PSE&G did this all over town. We should bill them for our efforts.

Hello Mr. Musgrave, I will check the location. If it is a jointly-owned pole, PSE&G installs the new pole, transfers its equipment, removes the top of the old pole and Verizon then transfers their facilities, removes the old pole and restores the site. - Rich Dwyer

Thanks for the info, Rich. Yes, this is the case, this is what PSE&G told me during a Twitter conversation last year. So, in short, Verizon dropped the ball and there many like cases all over town - all over Hudson County.

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