>>Furthermore, the government isn't paying them for these poles in this case, ohhh yes they are... They are allowing these companies free use the land those p

>>Furthermore, the government isn't paying them for these poles in this case, ohhh yes they are... They are allowing these companies free use the land those poles are sunk into free of charge from which they force the owners of said properly to allow them to use under the Utility Easement programs. In most instances the government is also giving them some kind of Monopolistic control over the market segment they service. i.e there is only 1 Telephone Provider, or 1 Electrical Company for that area. In exchange for these FREE things the government requires these companies to SELL attachments to their poles at a reasonable fee. I.e when Comcast wants to connect to a Electrical Pole they pay a monthly FEE to the utility companies To believe the utility companies some how being harmed just does not match reality