State research record

Missouri pole attachment rules, in writing and dated.

Who regulates the pole you are attaching to in Missouri, 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 6, 2026 · not certified under Section 224(c) · 3 authorities cited
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Missouri

MissouriMO

Not certified under Section 224(c)Record dated August 6, 2026
Cooperative poles
No, and regulated by nobody. Exempt from Section 224 as cooperatively organized, and exempt from the PSC by RSMo 394.160
Municipal poles
Yes, and this is the only class Missouri regulates, under RSMo 67.5104, effective 2014-08-28, subject to four carve-outs
Rate standard
Municipal rates are capped at the FCC cable formula, with a Missouri only override where Article X of the state constitution requires it. Cooperative poles carry no standard at all
Where a dispute goes
Any Missouri court of competent jurisdiction for municipal disputes, expedited by statute. Not the PSC, which RSMo 67.5104.5 strips of jurisdiction
Confidence
High confidence on non-certification, the statutory strip of PSC jurisdiction, the cooperative exemption, the municipal statute and all four carve-outs, the rate ceiling and the court forum; Good confidence on the BEAD condition

AuthoritiesRSMo 67.5104RSMo 67.5104.5RSMo 394.160

Read the chip above as one fact and no more: whether Missouri 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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