A. Underground Cable or Telecommunications Facilities shall be installed within an existing County owned underground duct or conduit whenever Excess Capacity exists, if feasible, in a manner consistent with the "Manual on Accommodating Utilities in Pierce County Rights-of-Way." Otherwise, installation of such facilities shall be done using methods consistent with the standards, codes, and regulations applicable to the type of facilities being installed and Pierce County's "Manual on Accommodating Utilities in Pierce County Rights-of-Way."

B. A franchisee with written authorization to install Overhead Facilities shall install its facilities on pole attachments to existing utility poles only, and then only if Surplus Space is available. Installation of new poles may be approved by the County Engineer on a case-by-case basis.

C. Whenever all existing telephone, electric utilities, cable facilities and Cable or Telecommunications Facilities are located underground within rights-of-way, a franchisee with written authorization to occupy the same rights-of-way must also locate its Cable and Telecommunications Facilities underground if capacity exists.

D. Whenever all new or existing telephone, electric utilities, cable facilities and Telecommunications Facilities are located or relocated underground within rights-of-way, a franchisee that currently occupies the same rights-of-way shall concurrently relocate its facilities underground at its expense.