AT&T, Frontier urge FCC to adopt pole attachment rules that honor union contracts

AT&T has asked the FCC to consider pole attachment reforms that streamline broadband deployment without violating union contracts. AT&T called on the FCC to “eliminate unnecessary delays, don’t sacrifice safety or service reliability, and eliminate large order ambiguities,” and asked regulators to refrain from adopting radical “one touch, make ready” proposals pushed by Google Fiber.  CWA and Frontier also filed comments that urge the Commission to honor union agreements. In contrast, Verizon asked the FCC to adopt rules that violate legally-binding union agreements.

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AT&T says FCC should adopt targeted pole attachment, make-ready reforms (FierceTelecom, Aug. 18, 2017)

CWA wireline proceeding comments (CWA, June 15, 2017)

Frontier wireline proceeding comments (Frontier, June 15, 2017)

Verizon wants the FCC to violate union contracts (Speed Matters, July 26, 2017)