s. Utility Pole Attachments-Critical for 5G Attaching fiber optical cables to utility poles is critical for cellular providers upgrading to fifth-generation mobile www.TechnicalPDF.com protocols. Fifth-generation mobile protocols require a huge amount of new fiber because antennas are closer together and need to be connected by fiber to other antennas and to providers' data centers. Who Owns Utility Poles? According to the law firm Electrocution PLLC, in a September 8, 2016, article by Jeffrey Feldman, there are an estimated 180 million utility poles in the United States. The highest two or three wires on the poles carry electricity, and the lower wires carry telecommunications and cable TV signals. The majority of poles are owned by local utility companies. However, Verizon jointly owns utility poles with the local utility in many parts of the country where it manages them jointly with the electric utility that owns the poles. Verizon is also in charge of placing new ones and replacing old ones. Verizon charges $6 per pole for each wire a provider attaches to a pole. As part of their management service, if a wire becomes detached from a pole and is hanging down, a Verizon technician will identify the wire owner SO that the utility or the correct provider can reattach it to the pole. One Touch Make Ready to Streamline Pole Attachments Utility pole placement and replacements are regulated by the FCC. Formerly, a local permit was required to move, replace, or install each pole. The process for adding equipment to, moving, or replacing damaged poles required a separate permit for each pole replaced or moved, and for each piece of equipment or wire added to it. Industry groups lobbied the FCC for streamlined rules on pole attachments and replacements. One Touch Make www.TechnicalPDF.com Ready (OTMR) allowed licensed contractors to replace, install, or attach equipment to multiple poles with a single truck roll. A single truck roll refers to sending out a truck once to work on multiple poles. In 2018 the FCC made this