Portland General Electric (PGE) asked the Ore. PUC to require tha...
Portland General Electric (PGE) asked the Ore. PUC to require that Verizon pay $60 million in disputed pole attachment fees that had been the subject of pole attachment contract negotiations that had dragged on since 1996. PGE said Verizon…
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was attaching to its poles without a contract and said it had made a good-faith effort to come to terms, but charged that Verizon was unwilling to incorporate terms and conditions that reflected PUC regulations or that other parties had agreed to. PGE sought compensation for 38,500 poles. If the PUC declined the plea for a $60 million payment, PGE asked for $1.3 million to cover 1,665 poles where Verizon allegedly attached its lines without a permit. PGE also wanted the PUC to order Verizon to correct alleged safety deficiencies on 268 poles.