FCC Taking a Look at State Pole Attachment Laws

An inquiry asked how the agency could make state rules ‘more transparent and effective’

FCC Taking a Look at State Pole Attachment Laws
Photo of electric linemen repairing poles in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 13, 2023, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier by Rick Bowmer/AP

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2026 – Worried about a patchwork of rules ahead of a major broadband grant program, federal regulators are taking a look at state-level pole attachment laws.

The Federal Communications Commission is taking comment on actions it could take to make state pole attachment rules “more transparent and effective,” the agency said in a Thursday public notice.

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