United Telecom Council (UTC), representing power companies, is la...
United Telecom Council (UTC), representing power companies, is latest group to urge U.S. Supreme Court to reject FCC’s interpretation of pole attachment requirements in Sec. 224 of Telecom Act. Filing amicus brief in FCC v. Gulf Power, UTC said…
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Congress didn’t intend to allow unlimited access rights for utility poles, conduits and rights-of-way and gave FCC “limited” jurisdiction to require access. UTC also argued that: (1) Lower court’s exclusion of cable modem services from pole attachment requirements was consistent with Sec. 224. (2) Sec. 224 didn’t apply to attachments of wireless telecom equipment. Controversial case, which stemmed from cable issues, has drawn interest from such disparate groups as Real Access Alliance and building owners organization (CD June 7 p5).