NES pole attachment bonds.
1% of the bond amount.

Before a cable, fiber, or telecom provider hangs lines on Nashville Electric Service (NES) poles, the utility requires a pole-attachment bond guaranteeing the attacher pays the fees due under its pole-attachment agreement and follows NES construction standards. NES sets the bond amount in that agreement; premiums are rated at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, after a soft credit pull.

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Required by Nashville Electric Service before a third party attaches to its poles

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Amount set by your NES pole-attachment agreement — sized to your estimated or actual attachment count

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1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter your figure and see your exact price at the application

1% of amount$100 minimumSoft pullnever affects your scoreFastissued the moment you pay

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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

Your pole-attachment agreement is waiting on this bond. Here is the whole process — no broker phone tag:

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Your business details, the bond amount NES set in your agreement, the effective date, and your pole-attachment agreement date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

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Approved

Most applications clear quickly on a soft pull that never affects your score; pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Larger amounts may get a brief review.

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Deliver to NES

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to deliver to Nashville Electric Service to complete your pole-attachment agreement. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the pole attachment bond actually guarantees

Nashville Electric Service owns and maintains the distribution poles across its Nashville and Davidson County service area. When a cable, fiber, or telecom provider — or a contractor performing make-ready work on their behalf — wants to attach lines to those poles, NES requires a signed pole-attachment agreement backed by a surety bond.

The bond is a performance guarantee among three parties: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and NES (the obligee). It backs your obligation to pay the attachment fees and other charges due under the agreement and to remove, relocate, or bring nonconforming attachments into compliance when NES requires it.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. NES sets the amount in your pole-attachment agreement, typically sized to your estimated or actual number of attachments. We price the bond at 1% of that figure, with a $100 minimum, after a soft credit pull that never affects your score.

Nashville Electric Service — pole-attachment agreementNashville Electric Service requires this bond as a condition of the pole-attachment agreement it enters with a cable, fiber, or telecom provider seeking to attach to NES-owned poles. The bond amount and specific terms are set by NES in that agreement, not by a state statute — confirm your required penal sum with NES and send it to us so we can issue the correct figure.

You need this bond if you are

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A cable, fiber, or broadband provider attaching lines to NES-owned poles

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An ISP or telecom build partner entering a new pole-attachment agreement with NES

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A make-ready contractor performing attachment or relocation work under an NES agreement

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Renewing an existing NES pole-attachment agreement that conditions attachments on a surety bond

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual underwriting fields, including your pole-attachment agreement date and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The pull never affects your score, and your price — 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — is set at application.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the NES pole attachment bond?Premiums are rated at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The amount itself is set by Nashville Electric Service in your pole-attachment agreement. Enter that figure and your exact price appears at the application.

What amount should I enter?Use the bond amount named in your NES pole-attachment or joint-use agreement — it is typically sized to your estimated or actual number of pole attachments. If your agreement has not fixed a figure yet, send it to us and we will confirm before issuing.

What does the bond guarantee?That you pay the attachment fees and other charges due under your NES pole-attachment agreement, and that you remove, relocate, or fix nonconforming attachments when NES requires it. If you default and the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — it is not insurance for you.

Where do I file it?Deliver the executed bond directly to Nashville Electric Service as part of your pole-attachment agreement package. We email you the signed bond and power of attorney the same day it is issued.

Is there a credit check?Yes — the application includes a one-time consent to a soft credit pull, which never affects your score. It informs approval; your price is still set at 1% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum.

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Your attachment agreement, one bond away.

Rated at 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the figure NES set and deliver the executed bond the same day.

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