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Needles council approves phased increase to joint‑pole attachment fee amid concern for small providers
Summary
The City of Needles approved Resolution 2025‑41 to raise the joint‑pole (joint‑use) attachment fee to $15.10 on Dec. 1, 2025 and $22.41 on Dec. 1, 2026, phased 50/50 to blunt immediate rate shock; small broadband providers urged a longer phase‑in, warning of customer rate increases.
The City of Needles on a 7–2 vote adopted Resolution 2025‑41 to raise the municipal joint‑pole attachment fee to $15.10 per attachment on Dec. 1, 2025 and $22.41 per attachment on Dec. 1, 2026, with staff recommending the increase be phased 50% in each year to reduce near‑term impact.
Utility Manager Rainey Torrance presented the council with a consultant cost‑of‑service analysis that calculated a carrying charge of 30.5%, an 85% bare‑pole factor and a standard space factor based on a 45‑foot pole. Torrance said the last documented rate review dated to 1994 and…
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