NY PSC Clears $10 Million in Pole Attachment Settlements
New York will gain more broadband funding from two $5 million settlements with pole owners that allegedly violated state safety rules. The New York Public Service Commission unanimously cleared the two settlements with Frontier Communications and Rochester Gas and Electric…
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as part of their Thursday meeting consent agenda. New York Public Service Department investigations said the companies allowed non-conforming attachments to remain on poles without remediation, the PSC said. The order in 20-M-0360 says $7.5 million will immediately go into escrow to be used by the state broadband office to expand wireline broadband. Half of the RG&E settlement money is suspended pending compliance with remediation metrics.