AT&T Alabama Files Pole Attachment Rate Complaint Against Alabama Power
Alabama Power continues to charge "egregiously high" pole attachment rates since the 2011 pole attachment order that should have meant its rate reduced significantly, AT&T Alabama said in an FCC docket 19-119 complaint Wednesday. It said it's paying multiple times…
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the $8.35 per pole rate it should be charged, and Alabama Power hasn't shown AT&T is enjoying some benefit from the joint use agreement between the two companies that AT&T competitors aren't. The telco asks the FCC to set a "just and reasonable rate" retroactive to the 2012 rental year, and that the utility provide a refund. Alabama Power emailed that it and AT&T "have had a longstanding relationship regarding pole-sharing" and the utility is "reviewing the filing and will address its claims through the appropriate channels.”