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Ask Slashdot: Resources For Identifying Telecom Right-of-Way Locations?

Posted by samzenpus on from the coming-through dept.

An anonymous reader writes "With threats to network neutrality, such as Verizon's recent lawsuit, I've been thinking of creating a map plotting all the locations where telecommunications companies currently use public lands via right-of-way laws. It seems that this would convey just how much telecommunications depends on public infrastructure. However, it's been difficult identifying where these locations are. Short of crowdsourcing, does anyone know of resources that could be used to create such a map?"

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  1. Re:Do it and it will be classified by rot26 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fortunately for us, no terrorist organization or nation, even one capable of developing their own nuclear weapons, is able to reproduce this feat.

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  2. Re:no by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    no...now go away

    Lighten up, Mrs Romney.

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  3. Re:DHS would like to have a word with you... by aurispector · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because that FIOS network? Verizon didn't build that.

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