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PUC proposes $99.48-per-pole rate for WiFi attachments, commissioners demand aesthetic review
Summary
PUC staff recommended charging about $99.48 per pole per year to rent streetlight poles for city WiFi attachments; commissioners said aesthetics must be addressed and indicated the commission will require approval of pole attachment designs before leases are accepted.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission heard staff recommendations on Oct. 24 to charge private WiFi providers a cost-based rental rate for use of PUC-owned streetlight poles and stressed that aesthetic considerations would be required before final approval.
Barbara Hale, assistant general manager for Power, told the commission staff had calculated a proposed rental rate of $99.48 per pole…
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