HTC Pole Attachment Standards
Unless otherwise specified below, all attachments must comply with Attachment Specifications in the Company’s tariff that governs pole attachments.
Minimum Clearance:
• Driveways / Parking lots – Clearance is 15’6
• County roads – Clearance is 15’6”
• State roads – Clearance is 18’
• Railroads – Clearance is 27’
• Interstates – Clearance is 24’
• Spaces and ways subject to pedestrians or restricted traffic only – Clearance exception is 9’6”
• Standard separation between attachment points is 12 in between communications plant.
Note: Refer to latest NESC for all clearances
Any additional attachment positions on a pole must be made above Telephone Company facilities.
Attachment positions must be no less than 12″ from the top of the pole.
Anchors and Guys must be in place before the suspension strand is tightened/sagged. Strand must be tightened/sagged from anchor to anchor and sagged to be uniform with existing facilities so not to cross or overlap mid span.
Attacher must provide and use their own anchor and guy and cannot attach or use the Company’s anchor and guy.
Grounding and bonding to the strand and pole ground is required per current NESC codes
Attachments must be tagged with owner identification at each pole.
Certificate of Pole Attachment
Contacts for Attachment Requests
Steve Garrett
(423) 628-0500
Tanner Burke
(423) 628-2750 ext. 3242
Rusty Scott
(423) 628-2750 ext. 3244
Contacts for Attachment Implementations
Steve Garrett
(423) 628-0500
Tanner Burke
(423) 628-2750 ext. 3242
Rusty Scott
(423) 628-2750 ext. 3244
Invoice and Payment Contact
Debbie Duncan
(423) 628-2121 ext. 3233
HTC – ATTN: Debbie Duncan
PO BOX 119
Sunbright, TN 37872
Escalation Contact for All of the Above and Dispute Resolutions
Steve Garrett
423-628-0500
423-539-3158
Pole Survey and Attachment Contractors
We do not have approved contractors for surveys but will review any such requests on a case-by-case basis.
