Yes, there are fees required for permits.
- $100: Placement of new devices on an existing pole
- $250: Replacement of existing pole to accommodate new devices
- $1,000: Installation of a new pole
These fees are solely for the permits.
Under state law, city staff do not have the ability to deny permits. City staff do have the ability to require utility owners to investigate collocation or upgraded pole opportunities in lieu of a new pole.
Staff also has the ability to propose an alternate location for a new pole within the city right-of-way, within 100 feet of the initial request. The utility owner shall use the alternate location provided there are no technical limitations or significant additional costs incurred.
City reviewers make every effort to have utility companies "collocate" on existing poles. A typical utility pole in Roswell will carry overhead wires for electricity, telephone, cable TV, fiber optic cables, street lights, and sometimes cables to hold up traffic signals. It is not unusual to see poles that are already loaded to their safe limits.
- AT&T: Rod Allen at (678) 237-1475 or email
- Verizon: Brandon Newton at (704) 620-0849 or email
- New Cingular: Not available
Roswell residents benefit through widespread availability of electricity, telephone, and cable TV, and many other services that rely on a dependable communications network: cellular telephone coverage, internet connections, and security alarm services.
Yes, call the City of Roswell's Transportation Department at (770) 594-6420.
The City determines if poles are already in place, the ownership and character of existing poles, and if electrical and fiber optic connections can be made underground. Staff pushes all of the utility owners towards collocation and does not approve new pole locations unless there is no other feasible option at the requested location.
Verizon, AT&T, and New Cingular. There may be other applicants in the future.
Each utility company bears the cost to install and maintain their devices within publicly-owned rights of way.