Topic 'Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard?' in forum 'Comcast HSI' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19884184 en Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:54:03 EDT Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:54:03 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19913927 said by ultracooldave :

That trench is obvoiusly some type of main feeder-he has said there are already overhead lines for simple connections.
That's all I needed to hear.

[/thread]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19913927 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:27:17 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19911468 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19911468 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:48:31 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19910911 said by Austinloop:

And NO, a service drop is not an easement A service drop is not an easement, But allowing it to be installed creates an "Implied easement"** which is of limit scope/purpose (i.e. hang the drop from the tap to the house) it requires nothing in writing, and confers no other use then a drop to the home, plus reasonable ingress and egress for maintenance (reasonable would imply no cherrypicker, and megawatt work lighting showing up at 3 am) They can't place poles(other then what is required for the drop) antennas, structures,etc,etc antwhere within the easement. In the case of an aerial drop it is an "aerial easement" similar to a power co. wire (the power company easements are usually a 5 foot radius around each conductor (for safety reasons) on a drop maybe more for main lines but has no rights to the ground underneath, they do get maintaince rights)

AND it is revocable, all you have to do is contact the cable company, show you are the owner of the property, and that you wish the drop to be PERMANENTLY removed. (They may charge you if you later request a replacement, even if access (basic service) is required by law.)

** BTW in California (and most other places, I think) there are many implied easements on EVERY piece of land, even if they don't show on the deed. Things like Road RoW, Utility RoW,etc. are implied on ALL land in CA. only in recent years have some title insurance companies begun requiring Express (written) easements under some circumstances (now when you buy a lot in a development you may receive 2 deeds one for the house and yard outside the statutory RoW and a second for the EASEMENT for roads, utilities, sidewalk area portion that you own, pay taxes on, but don't have exclusive use of. This came about to avoid arguments like this thread from becoming lawsuits.
What UCDave it sounds like to have on his property is a service vault intended to provide service to other properties, which is an entirely different type of easement.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19910911 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:16:02 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909886 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909886 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:22:28 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909575 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909575 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:38:06 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909390 As far as Comcast- it seems they do not even know about the trench and are still trying to find out days later, so good luck with them.
That trench is obvoiusly some type of main feeder-he has said there are already overhead lines for simple connections.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909390 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:11:11 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909299 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909299 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:58:52 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909242 I should add that I don't believe the cable co. paid anything to their contractor-they did not follow the permit and the cables never got connected-my lawyer said their (cable co.) defence would be that everyone got ripped off with these Utah contractors-it was all their fault. The water co. told me they had noticed these Utah contractors not following permits at other locations on several oiccasions, I wonder how much of this is going on.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909242 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:50:50 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909112
It's easier and more profitable to run a drop to the wrong house? Wow, no one would ever catch that! Your case is completely different. Your situation was a mainline. His situation was a drop. I could see a contractor taking a shortcut to run a mainline, but running a drop to the wrong house (as is the case for the original poster) solves nothing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909112 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:33:57 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19909107 said by ultracooldave :

worldvision, they used out of state contractors so it would not viable, this is a common ploy used by the cable co. - they would call it cost control.
Surely you must know (you do have a lawyer?) that a contractor must have a license to operate, issued by the state in which he operates. Surly you must know that the party who hires the contractor is, ultimately, responsible for the conduct of the contractor.

In general, you can bring suit in the jurisdiction where the tort occurs. And Comcast does do business in California, and has to accept service of legal disputes in California.

This comment causes me to wonder if you really have a lawyer. Of course, there is a statute of limitation on lawsuits. I don't know what it actually is, but I am reasonably certain that it is less than eight years.
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how did they run the wires?!?!?! once again.....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908801 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:41:59 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908788 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908788 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:39:06 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908765 And yes, property was recently surveyed, never disputed by anyone box is on my land.
Still waiting to hear from original poster if he has even heard back from Comcast regarding trench, getting to 4 business days now! All I can offer him is to have lawyer see if his contract could be nullified on some technical basis or maybe whoever signed it was not actually the property owner,]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908765 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:34:46 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908680 said by fruhead:


Are the other utilities street-side or somewhere on your property?
That's a futile question I've asked that question like 5 times. If had answered it this thread would have been over long ago, I'm sure. His unwillingness to answer this might be because an answer would find a hole in his logic. Maybe even something that would upset his legal situation. Maybe an undocumented easement that his lawyer didn't know about and, for whatever reason, Comcast can't prove is there. If he admits to lines running, then they can come back through and "upgrade" their lines. That's the only logical thing I can deduce from him continuing to not answer such a simple, but vital question.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908680 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:19:55 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19908098
At a minimum, there should have been a courtesy phone call. In many states, a call to "Dig Safe" is required. If Utah has a Dig Safe company, they would have come out and marked the ground to avoid things like water and gas utility lines.
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If the cable company is upgrading their lines to fiber-optic, or upgrading their system to 875MHz or 1G, they would be following existing path. They wouldn't be upgrading by digging in new areas or licensing new poles. If they were expanding to areas that were not previously accessible, then they might be rerouting, trenching and/or leasing new poles for their infrastructure. If that's the case, then you're not obstructing existing customers 'who don't take the service anyway', you're stopping new customers from having the freedom to choose what service they would prefer.

