{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-4-1003","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 23-4-1003","heading":"Regulation by commission of rates, terms, and conditions","body":"(a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall regulate the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment. (b) (1) The commission shall develop rules necessary for the effective regulation of the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment. (2) In developing and implementing the rules under this subsection, the commission shall consider: (A) The interests of the subscribers of the services offered through pole attachments; (B) The interests of the consumers of the public utility services; (C) Maintenance of reliability of public utility services; and (D) Compliance with applicable safety standards. (3) [Repealed.] (c) Nothing in this section prevents a public utility, an electric utility, a telecommunications provider, a cable television service, or a cable internet access service from entering into a voluntarily negotiated, written agreement regarding the rates, terms, and conditions upon which access for a pole attachment is provided. Amended by Act 2017, No. 334,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017. Acts 2007, No. 740, § 1.\n\n(a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall regulate the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.\n\n(b) (1) The commission shall develop rules necessary for the effective regulation of the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment. (2) In developing and implementing the rules under this subsection, the commission shall consider: (A) The interests of the subscribers of the services offered through pole attachments; (B) The interests of the consumers of the public utility services; (C) Maintenance of reliability of public utility services; and (D) Compliance with applicable safety standards. (3) [Repealed.]\n\n(1) The commission shall develop rules necessary for the effective regulation of the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.\n\n(2) In developing and implementing the rules under this subsection, the commission shall consider: (A) The interests of the subscribers of the services offered through pole attachments; (B) The interests of the consumers of the public utility services; (C) Maintenance of reliability of public utility services; and (D) Compliance with applicable safety standards.\n\n(A) The interests of the subscribers of the services offered through pole attachments;\n\n(B) The interests of the consumers of the public utility services;\n\n(C) Maintenance of reliability of public utility services; and\n\n(D) Compliance with applicable safety standards.\n\n(3) [Repealed.]\n\n(c) Nothing in this section prevents a public utility, an electric utility, a telecommunications provider, a cable television service, or a cable internet access service from entering into a voluntarily negotiated, written agreement regarding the rates, terms, and conditions upon which access for a pole attachment is provided.","path":["AR Code","Title 23","Chapter 4","Subchapter 10"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"dfd20efc118ff2132718f1826c6906d74a74cb0fd6526bf173f3a6092c94e167","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-4-1002","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-23-4-1004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}