Maine PUC Adopts OTMR for Pole Attachments
The Maine Public Utilities Commission adopted one-touch, make-ready and rules for unused or abandoned joint use utility poles. Commissioners voted 3-0 Tuesday to amend the state pole attachments law in Maine, a state that earlier reverse preempted FCC pole attachment…
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authority. The order in case 2020-00281 is "a carefully vetted, fair and reasonable conclusion” based on input from about two dozen commenters, said Commissioner Bruce Williamson at the PUC’s webcast meeting. Adopting OTMR will help facilitate broadband rollout in Maine, said Chairman Phil Bartlett. The order wasn’t immediately available.