Overhead aerial lines crossing my property

[Lakee911]

I was out at my rental property the other day and I counted 14 overhead wires (cable and telephone) crossing over and through the backyard to feed the two duplexes next door. It's a very unsightly mess.

Do I have any power to tell the appropriate cable and telephone companies to move them? Do I have the right (even though I wouldn't do this) to just cut them at the edges of my property?

Would any of this change if it is power lines over my yard to feed a neighbor?

Thanks,
Jason

[Speedy Petey]

I would just cut them all. If they are that unsightly, and this is a rental you own, you owe it to your tenants to provide them with the most visually and aesthetically pleasing environment possible.

[Ian Gills]

Everyone that comes to visit me from England always comments at how messy the overland cables are here.

BURY THEM! Most countries did that years ago.

And then we complain when a small wind gust cuts the power.

[Lakee911]

"Overland" cables? Ha!

There are advantages to aerial/overhead/overland cables, but they are very unsightly.

I'm certainly not going to pay to bury my neighbors wiring though.

[220/221]

I HATE overhead crap!!

Nothing you can do about it though unless you want to foot the bill to bury them.

[Ian Gills]

I would gladly pay to see the whole country bury them.

Where shall I send the check?

Although I have also been to some countries where they dig up the roads to bury cable TV lines, but the power lines are left overhead because the cable company can gets its act together with the power company.

I encouarge all Americans to start diggin'. If they won't bury them for us, we'll do it ourselves!

Just think....no more outages...ever. And no need for home generators.

Welcome to the 21st century USA!