Comcast Seeks FCC Action in Pole Dispute With Appalachian Power Company
Disputed pole replacement fees could delay broadband deployments, the ISP argues.
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2026 - Internet provider Comcast asked federal regulators Monday to step back into a continuing and growing dispute over utility pole replacement costs with an Appalachian electric utility.
The ISP, the nation’s largest, argued the fees sought by the Appalachian Power Company could delay federally backed broadband deployments and raise construction costs nationwide.
The filing marks one of the first major tests of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rapid Broadband Assessment Team, created to quickly resolve infrastructure disputes slowing broadband construction.
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