West Virginia Code 31G-4-7 – Ready pole access notification and cost sharing

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A pole owner or manager which has determined a utility pole ready for telecommunication fibers to be added, and the additional available capacity for that pole, is required to make such known to the West Virginia Department of Economic Development. Telecommunication carriers will be notified by the West Virginia Department of Economic Development within 15 days of the available space and the telecommunication carrier who intends to use the pole will share in the cost of the engineering work required. The telecommunication carrier shall be given 30 days to notify the pole owner or manager they will use the pole or poles for connectivity. The pole owner will be excluded from the requirements of this paragraph if the pole owner has an electronic permitting and notification software system for processing pole attachment applications.

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Terms Used In West Virginia Code 31G-4-7

Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
Pole owner: means a person, corporation, or entity having ownership of a pole or similar structure in the right of way to which utilities, including without limitation, electric and communications facilities, are located or may be located whether such ownership is in fee simple or by franchise. See West Virginia Code 31G-4-1
poles: means poles that are used to support electrical, cable television, telephone, and broadband service. See West Virginia Code 31G-4-1

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