Official:Granting permission to RCN Telecom Services of Philadelphia, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, its successors, assigns and agents, to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way and City streets, by placing such telecommunications system within and/or attached to the existing facilities owned by Level 3 Communications, LLC, PECO Energy Company, Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc., and/or other entities authorized by other City ordinances, subject to such owner's consent; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: October 4, 2001
Signed: November 15, 2001
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows RCN Telecom Services to build and maintain a telecommunications system in Philadelphia's public rights-of-way, using existing facilities owned by other companies.
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