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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by mlyle on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @11:44PM (#37142631)
> Sounds like it's not compulsory though? The ISP is perfectly welcome to lay their lines via private lands (having negotiated permission with each landowner, naturally) if they'd prefer.

Streets cut cities into small islands of private lands. Therefore, you cannot reach anyone without crossing the public right of way.

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Re:ISPs complain that listing every fee is too hard, urge FC... by lmm on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @01:13AM (#37143088)
Perhaps mere crossing should be treated as de minimis. But when you're closing and digging up the public street for days at a time, or perhaps even running your lines through publicly-maintained conduits and accessing them through publicly-maintained manholes, you're taking a lot more from the commons than that.
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