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 13’6
– 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 – Clearence exception is 9’6”
– Standard separation between attachment points is 12 in between communications plant.
Any additional 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.
The J7908 or Becky Reinforcement Strap using a hammer driven lag bolt must be used for Company facilities rearranged by the Attacher.
Anchors must be in place before 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
Attachments must be tagged with owner identification at each pole.
James Campbell
606.479.6254
poleattachments@gearheart.com (mail to: poleattachments@gearheart.com)
Jody Thompson
606.478.9100
poleattachments@gearheart.com (mail to: poleattachments@gearheart.com)
James Campbell
606.479.6254
poleattachments@gearheart.com (mail to: poleattachments@gearheart.com)
Jody Thompson
606.478.9100
poleattachments@gearheart.com (mail to: poleattachments@gearheart.com)
Wilma Fields
606.479.6133
wilmaf@gearheart.com
Attention: Accounting Department
P.O. Box 160
Harold, Kentucky 41635
James Campbell
606.479.6254
poleattachments@gearheart.com (mail to: poleattachments@gearheart.com)
We do not have approved contractors for surveys but will review any such requests on a case-by-case basis.