Who regulates and licenses dark fiber providers? Or does no one?
Roderick Beck
Director of Global Sales
United Cable Company
www.unitedcablecompany.com<http://www.unitedcablecompany.com>
New York City & Budapest
rod.beck@unitedcablecompany.com
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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
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.