Broadband Deployment Act allows broadband providers to use existing electric easements and public road rights-of-way for broadband infrastructure.
The Broadband Deployment Act in Illinois aims to expand broadband access by allowing broadband providers to use existing electric easements and public road rights-of-way for installing and maintaining broadband infrastructure. The Act defines "broadband infrastructure" and "broadband provider," and it specifies that no additional compensation is required for the installation and maintenance of broadband infrastructure within an easement for electricity or along an existing public road right-of-way.
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