Federal Communications Commission DA 15-1088
Before the 
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of )
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Fiber Technologies Networks, LLC, )
Complainant, )
Complainant, )
) Proceeding No. 14-227
v. ) File No. EB-14-MD-015
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Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., )
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, and )
Duke Energy Progress, Inc., )
Respondents. )
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
Adopted:  October 5, 2015 Released:  October 5, 2015
By the Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division, Enforcement Bureau:
1. On November 10, 2014, Fiber Technologies Networks, LLC (Fibertech) filed a 
pole attachment complaint against Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, and 
Duke Energy Progress, Inc. (Duke)1 pursuant to Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended (Act).2
2. On September 23, 2015, the parties filed a joint motion seeking dismissal of the 
Complaint with prejudice on the ground that the parties have reached a settlement resolving the 
issues raised in the Complaint.3 The Motion states that dismissal “will serve the public interest 
by eliminating the need for further litigation and the expenditure of the associated time and 
resources of the parties and the Commission and will promote the private resolution of disputes.”4
3. We are satisfied that granting the Motion will serve the public interest by 
promoting the private resolution of disputes and by eliminating the need for further expenditure 
of time and resources by the parties and the Commission.
  
1 Pole Attachment Complaint, File No. EB-14-MD-015, FCC Proceeding No. 14-227 (filed Nov. 7, 2014) 
(Complaint).  On December 17, 2014, Duke filed Response, and on January 6, 2015, Fibertech filed a 
Reply.  Response to Pole Attachment Complaint, File No. EB-14-MD-015, FCC Proceeding No. 14-227 
(filed Dec. 17, 2014) (Response); Reply to Response to Pole Attachment Complaint, File No. EB-14-MD-
015, FCC Proceeding No. 14-227 (filed Jan. 6, 2015) (Reply).
2 47 U.S.C. § 224.
3 Joint Motion to Dismiss Formal Complaint, File No. EB-14-MD-015, FCC Proceeding No. 14-227 (filed 
Sept. 23, 2015) (Motion).
4 Motion at 1-2, para. 3.
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4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), and 224 of the 
Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), and 224, and the authority delegated in sections 0.111, 0.311, 
and 1.1401-1.1424 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, and 1.1401–1.1424, 
that the Motion is GRANTED.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Sections 4(i), 4(j), and 224 of the 
Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 154(j), and 224, and the authority delegated in Sections 0.111, 0.311, 
and 1.1401–1.1424 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111, 0.311, and 1.1401–1.1424, 
that the Complaint is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Christopher L. Killion 
Chief, Market Disputes Resolution Division
Enforcement Bureau