What is a Utility Easement?

As Hunter Communications lights up Oregon and Northern California with blazing-fast fiber internet, we’re not just laying cables—we’re bringing the future to your doorstep! With our top-notch team and cutting-edge technology, we’re making sure every home and business stays connected without a hitch. In this article, we’ll explain what a utility easement is and how utility easements play a key role in our exciting journey to deliver unmatched connectivity to your neighborhood.

What is a utility easement?

A utility easement is a designated section of a property that grants utility companies, like Hunter Communications, the legal right to access, install, maintain, and repair utility lines and equipment. These easements are essential for ensuring that vital services such as electricity, water, and high-speed internet can be delivered efficiently and reliably to homes and businesses.

Utility easements are typically established during a neighborhood’s development and are included in the property deeds. They usually run along the edges of properties, often parallel to streets, fences, or alleys. While the land within an easement remains the property of the homeowner, the utility company has the right to use it for its infrastructure needs. This means that Hunter Communications can access these areas to install fiber-optic cables and other necessary equipment, ensuring that our cutting-edge internet services reach every corner of the community.

Understanding utility easements is crucial for property owners because it explains why Hunter Communications might need to access a portion of their land. Our team works diligently to minimize any disruption and restore any affected areas promptly. By facilitating these easements, we can provide high-quality, reliable internet services that keep your neighborhood connected and thriving.

Why would we need to access an easement?

Hunter Communications’ engineering, construction, and maintenance teams operate exclusively in areas with existing utility easements, right-of-way permits, or explicit approval from property owners.

There are several reasons why Hunter might need to access a utility easement, including:

• Surveying utility poles and grounds for future expansion
• Building aerial fiber lines
• Constructing, excavating, or drilling to place underground conduit
• Placing utility pole anchors
• Installing cabinets, vaults, or pedestals
• Installing fiber-optic internet service to another home

What happens if Hunter needs to access an easement on your property?

Our teams are committed to accessing easements with the least amount of disruption to homeowners. Before accessing a utility easement on private property, our teams will knock on the door and notify the homeowners of the work required in the easement area. If no one is home, they will leave a door hanger to inform residents of the visit.

Utility easements can be located in various areas, sometimes near sidewalks or other easily accessible locations, and other times behind fences or in gated yards. If access to these areas is needed, please ensure gates are unlocked. Additionally, we ask residents to temporarily secure pets in a different location until our work is complete. Whenever possible, our team will coordinate with the property owner to schedule a convenient time for our crews to safely access the utility easement.

We know it can be stressful to have construction crews working on property around your home. Regardless of the easement’s location, our construction crews will be respectful and exercise caution while working. Once the work is completed, we will restore the property to its preexisting condition.

Are you ready to experience the fastest internet service for your home or business?

Hunter Communications is expanding its reliable, high-speed fiber internet service throughout communities in Oregon and Northern California. Fiber internet has fast upload and download speeds so you’ll never experience lagging issues when you’re streaming videos, playing video games, or participating in an online meeting.