Is it possible that you are stopping the cable company from making the improvements in service that you yourself complain of? Are you shooting yourself (and your neighbors) in the foot by your obstinacy? Would the cable service be better (for those who choose to subscribe to it) if you allowed the company access to the path? Are you yourself creating the problem that you complain of so strongly?

Can you take a picture of the box on your land and upload it so we have an idea of what the box's original purpose might have been? Are your other utilities aerial or underground feeds (to yourself, then carrying down further to your neighbors)? Are the other utilities street-side or somewhere on your property?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907873 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:27:06 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907314 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907314 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:00:29 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907212 --
i am not a lawyer but I do play one on the internet]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907212 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:06:35 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907207 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907207 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:04:20 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907197 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907197 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:01:06 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907115 --
i am not a lawyer but I do play one on the internet]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907115 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:36:13 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907104 Even though its off topic I will answer your question-
simple question-how are my neighbors getting cable (presumabily with me refusing to let the cable co. hook up their digital cables inside the illegal box they forceibly installed on my property while I watched in handcuffs)
Everyone is getting standard cable if they want it because the cable co. is a monopoly and has to provide basic service to everyone on the mountain, it is however the worst and most expensive service in the whole country. It should be noted that everyone with a view of the southern sky has satellite, its half the price great picture. There is no alternative for those that cannot get satellite, no over the air at all.
Turning to digital-the wires they want to connect, in the very few areas they have provided it, it also is the worst and most expensive in the whole country- this can be verified on this website. The only people using digital are those that cannot get dsl and have no view of the southern sky, in the highly concentrated areas where there is digital cable there is also dsl available so its difficult to make money from digital cable since half will opt for satellite/dsl since its half the price, the vast majority are so spread out the cable co would have to spend a fortune to supply them and they are not required to under their monopoly contract.
So of the 1500 houses that my cable was meant to serve only a handful would actually get it and yes, I freely admit I am stopping them by not granting the cable co. a piece of my land. If they wanted to they could move the box, the truth of the matter is that they really don't want to supply digital due to cost.
Somehow you think I am being UNAmerican or something in not donating a piece of my land to the cable co. so they can supply digital to a few. They will just have to have regular cable, bad as it is until something changes and the cable co. will continue to be the most hated business on the mountain.
I could not change that even if I let them hook up their cables.
Its just the way it is in this area.
Unfortunately its a simple question without a simple answer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19907104 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:32:24 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906931 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906931 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:47:18 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906902 I wish I could have customers sign a contract where they give me some of their wealth, I make money from it and I pay nothing for it-and its all legal! I would have to be carefull not to do it too much-laws might be passed to stop it, or heaven forbid - my competitors may all start doing the same thing. I think I would call the company Comcast, or is that name already taken? I guess I would have to call it Comcast Trenches.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906902 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:40:14 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906589 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906589 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:45:53 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906567
Eminent domain ? :o

[/arbitrary comment]]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906567 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:41:08 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906550 said by CableTool:

You know what would have been better? If everyone acted like members of society and let people just do their job.
Now that's crazy talk ;)

I could buy the property around him and build a high rise platform (just happening to be in front of his satellite) and take up photography. I'd probably get some nice shots of the mountain. Or would that be wrong to obstruct him from getting tv.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906550 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:38:33 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906545 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906545 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:37:32 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19906311 said by 81399672:

