UNDERGROUND WIRING OF UTILITIES. In areas of the Town having both telephone lines and electric utility lines underground, whether required by ordinance or not, Franchisee's cable and wires shall be installed underground. Franchisee shall comply with all applicable state and generally applicable municipal laws and regulations concerning “dig-safe" requirements and laws and ordinances of general applicability concerning street openings, street restoration, traffic management and other procedures and requirements pertaining to obtaining such street permits and permits that may be generally required for work or locating new plant under, on or over the public way. In the event Franchisee is provided reasonable notice of the excavation or trenching of a public way for purposes of conduit and/or equipment installation, it shall be Franchisee's obligation to locate its conduit and equipment in said excavation or trench where possible (and other utilities, not including water and sewer, are subject to same obligation with respect to use of said excavation or trench), and in any event to respond in writing to such notice within twenty-one days as to whether such underground conduit and equipment locations are possible. If the Franchising Authority reimburses any other participating utility (other than water and sewer) for relocating its facilities, Franchisee shall be similarly reimbursed.
UNDERGROUND WIRING OF UTILITIES. In areas of the Town having both telephone lines and electric utility lines underground, whether required by ordinance or not, all of Licensee's cable and wires shall be underground. At such time as these facilities are placed underground by the telephone and electric utility companies, as required to be placed underground by the Town, the Licensee shall likewise place its facilities underground, pursuant to M.G.L. c. 166, subject to applicable laws regarding a taking of property and/or compensation thereof; provided however, that if any utility in the Town is compensated for such undergrounding the Licensee shall also be so compensated. When possible, Licensee shall be able to use the underground conduit maintained by the Town based upon a mutually agreeable arrangement. Licensee shall maintain membership and participate in the Massachusetts "DIG-SAFE" program.
UNDERGROUND WIRING OF UTILITIES. In areas of the Town having both telephone lines and electric utility lines underground, whether required by ordinance or not, all of Licensee’s cable and wires shall be underground. When possible, Licensee shall be able to use the underground conduit maintained by the Town based upon a mutually agreeable arrangement. Licensee shall maintain membership and participate in the Massachusetts “Dig-safe” program and comply with applicable Dig-safe requirements pursuant to MGL ch. 82, Section 40.
UNDERGROUND WIRING OF UTILITIES. (a) In areas of the Town in which telephone lines and electric utility lines are currently, on, in the future specified to be, underground, whether required by law or not, all of Licensee’s cable and wires shall be underground. At such time as telephone and electric facilities are placed underground by the telephone and electric utility company(s) at their sole cost and expense, or are required to be placed underground by the Town at the sole cost and expense of such telephone and electric utility companies, the Licensee shall likewise place its facilities underground at its sole cost and expense. At such time as these facilities are placed underground by the telephone and electric utility companies at other than the telephone and electric companies sole cost and expense, the Licensee shall likewise place its facilities underground subject to applicable law regarding compensation thereof.
