Section 3.52.940. Definitions.

Unless the context indicates otherwise, in 3 AAC 52.900 - 3 AAC 52.940,  
		(1) "administrative expense" means administrative expense as defined in the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed in 3 AAC 48.277 for a pole-owning utility, or as defined in a comparable accounting system if in use by the particular pole-owning utility;  
		(2) "gross pole investment" includes gross investment for bare distribution poles in the pole accounts in the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed in 3 AAC 48.277 for a pole-owning utility, or in a comparable accounting system if in use by the particular utility;  
		(3) "maintenance expense" means maintenance expense as defined in the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed in 3 AAC 48.277 for a utility, or as defined in a comparable accounting system if in use by the particular utility;  
		(4) "pole attachment" means any attachment by a utility to a utility pole;  
		(5) "usable space" for pole attachments means the space on a pole above the minimum grade level, as set out in the edition of the National Electrical Safety Code adopted in AS 18.60.580, which can be used for the attachment of wires, cables, and associated equipment;  
		(6) "attaching utility" means a public utility that attaches its facilities to, or places its facilities on, the pole of another utility; "attaching utility" does not include a utility that attaches to its own poles.  

Authorities

42.05.151;42.05.311;42.05.321

Notes

Reference

3 AAC 52.900
3 AAC 52.940

Authority

AS 42.05.151 AS 42.05.311 AS 42.05.321 ________________________

History

Eff. 5/8/88, Register 106; am 2/2/2003, Register 165