Paul M Foster wrote:
>On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 12:43:58AM -0400, Bill Glidden wrote:
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>>Verizon isn't making this easy ... First, they cut my brighthouse cable and
>>my neighbor's when they ran the fiber from the street to the house. I wonder
>>if Brighthouse will cut the fiber when they come to bury the new coax they
>>had to run :)
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>I wonder if Verizon simply decided it would be quicker and cheaper to
>cut other people's cables, rather than take the time to route
>over/under/around them. I'm not begin facetious. I've heard no end of
>stories like this.
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>When I wanted to do some digging in my yard, I was told that I _must_
>call the central agency that informs all the various entities with
>underground service. The companies are supposed to come out within some
>short time frame and put flags and paint down to show where their
>cables/pipes are. I was also told that if I dig without doing so and cut
>something, there's a penalty/fine. Me, a lowly homeowner. I wonder if
>Verizon and others like them are exempt, or if they simply find it
>cheaper/faster to cut them anyway. They could be just grossly inept, but
>at some point it begins to look like they're doing it on purpose.
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The company is callsunshine and as they say "its the law". You can be
charged for all labor and supplies if you damage someone else's lines or
pipes. That was what the issue was with verizon in tampa a few months
ago. Verizon's locators, which is a contracted company, were not
accurate and utilities and contractors were ripping lines out left and
right. If the locate is not accurate you don't have to pay and many
contractors don't care because it ends up being cheap just calling
callsunshine and notifying them than to pay a crew of 10 overtime.
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