Beginning January 24, 2018, any prospective attaching entity that is not attached to any joint-use utility poles in Maine prior to the effective date of Chapter 880 must obtain a Pole Attachment License from the Commission prior to attaching to any joint-use utility pole in Maine.
The Pole Attachment Licensing Application (Word) is here or on request to the PUC at 207-287-3831 (ask for the "Chapter 880 Pole Attachment Application Package"). The application includes instructions and references to the PUC rule governing licensing, Chapter 880.
Below please find a list of attaching entities that were approved by the Commission after January 24, 2018.
Pole Attachment Licenses
| Docket | Attaching Entity | Date Approved |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-00050 | Downeast Broadband Utility | May 1, 2018 |
| 2018-00245 | Extenet Systems, Inc. | October 16, 2018 |
| 2019-00025 | SQF, LLC | February 26, 2019 |
| 2019-00081 | Town of Cranberry Isles | May 1, 2019 |
| 2019-00121 | Katahdin Fiber, LLC | June 25, 2019 |
| 2019-00122 | South Portland Fiber, LLC | June 25, 2019 |
| 2019-00206 | Town of Arrowsic | October 24, 2021 |
| 2019-00235 | Town of Roque Bluffs | November 5, 2019 |
| 2020-00009 | Our Katahdin | March 10, 2020 |
| 2020-00161 | S&C Satellite Entertainment | June 23, 2020 |
| 2020-00291 | MSAD 61 | October 28, 2020 |
| 2020-00294 | Cribstone Communications LLC | October 28, 2020 |
| 2020-00296 | QMC Telecom USA | License Abandoned, December 29, 2022 |
| 2020-00313 | Crave Technologies LTD d/b/a Proximity Fiber | December 1, 2020 |
| 2020-00331 | Uniti National LLC | December 9, 2020 |
| 2021-00074 | Sebago Fiber and Wifi, LLC |
April 20, 2021 |
| 2021-00294 | Town of Southport |
October 5, 2021 |
| 2021-00312 | Town of Searsport |
October 22, 2021 |
| 2022-00022 | Rural Broadband Access Corp | March 10, 2022 |
| 2022-00063 | Outer Reach Broadband, LLC | April 19, 2022 |
| 2022-00069 | Arctaris Broadband Company, LLC | May 2, 2022 |
| 2022-00103 | Town of Somerville | May 13, 2022 |
| 2022-00111 | Town of Washington | May 13, 2022 |
| 2022-00129 | Town of Isle Au Haut | June 6, 2022 |
| 2022-00135 | Town of Leeds | June 6, 2022 |
| 2022-00190 | Chebeague Island | July 25, 2022 |
| 2022-00326 | Town of Mount Vernon, ME | December 12, 2022 |
| 2022-00339 | Caribou Utilities District | January 9, 2023* |
| 2022-00346 | Georgetown Broadband, LLC | February 17, 2023 |
| 2022-00357 | Fiber Partners, LLC | Pending |
| 2023-00066 | Town of Cape Elizabeth | Pending |
*This license also satisfies the obligations of 35-A M.R.S. § 2111