AT&T Seeks D.C. Circuit Review of FCC Pole Attachment Order

AT&T asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the FCC's November order resolving a pole attachment complaint the carrier filed against Duke Energy. In its petition (case 23-1010), AT&T said the FCC's order denied it "the full relief it sought" by requiring it to "pay a substantially higher rate for use of Duke’s poles than the just, reasonable, and fully compensatory new telecom rate AT&T’s competitors pay for use of comparable space on the same utility poles." It asked the court to vacate the order and "provide such additional relief as may be just and proper." The companies are also seeking reconsideration of the order in the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (see 2212290050).