Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question

2015-07-14 Thread Chuck McCown
I doubt you could get an attachment fee from them since you elected to put in the pole after the fact. From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 8:54 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question how does that work? If you drop a pole, the telco has to pay you

Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question

2015-07-14 Thread D. Ryan Spott
There are electrical rules regarding poles within a certain distance that you have to attach to. You can charge fees but $12 a year or so is pretty much it. There is an FCC calculation that governs this. Just call the telco joint use office and let them know you have a pole there. Send them

Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question

2015-07-14 Thread Adam Moffett
The PUC regulates the fees, and yeah technically they would have to pay some trivial amount per year. I don't think I'll fret over it for one pole. On 7/14/2015 10:54 AM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote: how does that work? If you drop a pole, the telco has to pay you an attachment fee? If the te

Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question

2015-07-14 Thread That One Guy /sarcasm
how does that work? If you drop a pole, the telco has to pay you an attachment fee? If the telco doesnt want the financial burden, since their poles are already spaced appropriately and does not attach, where does the liability fall for wear damage to the strung cable? Does the telco have recourse

Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question

2015-07-14 Thread Adam Moffett
Thanks for the tip. I'll also try to position ours to miss there cable by a few inches so it's not actually touching unless they want it to :) On 7/14/2015 9:20 AM, Chuck McCown wrote: I would just notify the telco that they need to come and attach the cable to your pole once it is in.

Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question

2015-07-14 Thread Chuck McCown
I would just notify the telco that they need to come and attach the cable to your pole once it is in. -Original Message- From: Adam Moffett Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 3:16 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: [AFMUG] dumb pole question There's a longish span with an existing phone trunk on i

Re: [AFMUG] dumb pole question

2015-07-14 Thread Mike Hammett
I'm thinking without an attachment, it could wear on the pole. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com - Original Message - From: "Adam Moffett" To: af@afmug.com Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 4:16:29 PM Subject: [AFMUG] dumb pole question Ther