From: digest-replies@telecom-digest.org   
      
   by Dave Thomas , Abraham J. Shanedling and Tom Reklaitis   
      
   Who knew that state sovereignty and urging states' rights meant   
   prompting federal agencies to bring about change at the local level?   
   That seems to be happening in the field of pole attachment regulation.   
      
   Section 224 of the Communications Act empowers the FCC to regulate the   
   rates, terms, and conditions of attachments on poles owned by   
   investor-owned utilities and phone companies. Section 224, however,   
   permits states to "reverse preempt" federal authority and regulate   
   attachments on their own upon filing a certification with the FCC of   
   their intent to do so. But before taking that step, a state's   
   legislature typically passes a law that authorizes the state public   
   utility commission to regulate pole attachments. To date, 24 states   
   (including the District of Columbia) have certified state-level   
   regulatory jurisdiction over rates, terms, and conditions for pole   
   attachments.   
      
   https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1323800?q=1803232&n=810&tp=2&tlk=3&lk=36   
      
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