 PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | eminent domain = missing boxes "limited eminent domain power to build a box on private property,"
I want next gen broadband as much as anyone but if tried using eminent domain to install one on my property, they are going to find it missing or locked behind a 10 foot fence with a mean as hell rottwieler.
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| and i would love to watch that video when the tech came to use it,
ATT Tech: Um boss, the box is behind a fence.
Boss: So, jump/climb over it
ATT Tech, Uh yea um i cant there is a dog inside that fenced area
Boss: So, you have a dog at home right?
ATT Tech, Yea, but mines isent a Rott that is foaming at the mouth.
...To be continued |
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| Animal Control... Sheriff's Deputies... and wire cutters/hammer and they'll get access through their RoW. |
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| that was kinda my point, only i was making a joke out of it. |
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PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | reply to bogey780
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Animal Control... Sheriff's Deputies... and wire cutters/hammer and they'll get access through their RoW.
I'm pretty sure that would be considered trespassing + it will be interesting to see what they say in court when they are sued for destroying a fence on my property.
I'm also sure the more persistent types will find other creative ways to make it difficult... after the 10th time, I'm sure it would be in the companies best interest to relocate that box to more appropriate place.
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| If a utility has a RoW you can not bar them from accessing it. They have a legal right to be there and you can not get them charged with trespassing.
If you make it difficult for the telephone guys who have to work on it, they could make it very difficult for you too. They don't have to make the site look pretty. You wouldn't appreciate ruts in your yard, trash, or other things piling up near the box. So be a friendly neighbor and the technicians will be friendly in return. |
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PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | reply to PhoenixDown
If they want to be friendly, don't install huge ugly grey boxes on peoples property without their consent!
I can't be the only one who feels that a company shouldnt be able to just up and claim a portion of your property because they say so.
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| They're not. There's a right of way. The homeowner either sold it to them or bought land that already had it carved out. |
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PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | reply to PhoenixDown
Thats a different issue than the original story lead me to believe.
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