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<p>Brian,</p>
<p> I agree Pole Attachment in most of NM is rather difficult
compared to other states. Setting up a permitting process that is
more streamlined and one touch programs would do wonders to
growing broadband development. How things are currently if it
isn't in an area where we have a good working relationship with
the utility provider then the only option tends to be underground
and in most instances that expense doesn't justify the build cost.
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<p>Trey<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi Brian,<br>
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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.<br>
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I know that pole attachment is a common complaint on this
list, so I'm sure others have more stories.
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<div>Thanks for your interest in the matter,</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 2:31
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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.
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<div>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?</div>
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<div>I'd also be interested in hearing about other
infrastructure deployment issues that might be impeding
the roll out of ubiquitous broadband.</div>
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<div>Brian Harris<br>
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