USTelecom Lobbies FCC on Pole Attachment Cost Allocations

USTelecom asked the FCC to maintain current pole replacement cost allocation standards, according to an ex parte filing posted Wednesday in docket 17-84. Meeting with aides to Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and FCC Wireline Bureau staff, the group also asked that the agency clarify that pole owners can't charge an attacher the full cost of a pole replacement if "the pole would have required replacement even if the new attachment were not made" at the time of the pole replacement. Commissioners are expected to vote on an pole attachment item during the agency's December meeting (see 2311210043).