Pole Attachment Rules (Wireline Broadband Deployment)

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The FCC regulates the rates, terms, and conditions under which telecommunications and cable providers attach equipment to utility poles, aiming to reduce a common bottleneck for wireline broadband deployment. Under the ‘Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment’ proceeding, the Commission adopted revised pole attachment rules; the Wireline Competition Bureau announced OMB approval of the associated information collection, allowing the revised rules to take effect. Status: final rule, effective following OMB Paperwork Reduction Act approval.

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