Welcome to Joint Use 101
Tim Webers NJUNS, Inc
“What Hath God Wrought”
Samuel Morse (1843) – Message sent from US Capitol Building to Baltimore and back. – 40 miles of wire – First underground then on poles & trees – CA Gold Rush (1860) Agenda
Joint Use in general o Participants, definitions, acronyms & slang
Pole Attachment Violations o NESC
One Touch Make Ready Who Participates in Joint-Use
Power Cities/Muni’s Phone County Cable State Fiber Schools Wireless Law Enforcement Natural Gas Hospitals Water DOT’s What is your title? Joint Use Specialist Joint Use Coordinator or Administrator Project Coordinator Construction Coordinator Engineer NESC Compliance Technician Manager of Engineering Services Facilities Coordinator Field Technician Diverse Knowledge
Engineering Customer Service Contracts/Legal Communications Construction Design Excel & Databases Mapping/GPS/GIS NESC codes/rules Field Construction FCC Rules & Orders Project Coordination Auditor/Inspector IT Knowledgeable Problem Solver Joint Use Slang Unraveled
Joint Use Agreement NESC 3rd-Party or Pole – Table 232-1 Attach Agreement OSHA Terms & Conditions – 1910.268 Telecom – Parity – 1910.269 Electric FCC Cost Causer – 1996 Telecom Act Joint Trench – NPRM’s Joint Ownership CWSZ OTMR Make Ready ILEC Double Wood CLEC Joint Use Slang Unraveled
ILEC = Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier • The “old” telephone company • Ma Bells, CenturyLink, Frontier, Verizon, Independents
CLEC = Competitive Local Exchange Carrier • Telecommunication carriers competing with existing carriers, usually the ILEC. They are CATV, fiber, wireless, et al. Know Your Contracts Joint Use • One pole owner charges another pole owner rent • Usually between Power and an ILEC Phone • Parity?
Pole Attachment Agreement • Between a pole owner and a non-pole owner • Usually between Power or Phone and Cable, Fiber or Wireless
Joint Ownership • Two utilities (or more) own a percentage of a pole • Usually between Power and an ILEC Phone Let’s talk about violations Top 10 NESC Violations Dave Marne . Guy insulator placement for power/comm anchor guys. . Guy markers for power/comm guys. . Vertical clearance of a power/comm line over a roadway. . Vertical clearance of a power/comm line over other surfaces. . Vertical and/or horizontal clearances of a power/comm line to a building or some other installation. Top 10 NESC Violations (cont’d) . Vertical clearance between power supply lines and communication lines. . Vertical clearance of items that get an exception to be in the CWSZ. . Strength of in-service wood poles. . Burial depths of direct-buried power and comm in duct not part of a conduit system. . Minimum Approach Distances (MAD) for qualified power/comm workers. Top 10 Violations with rules One Touch Make Ready OTMR
May 20th It’s Almost Here! OTMR Simple Make Ready 2011 Order 2018 Order Application completeness Application completeness – Vague/no timeline – Clear Definition/10 days MR Survey…..…45 days MR Survey……15 days Estimate………..14 days Estimate…………..N/A Attacher accept..14 days Attacher accept…..N/A MR Work MR Work – 60 days (105 for large) – 15 days notice by attacher – 90 days (135 for large) before/after work Self Help Self Help…………..N/A – Applied if deadlines not met Complex Make Ready 2011 Order 2018 Order
Application completeness Application completeness – Vague/no timeline – Clear Definition/10 days MR Survey……45 days MR 45 days, utility must Estimate……….14 days facilitate survey Attacher accept….14 days Estimate 14 days, must detail MR Work charges – 60 days (105 for large) Attacher accept….14 days – 90 days (135 for large) MR Work Self Help – 30 days (75 for lrg) in comm – Applied if deadlines not met space or 90 days (135 lrg) Self Help – Applied if deadlines not met, including power space excluding pole replacement FCC OPT-OUT
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