Akron and Canton are joining other Ohio communities in opposing an AT&T proposal that cities say could shift the financial burden of moving some utility lines to taxpayers.
Both city councils approved measures Monday to support the Ohio Municipal League ’s challenge of AT&T Ohio’s tariff application that was filed with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in December. The application proposes tariff changes city leaders believe would require municipalities to pay the full cost of relocating or undergrounding AT&T’s facilities that are in the public right-of-way.
Akron City Council voted 12-0 (with one member absent) in favor of its resolution opposing AT&T’s tariff application…