Calif. Cable Petition Seeks Wireless Attachment Rights
The California Public Utilities Commission should extend right-of-way rules of commercial mobile radio services (CMRS) to wireless pole attachments by cable companies, said the California Cable and Telecommunications Association. In a petition posted Wednesday, CCTA said the CPUC previously “recognized…
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that ‘there is no obvious reason why’ cable operators not be afforded the same wireless attachment rights as CMRS providers.” It cited the state commission’s February decision. No material differences exist between wireless equipment installed on poles by CMRS providers and the facilities attached by cable companies, it said. Extending the rules to cable “will advance state policies intended to enhance competition and promote the deployment of broadband to the public,” it said. Last week, Wireless Infrastructure Association CEO Jonathan Adelstein reported progress updating siting and pole attachment rules in California as the industry moves toward 5G services (see 1607150055). WIA didn’t comment Thursday on the CCTA petition.