Ohio § 4905.71 Filing tariffs for charges for attachment to pole or conduit use of equipment

Ohio Statutes

§ 4905.71 — Filing tariffs for charges for attachment to pole or conduit use of equipment

Ohio § 4905.71

Title 49Public Utilities

Ch. 4905Public Utilities Commission - General Powers

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 4905.71 (2026).

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(A)Every telephone or electric light company that is a public utility as defined by section4905.02of the Revised Code and, subject to section4927.15of the Revised Code, every incumbent local exchange carrier as defined by section4927.01of the Revised Code shall permit, upon reasonable terms and conditions and the payment of reasonable charges, the attachment of any wire, cable, facility, or apparatus to its poles, pedestals, or placement of same in conduit duct space, by any person or entity other than a public utility that is authorized and has obtained, under law, any necessary public or private authorization and permission to construct and maintain the attachment, so long as the attachment does not interfere, obstruct, or delay the service and operation of the company or carrier, or cr

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(A) Every telephone or electric light company that is a public utility as defined by section4905.02of the Revised Code and, subject to section4927.15of the Revised Code, every incumbent local exchange carrier as defined by section4927.01of the Revised Code shall permit, upon reasonable terms and conditions and the payment of reasonable charges, the attachment of any wire, cable, facility, or apparatus to its poles, pedestals, or placement of same in conduit duct space, by any person or entity other than a public utility that is authorized and has obtained, under law, any necessary public or private authorization and permission to construct and maintain the attachment, so long as the attachment does not interfere, obstruct, or delay the service and operation of the company or carrier, or create a hazard to safety. Every such company or carrier shall file tariffs with the public utilities commission containing the charges, terms, and conditions established for such use.

(B) The commission shall regulate the justness and reasonableness of the charges, terms, and conditions contained in any such tariff, and may, upon complaint of any persons in which it appears that reasonable grounds for complaint are stated, or upon its own initiative, investigate such charges, terms, and conditions and conduct a hearing to establish just and reasonable charges, terms, and conditions, and to resolve any controversy that may arise among the parties as to such attachment.