Changes to the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and lawsuits filed by utility companies have successfully eliminated the franchise fees that utility companies were charged for use of a city’s right-of-way (ROW.) Courts are now requiring defendants to present cost-based assessments of ROW value—not estimates or averages. Your city stands to lose millions of dollars each year if you aren’t prepared to prove the value of your underground.

In this program you’ll learn: