West Virginia § 31G-3-3 Conduit installation or fiber installation by counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions

West Virginia Statutes

§ 31G-3-3 — Conduit installation or fiber installation by counties, municipalities, and other political subdivisions

West Virginia § 31G-3-3

Ch. 31GBROADBAND ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION POLICIES

Art. 3CONDUIT INSTALLATION; MICROTRENCHING

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W. Va. Code § 31G-3-3 (2026).

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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the State of West Virginia may:

(1)Install or contract with any entity for the installation of conduit, fiber, or broadband facilities throughout that political subdivision;

(2)Partner with any of the following entities, or any combination thereof, to install such conduit or communications facilities throughout that political subdivision:

(A)Nonprofit organization;

(B)Cooperative association;

(C)Another county, municipality, or political subdivision;

(D)Private corporations, company, or person; or

(E)Public-private partnership; and

(4)Partner with any of the following entities, or any combination thereof, which operate a network operations center

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the State of West Virginia may:

(1) Install or contract with any entity for the installation of conduit, fiber, or broadband facilities throughout that political subdivision;

(2) Partner with any of the following entities, or any combination thereof, to install such conduit or communications facilities throughout that political subdivision:

(A) Nonprofit organization;

(B) Cooperative association;

(C) Another county, municipality, or political subdivision;

(D) Private corporations, company, or person; or

(E) Public-private partnership; and

(4) Partner with any of the following entities, or any combination thereof, which operate a network operations center, to operate a fiber network:Provided, That a political subdivision may operate a network for their own use:

(A) Nonprofit organization;

(B) Cooperative association;

(C) Another county, municipality, or political subdivision;

(D) Private corporations, company, or person; or

(E) Public-private partnership.