Maria Browne, John Nelson Jr. FCC clarifies rule for allocating pole replacement costs, adopts new rules aimed at faster dispute resolution, and seeks comment expediting pole access On December 15, ...

On December 15, 2023, after more than three years of consideration, and amid the largest ever federal investment in broadband, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) unanimously adopted a new ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia has the federal money for broadband expansion. The applications are in from internet service providers to begin running fiber lines to areas of the state either unserved or ...

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is on the verge of a $1.2 billion federally funded broadband buildout but that expansion may be held up by a problem that’s been around for years. Kelly Workman The ...

The issue of who pays for pole replacements, the electric utility or the internet service provider attaching new broadband equipment, is at the heart of an order issued Monday by the West Virginia ...

More than a billion dollars worth of government incentives to boost rural Hoosier broadband access could get tangled in the utility pole attachment fight between Indiana’s electricity providers and ...

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) deals with many mundane issues in addition to the high-profile items that make headlines. Those under-the-radar topics, however, can have significant impact ...

As government officials discuss the affordability of broadband, some regulators are helping contribute to the problem by implementing sky-high pole attachment fees, the cost of which tend to be passed ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1 is raising its rates for pole attachment fees, increasing them to the highest allowable rates in 2025. Pole attachment fees are costs the ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mon Power and Frontier Communications are proposing amendments to their joint ownership agreement when it comes to approving internet service providers to connect to their power ...