Dealing with Difficult Pole Occupants

Sat 23 Aug, 2014 / by Cable Huston / General

One of the issues that pole owners frequently face with respect to pole occupants is a general lack of responsiveness to pole owner communications and concerns. This can range from the failure to either pay or dispute invoices in a timely manner; the failure or refusal to correct safety violations; the failure to apply for permits when required; and, in the extreme cases, the failure or refusal to communicate at all. In my experience, pole owners encounter this type of behavior from all types of pole occupants – including sophisticated cable and telecommunications providers all the way down to local, community telephone or Internet providers….read more