Official:Granting permission to Sunesys Inc., its successors and assigns to construct, maintain and operate, replace, and remove a telecommunications system along, over, in and under the public rights-of-way, City streets and Fairmount Park, within existing conduit, or to attach facilities to existing PECO Energy and Verizon utility poles of other entities holding a grant pursuant to other City ordinances, subject to such owner of the conduit or utility poles consent; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: October 21, 2004
Signed: December 16, 2004
: Committee on Streets and Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows Sunesys Inc., a telecommunications company, to install and maintain a fiber-optic network in Philadelphia's public rights-of-way, including streets and Fairmount Park, for use by schools and potentially other institutions.
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