N.Y. Public Service Law § 119-e: Utility pole attachment report

§ 119-e. Utility pole attachment report. 1. All utility pole owners

and attachers shall be required to submit an annual report on pole

attachments. Such report shall include (a) the number of pole attachment

requests received; (b) for each request received: (i) the processing

time; and (ii) whether make-ready is required; (c) the number of pole

attachment requests completed in the reporting year; (d) for each

completed request: (i) the number of poles sought for attachment; (ii)

the number of new attachments licensed resulting from the request; (iii)

the contractor or subcontractor responsible for completing the pole

attachment work; and (iv) the number of poles replaced associated with

each licensed attachment request, differentiated by payment source

(e.g., the number of poles funded by the pole owner, those funded by the

third-party attacher, or a combination of the two); (e) for each request

licensed: (i) the time to complete make-ready; and (ii) make-ready

charges to third-party attacher(s); and (f) any other information the

commission deems necessary. Such information shall be submitted

electronically to the commission.

2. (a) The department may develop a means for interested persons to

report the following: (i) telecommunications equipment moved in alleged

violation of applicable laws and regulations including but not limited

to regulations established by the commission related to pole attachments

and the use of one touch make ready, (ii) an attachment that does not

meet industry standards including but not limited to the National

Electrical Safety Code (NESC) and Telcordia Standards, (iii) an unsafe

attachment, telecommunications or electrical equipment, or a pole that

presents a safety hazard, and (iv) anything else the department deems

necessary to protect workers and the public and ensure safe pole

attachment work.

(b) Such complaints shall include, at minimum, (i) the date and time

of the complaint, (ii) the location of the alleged violation, (iii) a

description of the alleged violation, and (iv) information regarding the

pole owner, attacher or contractor, if available. Such complaints may

allow for the submission of photographs.