They do not; not with out paying. That would be a taking. They have to pay to use the city rights of way just like carriers do. Just because the federal gov is

They do not; not with out paying. That would be a taking. They have to pay to use the city rights of way just like carriers do. Just because the federal gov is doing it does not mean it is free. In China or other authoritarian governments they just say we are putting fiber here and a tower there and if anyone complains they can just put them in prison or whatever they want. In the USA that is not how it works. The federal government would have to buy the right of way just like carriers do. I don't think that will make it cheaper or faster to do.