PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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CC 09-xxx
STATES THAT HAVE CERTIFIED THAT THEY REGULATE POLE ATTACHMENTS
WC Docket No. 10-101
The state of Arkansas certifies that it has issued and made effective rules and regulations 
implementing its regulatory authority over pole attachments, including a specific methodology for such 
regulation which has been made publicly available in the state.1 Pursuant to Section 1.1414(b) of the 
Commission’s rules on pole attachments, the Commission gives public notice of receipt of Arkansas’s 
certification.2 Certification by a state preempts the Commission from accepting pole attachment complaints 
under Subpart J of Part 1 of the Rules.3  
Also pursuant to Section 1.1414(b), the Commission compiles and publishes from time to time a 
listing of states which have provided certification.4 The following states have certified that they regulate 
rates, terms, and conditions for pole attachments, and, in so regulating, have the authority to consider and do 
consider the interests of subscribers of cable television services, as well as the interests of the consumers of 
the utility services.  Moreover, these states have certified that they have issued and made effective rules and 
regulations implementing their regulatory authority over pole attachments, including a specific methodology 
for such regulation which has been made publicly available in the state.  The Commission establishes a new 
docket, WC Docket No. 10-101, to collect and maintain state pole attachments certifications and addenda.   
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
  
1 Letter from Paul Suskie, Chairman, Arkansas Public Service Commission, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission, WC Docket No. 10-101 (Oct. 20, 2008). 
2 47 C.F.R. § 1.1414(b).  
3 47 U.S.C. § 224(c); 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1401-1.1418.
4 Section 1.1402(g) defines the term “state” to mean any state, territory, or possession of the United States, the 
District of Columbia, or any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof.  47 C.F.R. § 1.1402(g).
DA 10-893
Released:  May 19, 2010
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Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Washington
This Public Notice supersedes Corrected List of States That Have Certified That They Regulate 
Pole Attachments, Public Notice, DA No. 08-853, 23 FCC Rcd 4878 (2008).
For further information regarding this proceeding, contact Jonathan Reel, Competition Policy 
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-1580 or jonathan.reel@fcc.gov.
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