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Small ISPs Want Firm Deadline for Processing Pole Orders

ACA Connects pushed the FCC to adopt firm make-ready timelines and enhance self-help remedies for pole attachments.

Jericho Casper

Aug 13, 2024 — 2 min read

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WASHINGTON, August 13, 2024 – Federal regulators need to establish firm deadlines to prevent many pole owners from delaying the deployment of broadband infrastructure in rural America.

The Federal Communications Commission is coming under pressure to finalize pole attachment rules ahead of the release of funds in a multibillion dollar federal broadband expansion program run by the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

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