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Matt3989 t1_j63v1tj wrote

Reply to comment by Dontaskmeaboutnam in BGE is quietly pushing to control Baltimore’s underground conduit system by finsterallen

I agree with the first part, but I wouldn't say that it's ridiculously expensive to install conduit. Not in the days of Horizontal Directional Drilling.

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istayquiet t1_j64ccfl wrote

FWIW, directional boring is currently not permitted in Baltimore City (and neither is micro trenching, which would be a game changer for fiber-to-the-home service here).

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DrJungeyBrungenMD t1_j66d1q7 wrote

Why is microtrenching not permitted? I’m sure there are plenty of ISPs that would love to move in here

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istayquiet t1_j66hwqm wrote

Great question! My best guess (based on years of work in this industry) is that Baltimore City’s legal department can’t figure out how to legally permit microtrenching, so it’s one of those back-burner things that will never progress beyond “wow, other medium and large-sized cities do this and it’s great for all involved, but we should keep studying it indefinitely [and spend taxpayer dollars to commission a report from a preferred contractor that will result in nothing]”.

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