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At many utilities, the joint use department is two people. Sometimes it's one. That small team fields attachment applications from every ISP, telecom, and cable provider building in the service territory, keeps records accurate across tens of thousands of poles, and answers for grid safety when something goes wrong. Meanwhile, the attachers on the other side of those applications are watching project deadlines slip while they wait for approvals. Both sides are doing their job

Since the 90s, our company has specialized in OSP design. We've looked at millions of poles since then, but still haven't figured out how...

Make Ready Definition Make ready is the process by which poles are prepared for new attachments. Before attaching a telecommunications...

Pole owners’ main concerns tend to focus on two issues: safety and reliability within the grid. To help address these priorities, they...

It's hard to teach core values. You can explain them, you can reinforce them, and you can repeat them—but if they don't resonate with a...

Really good engineering requires a certain concoction of the right knowledge, the right team members, and the right tools. When it comes...

Does Your Work Matter? "All people are different people" is definitely true. But most of us have one thing in common: we’re seeking...

Pole Attachments on the Rise Even before things shut down in 2020, pole attachment requests were steadily climbing. In some markets,...

Katapult Pro was designed for more than just data collection. Teams can do more than just check clearances or run analyses. The goal is...

Despite how totally cool it is to work in telecommunications, managing telecom attachments on the utility side isn't seen as sexy. Over...