If your project involves the use of utility poles, whether it's to construct a new communications line between buildings, install security cameras or run new fiber optic facilities for a customer, close coordination with O&R's Joint Use Facilities department will help ensure smooth and timely installations.

The Joint Use Facilities department assists in processing and administering agreements that involve the joint use of utility poles and trenches between O&R, telephone, CATV and private companies within our service territory.

In order to attach equipment to poles owned by O&R, a licensee must execute an agreement first by following the steps listed below.

To get started on your pole attachment project:

• Contact us first to initiate the application process.
• Complete two License Agreements for the appropriate state:
  (Yellow highlighted areas indicate required information being requested and green highlighted areas are informational items for the applicant.)

New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

• Complete the License Survey Application for additional attachments covered under an existing License Agreement.
• Provide accurate information and other issues critical to your project needs.
• Submit required documents such as the Pole Attachment Survey Sheet and Power Supply / Misc. Attachment Application, as well as the correct insurance certificates and tagging samples.
• Provide payment for application fee and the pre and post survey fees.

To review all phases involved in a pole installation, refer to the Pole Attachment Process.

"Joint Use" refers to the placing and maintaining of attachments in a one-foot maximum space upon one or more poles. The Licensee is a renter and must abide by the pole owner's policies and procedures. NESC and O&R specifications must be adhered to when attaching to poles once authorization has been granted.