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Major ISPs Press FCC to Speed Pole Access Ahead of Big BEAD Projects

NCTA proposed the FCC extend the 45-day make-ready timeframe for orders of up to 6,000 poles.

Jericho Casper

Aug 8, 2024 — 2 min read

Screenshot of Pamela Arluk, NCTA's Vice President and Associate General Counsel, taken by Broadband Breakfast.

WASHINGTON, August 8, 2024 – Major Internet Service Providers want federal regulators to speed access to utility poles ahead of the release of billions of dollars to fund rural broadband projects.

In the midst of a multibillion dollar federal initiative to connect unserved and underserved households to high-speed internet, major stakeholders in the U.S. broadband industry have expressed concern that the make-ready work required to prepare utility poles for new attachments could stifle the timely deployment of networks.

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