Common use of Underground Construction Clause in Contracts

Underground Construction. The facilities of the Licensee shall be installed underground in those Service Areas where existing telephone and electric services are both underground at the time of system construction. In areas where either telephone or electric utility facilities are installed aerially at the time of system construction, the Licensee may install its facilities aerially with the understanding that at such time as the existing aerial facilities are required to be placed underground by the Issuing Authority, the Licensee shall likewise place its facilities underground. In the event that the Issuing Authority uses municipal funding over which it may exercise discretionary use to reimburse any telephone or electric utilities for the placement of cable underground or the movement of cable, the Issuing Authority shall notify Licensee in advance and, upon written request of Licensee, exercise reasonable efforts to reimburse Licensee upon the same terms and conditions as any similarly situated telephone, electric or other utility.

Underground Construction. The facilities of the Licensee shall be installed underground in those Service Areas where existing telephone and electric services are both underground at the time of system construction. In areas where either telephone or electric utility facilities are installed aerially at the time of system construction, the Licensee may install its facilities aerially with the understanding that at such time as the existing aerial facilities are required to be placed underground by the Issuing Authority, the Licensee shall likewise place its facilities underground. In the event that the Issuing Authority uses municipal funding funding, over which it may exercise discretionary use use, to reimburse any telephone or electric utilities for the placement of cable underground or the movement of cable, the Issuing Authority shall notify Licensee in advance and, upon written request of Licensee, exercise reasonable efforts to be reimburse Licensee upon the same terms and conditions as any similarly situated telephone, electric or other utility.