Committee
O5 on Specifications and Dimensions for Wood Poles was organized
in 1924 by the Bell Telephone System and the U.S. Independent Telephone
Association's American Standards Associations (ASA) Telephone Group.
ATIS accepted sponsorship and secretariat responsibility for ASC
O5 in 1985.
This
Committee creates standards for wood poles, crossarms and braces,
and glue laminated timber for utility structures. Wood poles continue
to be the least expensive method to provide telecommunications services
(telephone & cable) to rural areas of the United States. There
are approximately 100 million wood poles in use nationwide; 45 percent
are owned by the telecommunications industry. |
