Hit a phone line and need help.

[got_nailed]

That’s a good one rugged. I need more kids don’t I.

The way it looks they will be doing something soon with that line. I will sell them an easement but it will not be where the cable is right now. In any way shape or form I do not want the cable inside of my fence. I have seen companies cut the wires and not fix the wires letting the cattle out, but to them they say they had the right to gain access to there cable.

There are 2 other properties that the phone line is on and they did not get easements for there land either. They are on the same path that I’m on but they haven’t hit the cable yet. Between the 3 of us there is over 2.5 miles of there cable on land with out easement or right away grants.

Now for the fun… I’m about to go out and use my auger to put in more holes for my fence. I did get some extra shear pins just in case. I did call the phone company to send someone out to make sure there marks are right and to make sure I do hit it again. The paper will be coming out when I’m dinning more holes and the other 2 people that own land that the cable is on are helping me with the fence (working for free).

I did find out that the cable jumps between 2 of the 4’x3’x6’ junction boxes. The cable runs between a small town and a town that if you blink you miss it.

On Monday when it stuff starts hitting the court system is when it will all start to getting good.

As far as being an ass on 10/16/07 the phone line will be pulled out and sold to the highest bidder. This will give them 30 days to remove or resolve there cable once the paper work is filed on Monday.

[Bob NH]

Public utilities usually have the right to take an easement by eminent domain. They may be able to compel you to allow the cable on the property but they will have to pay damages for it. Damages include the loss of your ability to use the property for other purposes.

One risk of selling them or giving them an easement is that if you ever need to have the line moved for any reason you will have to pay all costs. For example, if you had to put in a driveway or road or drain that interfered with the line you would have to pay the total cost.

I know a guy that gave the power company an easement to let the lines cross the corner of his property. When he wanted to build a house on the corner they wanted thousands of dollars to move the line.

[got_nailed]

The only problems I can see with having the cable between the road and my fence would be the drive way and the ditch. But I can’t see ether one being a problem.

I was talking to the phone rep and he was telling us that they had people out looking at hanging a cable down one of the power lines a few miles down from us. I think this would be the best for all. I did come up with something that will work; if they give me a T3 for free for life then I’ll be good to go.

I moved the fence line that I was working on before so even if the line dose stay were it’s at the cable will be on the outside of the fence. The cool part is after the newspaper left the phone guy started to help us out. The guy they sent out was told that the line was miss marked and we were going to try to hit it again.

The easement for the power company had to happen; I needed power. There polls only go as far as the edge of the woods the rest is under ground.