sauce
join:2003-06-14
New York, NY
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Re: What the hell is going on in Brooklyn? FIOS protest?
Seriously, if Verizon fucks up the look of the neighborhood by running wires all over the place, the value of our homes will decrease. Who wants that? I think that people would instantly choose no FIOS if that were the case. Imagine 20, 30, 50 years down the line when the city starts leasing space on the poles to run additional comm lines. The front of my house may look like cats-in-the-cradle when it used to be a beautiful tree lined street. |
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anonny
@verizon.net
| thats terrible. i live about 10 mins from marine park and i have poles in the front(power and cable) and the back(phone). i wouldnt mind them hoppin right on over here...
question: the poles in the back of the houses are located INSIDE peoples backyards and there is absolutely no way to get to them unless you enter peoples backyards, does verizon reserve the right to do this? |
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jvanbrecht
join:2007-01-08
Bowie, MD | It's called right of way (or something similair). It allows public utilities and entities that the local commision allows, to run service lines (power, comm, sewage, water, etc) right through your property, with little discourse for the home owner. |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
| said by jvanbrecht  :It's called right of way (or something similair). It allows public utilities and entities that the local commision allows, to run service lines (power, comm, sewage, water, etc) right through your property, with little discourse for the home owner. It's called a utility easement. In a urban and suburban setting, there is almost always a utility easement along the front and back edges of a property, and sometimes in the middle. The homeowner owns the land, but they are forbidden from restricting access. Also any structure (such as a fence) or landscaping may be subject to damage if it interferes with a utility servicing the line.
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JPL
Premium
join:2007-04-04
West Chester, PA
 ·Verizon FIOS
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said by anonny :
question: the poles in the back of the houses are located INSIDE peoples backyards and there is absolutely no way to get to them unless you enter peoples backyards, does verizon reserve the right to do this?
I can't see that as being an issue. Granted, I don't live in Brooklyn, but my pole is smack dab in the back corner of my backyard (feeds out to me and my neighbor, and is on the line between our two properties). Verizon or PECO (the power company) don't hesitate to come into my back yard to do work on that pole. My fios runs from that pole. I also can't see Verizon spending the money to put up new poles unless it were necessary to run the fiber. Not saying destroying the look of a neighborhood is justified - but I don't see how putting up new poles is something that Verizon would desire to do, unless they were forced to (meaning that the old poles weren't adequate for some reason). |
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JPL
Premium
join:2007-04-04
West Chester, PA
·Verizon FIOS
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said by cdru :said by jvanbrecht :It's called right of way (or something similair). It allows public utilities and entities that the local commision allows, to run service lines (power, comm, sewage, water, etc) right through your property, with little discourse for the home owner. It's called a utility easement. In a urban and suburban setting, there is almost always a utility easement along the front and back edges of a property, and sometimes in the middle. The homeowner owns the land, but they are forbidden from restricting access. Also any structure (such as a fence) or landscaping may be subject to damage if it interferes with a utility servicing the line. Yep - that's exactly right. We have to ensure that the utility companies are able to get full access to the pole. We have an 8-foot fence around the entire back of our property, so we have to ensure that the gates aren't locked, e.g., when no one is home (so they can get in). And these companies don't give us a heads-up when they're coming. They'll come out, e.g., to trim the trees over the power lines to avoid future problems. |
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Dusti
join:2004-07-12
New York, NY
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Fios markings on sidewalk / street, pole installed |
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KA3SGM
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Premium
join:2006-01-17
West Chester, PA
clubs:
 ·Cricket Broadband
·Verizon FIOS
| Well, they could always dig up your yard and bury everything like they did in my front yard. But then again, do you want them rupturing a gas main in front of your house, and blowing up half of the neighborhood???
Public rights of way, right of eminent domain, it sucks but it could always be worse.
Do I smell gas? |
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