All articles from Adam Schmehl

OTMR (One-Touch Make Ready) Practices Under the New FCC Timeline (2019)

Adam Schmehl February 22, 2019

Katapult logo with “OTMR Blog Series” overlaid a blurry photo of a telephone pole. This article was co-written with Katapult COO, Andrew Bryden, and ...

How Attachers Can Prepare For OTMR

Adam Schmehl February 11, 2019

I co-wrote this article with Katapult COO, Andrew Bryden, as the second in a series on the FCC's new pole attachment rules featuring one-touch make ...

How Utilities Can Prepare For the New One-Touch Make Ready (OTMR) Rules

Adam Schmehl February 06, 2019

I co-wrote this article with Katapult COO Andrew Bryden, as a part of a series in preparing pole owners and attachers for the new FCC attachment ...

One-Touch Make Ready Ruling (2019)

Adam Schmehl January 28, 2019

In one week, new FCC rules will go into place changing broadband deployment for third-party attachers. The official report and order can be found ...

What Is Make Ready? Costs, Safety & Pole Attachment Basics

Adam Schmehl January 07, 2019

You get the make ready estimate back and the number doesn't make sense. A dozen pole replacements on a 200-pole project. Rearrangement costs from ...

What Is Make Ready? Costs, Safety & Pole Attachment Basics

Adam Schmehl January 07, 2019

You get the make ready estimate back and the number doesn't make sense. A dozen pole replacements on a 200-pole project. Rearrangement costs from ...

Katapult Pro 3.0 Software Update

Adam Schmehl December 11, 2018

January is fast approaching, which means that the release of Katapult Pro Version 3.0 is right around the corner! This new code has been in ...

Katapult Archives: Katapult Pro 3.0 Software Update

Adam Schmehl December 03, 2018

This blog post is a piece of Katapult history, but it's not the most up-to-date reference on our software and services. Katapult Pro is a software ...

Internships As A Pipeline For Company Growth

Adam Schmehl November 30, 2018

One of our highest priorities at Katapult is to have a thriving culture full of healthy people, which means we are always looking to find and develop ...

Katapult Archives: Tips For Small Business Health

Adam Schmehl November 02, 2018

This blog post is a piece of Katapult history, but it's not the most up-to-date projection of our company goals and trajectory. For more information ...

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