Conn. Regulator Proposes Self-Help Pole Attachments Order
Connecticut pole attachment applicants could pursue self-help during the engineering phase by directly retaining third-party contractors, under a proposed decision Monday by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) in docket 19-01-52. That will reduce delays in obtaining make-ready estimates, PURA…
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said. Self-help applicants would have to hire a contractor from a preapproved list maintained by single pole administrators (SPAs) and would be responsible for completing the entire engineering phase, including survey and make-ready design in both electric and communications spaces, the agency said. PURA set a $305 fee for pre-engineered applications, which the SPA and ILEC must review within 10 business days, it said. The proposal would ban volume caps on applications and disallow SPAs from requiring notices of intent to apply if they effectively extend the time frame for engineering and make ready beyond 90 days, PURA said. The agency would generally allow attachments below ILEC facilities and on the field side of utility poles, “except where ILEC attachments have copper wires,” it said. Exceptions to the proposal are due April 13, said PURA’s docket schedule. The agency tentatively plans April 19 oral arguments and an April 21 vote by commissioners.