Pole Audits That Pay Off in More Ways Than One
Alpine audits ensure safer poles and open up revenue opportunities for utilities
Between the lost rental revenue and the specter of NESC (National Electrical Safety Code) violations and unsafe attachments, unauthorized pole attachments and outdated records can cost your utility heavily.
Alpine Communication offers pole auditing services that are field-proven, grounded in compliance, and designed to recover lost revenue. Alpine delivers highly accurate audits, seamless permitting and integration with your billing activities, and experienced full-time field staff capable of supporting large utility networks.
Why Pole Audits Matter More Than Ever
New FCC rules. High infrastructure costs. Ongoing fiber rollouts to residential areas and rural fiber builds. Aging infrastructure. Permit bottlenecks. Together, these pressures are increasing the risk of unpermitted attachments.
Pole audits deliver at least two critical benefits to utilities: they help ensure safety compliance and reduce revenue leakage from outdated asset records. As telecom expansion accelerates, utilities without reliable audit data face growing compliance risks and missed revenue opportunities
What’s Included in an Alpine Pole Audit
Internal teams cross-check findings for accuracy and resolve discrepancies.
Pre-Audit Scoping
Preliminary work includes refining goals, reviewing existing data, and mapping target poles.
Field Inspections
Full-time Alpine crews collect GPS-tagged photos, verify attachments, and identify unauthorized/ unsafe equipment.
QC and Data Validation
Delivering audit-ready reports with inventory details, safety issues, and revenue opportunities.
Reporting
Integrating audit results into permitting and billing systems.
Back Billing & Integration Support
How Alpine Helps Utilities Recover Lost Revenue
Identify Unauthorized and Underreported Attachments
Alpine’s field inspections get to the bottom of what’s happening on your utility poles, revealing who has paid to attach and who hasn’t. Our systematic digital process puts each and every asset into the system so that nothing gets overlooked or misclassified.
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Facilitate Back Billing and Cost Recovery
Alpine audits give you all the tools you need to recover fees you’ve missed out on from unauthorized attachers to date. You can invoice them retroactively, including in the bill pole audit fees, which are generally standard in attachment agreement terms.
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Built for Compliance and Operational Confidence
NESC and Structural Integrity Checks
From minimum clearance to extreme wind/ice loading, approved clamps and bolts to grounding and bonding, the Alpine audit team knows safety codes inside and out. Alpine confirms that all attachments comply with safety regulations and are clear of risks such as overcrowding, unbalanced loading, and improper guying.
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Audit Reports Built for Regulators
The reports our team generates demonstrate to all interested parties–internal and external–that attachments have met all safety, engineering, and legal standards. Using visual summaries, GPS-tagged images, and other tools, they detail the methodologies used, identify poles that require make-ready work, illuminate any safety hazards or unauthorized attachments, and more.
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Field-First Accuracy You Can Trust
Fully Trained Staff
Pole audits call for trusted personnel with proven track records. That’s why Alpine deploys technicians trained in NESC compliance, pole loading calculations, and GIS mapping tools, with all work checked for quality, to deliver the consistency and accountability you need to be able to rely on in your asset reporting.
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Field-Verified Data Collection
Get data you can count on as our team inspects and documents all pole attachments and power equipment. Every inspection includes GPS-tagged photos and precise equipment data that helps you update your GIS maps, charge attachers more accurately, and stay ready for audits or regulatory checks.
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Close the Loop with Permit and Billing Integration
Link Audits Directly to Permit History
Utilities that use Alpine for both pole audits and permit administration benefit from a fully integrated approach—closing permitting gaps and resolving historical inconsistencies. Aligning your audits with Alpine’s Permit Tracker system ensures data continuity and supports more efficient, future-ready operations.
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Drive Better Data Into GIS and Billing Systems
Alpine’s digitized field data is optimized to plug into your asset databases and billing systems without the need to digitize it yourself before you can use it. This streamlines your workflow and improves baseline data accuracy, helping you minimize inconsistencies and reduce lost revenue.
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Why Utilities Choose Alpine
Major IOUs, co-ops, and municipalities trust us because of…
Our joint-use specialization, which stretches over four decades
The 2+ million poles we manage
The proven results we’ve secured for our customers in compliance, data integrity, and revenue recovery in the millions of dollars in unpaid fees
We’re proud to have been the go-to pole administration servicer for some of the country’s largest and most advanced utilities and telecommunication providers for over 30 years.
Ready to See the ROI for Yourself?
Alpine’s pole audits help utilities strengthen infrastructure oversight while uncovering missed revenue opportunities. If you’re ready to improve data accuracy, ensure compliance, and recover lost income from unauthorized attachments, let’s talk.
