HB400 Alabama 2019 Session

This bill would authorize the placement, construction, installation, operation, and use of broadband and other advanced communication capabilities and related facilities within electric easements by electric providers.

This bill would authorize electric providers to engage in, and to permit electric providers to authorize others to engage in, providing broadband services through advanced communications capabilities within electric easement.

This bill would grant the right to electric providers to condemn easements and rights-of-way for advanced communications capabilities.

This bill would also permit consents through service agreements, licenses, leases, and membership agreements to place, construct, install, operate and use advance communication capabilities within an electric easement.

Relating to broadband services; to authorize the placement, construction, installation, operation, and use of broadband and other advanced communication capabilities and related facilities within electric easements by electric providers; to authorize electric providers to engage in, and to permit electric providers to authorize others to engage in, providing broadband services through advanced communications capabilities within electric easements; to grant the right to electric providers to condemn easements and rights-of-way for advanced communications capabilities; and to permit consents through service agreements, licenses, leases, and membership agreements to place, construct, install, operate, and use advance communication capabilities within an electric easement.