Currently in the natural gas distribution industry here. Most cities of any size at all will require a franchise agreement to use their ROW. There just isn't enough space for everyone and their brother to lay whatever they want wherever they want. Most of the time this requires a new city ordinance spelling out how big a percentage of your sales in that city you will pay the city. State ROW is a little easier, typically, in that as long as you fill out their ROW permit to their satisfaction (sometimes requires engineer drawings, and approximate locations) you can lay in their ROW, but, here at least, you only get the last 6' of the ROW for all utilities. Pretty cramped every time. County ROW is usually easiest as they usually don't have too many requirements and will probably just want it cleaned up back to normal when you are done. On Jan 19, 2015 1:10 PM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Assuming you are going underground, simply apply for an excavation > permit. > > If they ask, tell them you are a long haul fiber company similar to Level3 > and AT&T. > You do not need to be a CLEC. Local ROW jurisdictions don’t even know > what that is. > You may need a franchise agreement. That depends on the city or county. > But that is straightforward. > > If on poles, much more paperwork and regulation. > > *From:* Zephyr Broadband <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, January 19, 2015 10:56 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [AFMUG] Laying your own fiber? > > So we've started looking at trenching our own fiber but we've run into a > couple roadblocks and I thought I'd reach out to the list and see if others > have run into similar issues. Obviously this is location and jurisdiction > dependent, but we can't seem to get anyone from City Hall to return our > calls or offer any hints as to where to look. > > How did you get permission to use utility right of ways and easements? Did > you file for CLEC certification? Did you look at a CATV franchise agreement > with your city? Did you approach each landowner and negotiate your own > easement? > > Also, do any of you offer triple play services? We haven't had a lot of > luck looking into distribution agreements for TV services either. > > Any info or resources would be appreciated! >
