Pole Attachment Licenses

Beginning January 24, 2018, any prospective attaching entity that is not attached to any joint-use utility poles in fb88 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 fb88.

°Õ³ó±ðÌýPole 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.

Docket Attaching Entity Date Approved
Downeast Broadband Utility May 1, 2018
Extenet Systems, Inc. October 16, 2018
SQF, LLC February 26, 2019
Town of Cranberry Isles May 1, 2019
Katahdin Fiber, LLC June 25, 2019
South Portland Fiber, LLC June 25, 2019
Town of Arrowsic October 24, 2021 
Town of Roque Bluffs November 5, 2019
Our Katahdin March 10, 2020
S&C Satellite Entertainment June 23, 2020
MSAD 61 October 28, 2020
Cribstone Communications LLC October 28, 2020
QMC Telecom USA License Abandoned, December 29, 2022
Crave Technologies LTD d/b/a Proximity Fiber December 1, 2020
Uniti National LLC December 9, 2020
Sebago Fiber and Wifi, LLC

April 20, 2021

Town of Southport

October 5, 2021

Town of Searsport

October 22, 2021

Rural Broadband Access Corp March 10, 2022
Outer Reach Broadband, LLC April 19, 2022
Arctaris Broadband Company, LLC May 2, 2022
Town of Somerville May 13, 2022
Town of Washington May 13, 2022
Town of Isle Au Haut June 6, 2022
Town of Leeds June 6, 2022
Chebeague Island July 25, 2022
Town of Mount Vernon, ME  December 12, 2022
Caribou Utilities District January 9, 2023*
Georgetown Broadband, LLC February 17, 2023
Fiber Partners, LLC Dismissed Without Prejudice
Town of Cape Elizabeth April 21, 2023
Town of Vienna September 12, 2023
John Bapst Memorial High School March 25, 2024
Town of Scarborough June 7, 2024
fb88 Connectivity Authority June 27, 2024**
City of Saco July 1, 2024
Trailrunner, LLC Dismissed Without Prejudice

*This license also satisfies the obligations of
**This license is provisionally approved.  See provisional order for guidance.