Common use of Aerial and Underground Construction Clause in Contracts

Aerial and Underground Construction. If at the time of Cable System construction all of the transmission and distribution facilities of all of the respective public or municipal utilities in the construction area are underground, the Company shall place its Cable System’s transmission and distribution facilities underground. At the time of Cable System construction, in any place within the Franchise Area where the transmission or distribution facilities of the respective public or municipal utilities are both aerial and underground, the Company shall have the discretion to construct, operate, and maintain all of its transmission and distribution facilities, or any part thereof, aerially or underground; however, at such time as all existing aerial facilities of the respective public or municipal utilities are placed underground, the Company shall likewise place its facilities underground, subject to the provisions of Section 2.4.1. Company facilities placed underground at the property owner’s request in any area where any of the transmission or distribution facilities of the respective public or municipal utilities are aerial shall be installed with the additional expense paid by the property owner. Nothing in this Section 2.4.5 shall be construed to require the Company to construct, operate, or maintain underground any ground-mounted appurtenances such as customer taps, line extenders, system passive devices, amplifiers, power supplies, pedestals, or other related equipment.

Aerial and Underground Construction. If at the time of Cable System construction all of the transmission and distribution facilities of all of the respective public or municipal utilities in the construction area are underground, the Company shall place its Cable System’s transmission and distribution facilities underground. At the time of Cable System construction, in any place within the Franchise Area where the transmission or distribution facilities of the respective public or municipal utilities are both aerial and underground, the Company shall have the discretion to construct, operate, and maintain all of its transmission and distribution facilities, or any part thereof, aerially or underground; however, at such time as all existing aerial facilities of the respective public or municipal utilities are placed underground, the Company shall likewise place its facilities underground, subject to the provisions of Section 2.4.1. Company facilities placed underground at the property owner’s request in any area where any of the transmission or distribution facilities of the respective public or municipal utilities are aerial shall be installed with the additional expense paid by the property owner. Nothing in this Section 2.4.5 shall be construed to require the Company to construct, operate, or maintain underground any ground-mounted appurtenances such as customer taps, line extenders, system passive devices, amplifiers, power supplies, pedestals, or other related equipment. The Company shall be entitled to expand and upgrade its System as it deems reasonably necessary.