Conn. Commissioners Adopt Conduit Procedures

Connecticut commissioners voted 3-0 to establish an application and approval process for conduit excavations in highways, streets or other public rights of way (ROW) by telecom and broadband internet access service providers. Telecom companies raised some concerns last month with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) draft proposal (see 2301250053 and 2301100075). Providers will have to notify other providers and offer the opportunity to share excavations and conduits, said Steve Capozzi, PURA Reliability, Security and Resilience Unit supervisor, at Wednesday’s livestreamed PURA meeting: “The principle of this process is to minimize the need for future excavations of the same location.”