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Georgia PSC adopts two levels of rates for broadband utility pole attachments
EMCs will charge providers $1 in unserved areas, $27 in served areas
ATLANTA — Georgia utility regulators today, Dec. 15, approved an offer by electric membership cooperatives (EMCs) to provide steep discounts to telecom providers that expand broadband service into rural areas of the state unserved by broadband.
But a resolution the state Public Service Commission (PSC) adopted unanimously also will increase fees the EMCs are allowed to charge providers for attaching broadband technology to utility poles in areas already served by broadband.