The borough frequently receives requests from various business entities
engaged in the fiber optic cable communications industry seeking the
borough's approval for the use of borough streets, other borough
owned property and, in some instances, existing easements which previously
have been granted by the borough to public utilities for the purpose
of installing overhead and/or underground cables, conduits, wires
and similar equipment. In the instances involving previously granted
easements granted to the public utilities, such easements typically
were granted many years ago for nominal considerations.