The Commission recently adopted a Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration modifying the pole attachment rules and creating new pole rate formulas.[1] The revisions are steps by the Commission to promote competition and increase the availability of telecommunications and advanced services. Highlights of the new rules include significantly limiting the time period available for completion of make-ready for attachments, allowing use of third party contractors when the pole owner does not process make-ready requests in a timely fashion, revising the enforcement process to require “executive-level” negotiations, and establishing lower rates that are more in line with current cable rates.