[1st-mile-nm] Intro and pole attachment question

[Michael Harris]

Hi Brian,

I was working on a fiber project in Las Cruces a few years ago which never
got off the ground because of pole attachment issues. It was a relatively
simple project - a handful of poles, <2000 ft. Because of the complexities
of dealing with, EPE, Century Link, and the CIty of Las Cruces, it never
happened. If I remember correctly, we had issues at every step from
contacting pole owners, to obtaining permits (circular dependencies), to
getting authorizations from pole owners. I wasn't personally dealing with
the permitting process, but our partner who was leading it became very
frustrated with the process and the project was eventually abandoned.

I know that pole attachment is a common complaint on this list, so I'm sure
others have more stories.

Thanks for your interest in the matter,

-- 
Michael Harris
--
President, Visgence Inc.
www.visgence.com


On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 2:31 PM Harris, Brian, PRC <Brian.Harris at state.nm.us>
wrote:

> Brian Harris here.  I think I know a fair number of people on this list,
> having worked in telecom regulation for many years.  Currently I work for
> the NM Public Regulation Commission advising Chairperson Fischmann.
>
> I've been reading through the FCC's 2018 R&O Infrastructure and it's had
> me thinking about pole attachment law and policy and wondering if current
> law is impeding deployment of additional high speed internet (broadband)
> infrastructure.  Have there been access issues?  Make ready issues?
> Trouble finding ownership of the facility?
>
> I'd also be interested in hearing about other infrastructure deployment
> issues that might be impeding the roll out of ubiquitous broadband.
>
> Brian Harris
> 505-216-8569
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