State research record

Colorado pole attachment rules, in writing and dated.

Who regulates the pole you are attaching to in Colorado, what rate standard applies, where a dispute actually goes and whether cooperative and municipal poles are covered. This is the record we work from, published so you can read it yourself.

Record dated August 11, 2026 · not certified under Section 224(c) · 3 authorities cited
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Not certified under Section 224(c)Record dated August 11, 2026
Cooperative poles
Conditionally, and the condition is a fact about the cooperative. The rate and access duties in C.R.S. 40-15-604(2) reach only an electric utility that has a broadband affiliate
Municipal poles
Yes, and from a different title. C.R.S. 38-5.5-108 caps municipal and local government pole charges in a right of way at the federal formula and bans in kind payment outright
Rate standard
No Colorado formula. A cooperative with a broadband affiliate owes just and reasonable fees apportioned by usable space. A municipality in a right of way is capped at the federal number
Where a dispute goes
Any Colorado court of competent jurisdiction. Part 6 names no agency and does not mention the PUC. Investor owned disputes go to the FCC
Confidence
High confidence on non-certification proved two independent ways, the Part 6 duty structure and its broadband affiliate condition, the court only forum, and the municipal ceiling and in kind ban; Good confidence on utility counts; Provisional on the exemption mechanics

AuthoritiesC.R.S. 40-15-604C.R.S. 40-15-604(8)(b)C.R.S. 38-5.5-108

Read the chip above as one fact and no more: whether Colorado has certified under Section 224(c) that it regulates pole attachments itself. It does not settle your pole. Cooperative and municipal poles sit outside federal jurisdiction whether or not a state has certified, so the two owner class lines are the ones that answer the question for the invoice in front of you.

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