A contract is civil matter and not legal matter.
{cough;cough}A "civil" matter is a "legal" matter; just under "civil law", as compared with "criminal law".
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I just don't see a cop arresting me for refusing you access to my property without court order
I dont think youd be arrested either. But they would escort the tech and stay with him while he does what he has to do. And if you interceed in any way or act in a threatening manner then yeah, youd be arrested for that.
Ive had cops escort me, Ive called cops to escort my techs. Not once has anyone been arrested. Pretty much every time though the homeowner stood there and yelled his head off like madman.
So be it. You know what would have been better? If everyone acted like members of society and let people just do their job. Especially when it has no affect on anyone or anything.
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i didnt read the last 2 pages of posts. but i will comment on a couple of issues. one being is i do often use the police in the course of doing my job. its just easier for me to get the police involved from the get go when the homeowner is going to be a dick. i try to reason with them but when they reach my limits i just call the police to handle it. unlike what is mentioned in this thread it really doesnt matter whether you signed a contract or not. the cable company rents the easements thru the franchise agreements. i often have to run main lines thru properties that have never had cable at all and it really doesnt matter. fact is truth be told some days the homeowner makes my day. its kind of fun knowing your correct and they are wrong and kind of funny watching the police handle it. and yes cut a line and you run a real risk of going to jail.
A contract is civil matter and not legal matter. Unless owner is in violation of law or court order, cops can't do much. So go ahead and call them all you want. If cops threatens me to arrest me, i will just escalate it to his supervisor. If needed i will get lawyer(s) involved. I just don't see a cop arresting me for refusing you access to my property without court order]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19905788 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:31:39 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19905571 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19905571 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:02:35 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903937 said by ultracooldave :

kpatterson, just in case you did not know, cutting off a working utility is a criminal act, whether its there legally or not you will be arrested so you may not be correct in believing in your "bluff" working.
whether its criminal or not i doubt wow cared, they still would have to clean up the mess if he did it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903937 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:34:36 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903929
my word they are slow to dl on my 8 meg connection..

Looks okay to me..

in the spring they will seed it...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903929 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:33:50 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903874 said by ultracooldave :

kpatterson, just in case you did not know, cutting off a working utility is a criminal act, whether its there legally or not you will be arrested so you may not be correct in believing in your "bluff" working.
They didn't believe his bluff. They realized how important it was to him to have the line moved. It's called customer service. And he said he knew he couldn't cut the line.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903874 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:26:25 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903868 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903868 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:25:00 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903855 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903855 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:22:38 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903849 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903849 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:21:08 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903803 In California you cannot get a permit to build over a utility trench or build anything that may obstruct access. I'd be surprised if it wasn't that way everywhere.
If his trench was illegally installed he would have an excellant legal case, truth of the matter-he signed the contract and its there legally. Yes, he could negioate with Comcast and get their permission to move the trench so he could build something and he would pay the full costs of this. It would be entirely up to Comcast, they could legally so no, unless there are local regulations covering this situation]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903803 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:13:57 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903796 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903796 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:13:25 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903772 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903772 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:10:04 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903726
The problem was one of timing. ABC (now ATT) had a strike deadline approaching. If they didn't do their job proptly I would have been stuck with two poles until the end of the strike and for some time thereafter until they caught up on more important jobs.

My cable company is Time Warner. They were rpompt and efficient. The problem was WOW. I threatened to cut their feeder line if they weren't off the pole by a certain date. I couldn't have gotten away with that, but my bluff worked. They move the last wires, I cut the old pole down, dug out the butt, and left the pieces in the street for AEP to pick up.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903726 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:00:35 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903693 said by K Patterson:

AEP wanted to change the way power was delivered to my house and that of a couple of neighbors. They wanted to bring primary to within 20 feet of two homes. Se said no, and they were stuck because, while they had an easement for the pole and the existing line path, they didn't have an easment for the new path. We negotiated a better location for the pole and then granted easements. It turned into a big mess with the phone and cable companies on the pole
Confused a bit. Technically cable and phone are supposed to follow power. When you renegotiated the path of power, cable and phone should have been moved with them, correct? Also, if the power company owns the poles and rents them to the other utilities, wouldn't that also force cable to move their lines following because the power co. would have given up the old easement? Not sure I made those questions clear, but hopefully you can do your best to decipher and answer.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903693 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:55:09 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903676 said by GreyHound :

said by CableDaddy3:

That's like a greyhound bus going from new york to florida and deciding the traffic is to heavy and it would be easier to take the passengers to new jersey, so you drop them off at New Jersey instead.
That is not necessarily a good comparison to bolster your position. Have you ever taken a GreyHound bus trip? ;)
Hehe, not recently. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903676 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:51:50 EDT Re: Can Comcast Dig Up My Yard? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903665 said by CableDaddy3:

That's like a greyhound bus going from new york to florida and deciding the traffic is to heavy and it would be easier to take the passengers to new jersey, so you drop them off at New Jersey instead. That is not necessarily a good comparison to bolster your position. Have you ever taken a GreyHound bus trip? ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Can-Comcast-Dig-Up-My-Yard-19903665 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:49:50 EDT