> But nobody wants to have to subsidize anyone else when they > do work, so they fight regulations around burying > extra/empty conduit tooth and nail. The f

> But nobody wants to have to subsidize anyone else when they > do work, so they fight regulations around burying > extra/empty conduit tooth and nail. The funny thing is that sharing dig costs would not result in a subsidy for anyone. It would actually save costs for all parties, but competition being what it is, large players would rather take the full cost hit than allow a potential competitor to also lower their costs. Barrier of entry and all that. The EU is actually about to mandate shared digging to solve this problem.