The Municipal Enterprises Committee is seeking authorization for the Borough Council President and Secretary to execute a Pole Attachment License Agreement with Windstream D&E, Inc. This agreement will govern how Windstream attaches communications equipment to Borough-owned utility poles. The license signals ongoing or expanded telecommunications deployments within the Borough using municipal pole infrastructure. While the primary agreement is a standard utility arrangement, it can lead to additional make-ready work, pole replacements, and coordination around fiber or broadband expansions. Vendors involved in pole engineering, make-ready construction, and broadband planning can use this as a cue that Windstream and the Borough are collaborating on network improvements in the area.

Pole attachment licenses often underpin multi-year communications deployments, including fiber broad...