Slight note that some states separate mineral rights under railroads. Example https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/current-and-former-owners-of-land-next-to-or-under-railroad-rights-of-way-may-be-eligible-for-cash-payments-from-a-class-action-settlement-166270626.html where the URL sums it up.
On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 2:56 PM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 3:40 PM, Rod Beck > <rod.b...@unitedcablecompany.com> wrote: > > Who regulates and licenses dark fiber providers? Or does no one? > > Hi Rod, > > When they use public rights of way (alongside roads for example), dark > fiber providers are regulated by the state corporation commission or > public utilities commission of each state in which they operate. > > When they use only private rights of way (e.g. railroad tracks) they > are generally unregulated. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > > -- > William Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > Dirtside Systems ......... Web: <http://www.dirtside.com/> > -- - Andrew "lathama" Latham -