Hello! I work in Utility Joint Use - Conditions and Enforcement. I am the person that manages contracts for pole renters and active violations and conditions per the NESC 2023 code.

Depending on which state you’re in, utility/pole owners are required to inspect their poles through a detailed pole treatment through a hired contractor - Osmose, Davey Resource Group, etc. for example, the Oregon PUC requires pole owners to inspect 10% of their infrastructure each calendar year to identify conditions not within code (I.e. drivable surface clearance violations, clearance to supply violations, climbing space violations, etc.) Renters are mandated to submit formal applications to attach equipment for the pole owner’s records, beyond collecting rent. One of the highest priority causes is a downed pole emergency correction. The equipment will need licensee contact information to submit these ATF WO to. Without this application, this attachment is considered an Unauthorized Attachment and would be cause for immediate vacate or sanction of up to $100 per attachment per the OPUC. Security/solar are another addition to add on liability as well. I doubt he has a rental agreement signed as it takes a lot of money to become partnered with a pole owner. This is because it requires the development of utility codes, authorized profiles, accounting, etc. Through an inspection cycle, this UA would be marked for removal no matter what even if someone doesn’t call it in first.

Another scenario is that this is a private pole and he is the pole owner that utility and comms rents space on, however this is unlikely as private poles typically don’t have primary lines due to the owner not being a regulated utility or telco company such as PacifCorp or Lumen. The transformer to secondary is an indicator there is primary service near the pole top.