commission should establish a "presumption that pole owners receive a direct benefit when a pole replacement is required to accommodate a new attachment," the group said in separate meetings with aides to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioners Nathan Simington and Geoffrey Starks, per an ex parte filing posted Monday in docket 17-84. Incompas also backed Crown Castle's proposed "alternative cost allocation methodology," which would account for the "direct benefit that pole owners receive from a pole replacement," and additional transparency requirements for pole replacement negotiations (see 2208290047).