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Defiance City Council backs municipal challenge to AT&T tariff at PUCO
Summary
The Defiance City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance supporting a municipal challenge to AT&T of Ohio's tariff application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, citing Ohio Revised Code Section 4939.08 and concern that the tariff would shift relocation costs to municipalities.
The Defiance City Council adopted an ordinance supporting a municipal challenge to AT&T of Ohio's tariff application at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO).
Councilman O'Donnell explained the ordinance and cited Ohio Revised Code section 4939.08, saying the statute requires private utilities located in municipal rights of way to relocate or adjust their facilities at no cost to the municipality when the city requests such moves for public-works reasons. O'Donnell said AT&T's December 18 tariff filing at the PUCO contains broader language that could allow the company to pass relocation costs onto municipalities through…
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