Dear Chuck,
As you are aware,
Florida Power & Light Company is committed to providing electricity its
customers can count on. That’s why we are investing about a half a
billion dollars between 2013 and 2015 to make the electric system stronger and
more resilient.
A large part of
this
improvement
work involves replacing aging poles with new, stronger ones. As we do this work,
it often results in “double poles” because many poles hold lines owned by other
utilities – such as telephone and cable TV – that must be transferred to the new
poles. We cannot remove an old FPL pole until other utilities have relocated
their lines to the new pole.
Despite several years of
our repeated requests, AT&T and Comcast have not promptly relocated their
lines to new poles in Lauderhill and several other communities we
serve.
By law, we cannot move
the equipment owned by these utilities without their permission. As a result, we
are unable remove the old poles, which is frustrating the community, our
customers and us as a company. We are pressing these utilities for their
cooperation as it relates to this issue and want to let our customers know what
they can do to help encourage the removal of the lines and poles.
FPL will be placing
signs on some of the double poles in Lauderhill to help customers understand the
pole removal process. We encourage customers to call AT&T and Comcast to
expedite that process. Attached are copies of the signs for your
reference.
We appreciate your
understanding and support. Thank you.
Signs
– 8.5” x 14”
Best regards,
Isabel C. Hebert
FPL External Affairs
Manager
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