Our neighborhood is a turn-of-the-last-century area with utility poles behind the properties. Carried on these poles are PG&E, AT&T, Comcast, and now Sonic.
I just got my Sonic fiber about a month ago, and it's been great. My pole is in my backyard, and I freely allowed whatever access was required for both me and my neighbors.
But many folks on our neighborhood email list are saying that Sonic can't supply them with Sonic fiber because of access issues to these poles in the backyard. Some are saying that neighbors are not providing access to the poles while others are saying that Sonic doesn't have enough money to cover every house in the neighborhood, or can't even string the poles for whatever reason. Some of this misinformation seems to be speculation on the part of my neighbors, but some others claim that Sonic tells them these things.
I thought all utilities had access to these poles because of easements. Isn't accessing them just a matter of notification, not permission?
Super confused about this. What is the true story?
I just got my Sonic fiber about a month ago, and it's been great. My pole is in my backyard, and I freely allowed whatever access was required for both me and my neighbors.
But many folks on our neighborhood email list are saying that Sonic can't supply them with Sonic fiber because of access issues to these poles in the backyard. Some are saying that neighbors are not providing access to the poles while others are saying that Sonic doesn't have enough money to cover every house in the neighborhood, or can't even string the poles for whatever reason. Some of this misinformation seems to be speculation on the part of my neighbors, but some others claim that Sonic tells them these things.
I thought all utilities had access to these poles because of easements. Isn't accessing them just a matter of notification, not permission?
Super confused about this. What is the true story?