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Okla. Legislature Passes Broadband Easements Bill

Oklahoma legislators sent the governor a broadband bill Wednesday to allow electrical utility easements to be used for high-speed networks by ISPs and electric companies. The House voted 83-0 Tuesday to agree with Senate amendments to HB-1965. The bill would…

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ban “class action lawsuits alleging trespass, nuisance or inverse condemnation based on a claim of expanded easement use when the broadband facilities are located on above ground property owned or utilized by an electric provider,” said a summary of the amended bill.