Dark Fiber Providers - Domestic

Tue Feb 6 21:09:43 UTC 2018

Slight note that some states separate mineral rights under railroads.
Example
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/current-and-former-owners-of-land-next-to-or-under-railroad-rights-of-way-may-be-eligible-for-cash-payments-from-a-class-action-settlement-166270626.html
where the URL sums it up.

On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 2:56 PM, William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Rod Beck
> <rod.beck at unitedcablecompany.com> wrote:
> > Who regulates and licenses dark fiber providers? Or does no one?
>
> Hi Rod,
>
> When they use public rights of way (alongside roads for example), dark
> fiber providers are regulated by the state corporation commission or
> public utilities commission of each state in which they operate.
>
> When they use only private rights of way (e.g. railroad tracks) they
> are generally unregulated.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
>
>
>
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