Wow, I guess we were lucky. We just asked the county and they let us submit permits for the use of the ROW.
In our case we used an engineer that has been working with the county for years to draw up the permits. You may want to start talking to some of the local engineers or contractors that do ROW work. They seem to have more answers then the county people. -- Best regards, Mark mailto:[email protected] Myakka Technologies, Inc. www.MyakkaTech.com Proud Sponsor of the Myakka City Relay For Life http://www.RelayForLife.org/MyakkaCityFL Please Donate at http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY12FL?team_id=1030009&pg=team&fr_id=37555 ------ Monday, January 19, 2015, 1:18:53 PM, you wrote: CH> Then I guess your option is to get a franchise.ￜ Doesn't CH> matter if you are doing video or not. CH> Regards, CH> Chuck CH> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 1:14 PM, Zephyr Broadband CH> <[email protected]> wrote: CH> We're doing that where we can, but the lack of reasonable CH> tower/roof access makes network planning a pain in the ass. We had CH> looked at FTTH in select neighborhoods, but getting ROW acccess CH> has proven to be tougher than we expected. Shame on us for wanting CH> to compete with the incumbant telco cablecos.ￜ CH> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Jason McKemie CH> <[email protected]> wrote: CH> Yeah, I'd stay away from video.ￜ It is nice if you're CH> competing with cablecos, but the payoff just isn't there.ￜ I'd try CH> just blowing the cableco's internet speeds out of the water to CH> stay competitive. CH> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Chuck Hogg <[email protected]> wrote: CH> AFAIK, the 2 primary ways to get access to ROW for most of CH> the US is a Franchise agreement and/or CLEC certification.ￜ This CH> gets you into the Utility ROW Easements without issues.ￜ Many CH> properties have ROW Utility easements. CH> If you plan to do Video, you might as well do the CATV CH> franchise agreement.ￜ This typically gets you into the Utility ROW CH> easements and easements set aside for the city.? CH> Some states have allowed broadband providers to use utility easements. CH> Unless you are prepared to spend a minimum of $250k for CH> video, I recommend you run away.ￜ Dish just launch phase 1 of CH> their internet video offering.ￜ More channels will follow. ￜ I CH> don't think you'll ever make your money back here, unless you plan CH> to be at 5k subs. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
