Tracks: Utilities/Public Right-of-Way Management
Advancements in telecom service can make city governments more efficient in responding to their citizens’ needs and enrich the lives of its residents. But the expansion of fiber services can also impact your city’s utility poles in ways you did not realize. Learn how to effectively work with telecom partners while protecting your community’s utilities and landowner rights. Discussion includes considerations for city-owned utility poles versus leased and the critical importance of updating easement documentation to include fiber.