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Is One-Touch Make Ready (OTMR) Possible?
What is OTMR? One-touch make ready (OTMR) is a process that would allow one contractor to perform all (or most) necessary make ready...
Jun 18, 20182 min read


What's The Deal with 5G?
WHAT IS IT? 5G is the quick way to reference fifth-generation wireless. While many disagree about the minute specs and details of 5G, the...
May 29, 20182 min read


FCC Pole Attachment Rules in 2026: What Changed on May 7
If you're planning a fiber build crossing 3,000 utility poles this year, or your clients are, the rules that govern how fast you can get on those poles changed last week. The FCC's Fifth Report and Order (FCC 25-38), adopted unanimously back in July 2025, took effect on Thursday, May 7, 2026, after the Office of Management and Budget cleared the Paperwork Reduction Act review on April 17. The Wireline Competition Bureau published the trigger notice (DA-26-446) the same day th
Jul 13, 20178 min read


Pole Loading: What Is It?
Analyzing pole load for broadband deployment Stripped down to the basics, pole loading analysis is the process by which engineers analyze...
Jun 1, 20173 min read


Review of Pole Loading Platforms
In this article we did a comparison of three different Pole Loading software platforms using the same set of utility poles that were...
Jan 11, 20174 min read


Joint Use Headaches
Anyone who has worked in a Joint Use Attachments department at a utility or has been a Third Party Attacher knows the headaches and...
Aug 7, 20155 min read
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