Georgetown Broadband LLC Secures Utility Pole Attachment Authorization for Community Broadband Project

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As of early 2023, GBLLC’s partner, a rural network operator that constructed and will operate the network, started turning on service to customers in completed portions of the new network. Having secured a Chapter 880 pole attachment authorization from the PUC, GBLLC will now complete its assumption of ownership over the attachment licenses granted to the network operator by the pole owners in the project area.

The PUC Order suggested that the GBLLC model was structured differently than other recent broadband projects, which often involve a lease back of the system to the network operator. GBLLC’s approach could serve as an alternative model for other community efforts that are interested in owning their own networks and relying upon the technical expertise of a network operator subcontractor or partner to secure Chapter 880 attachment authorization.

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