The document is called the "Cahier des Charges du Lotissement et Association Syndicale" in French and my copy is dated 14 October 1970. Article 14 deals with the conduit in the residence.
Article 14: Passage de CanalisationsLes propriétaires de chaque lot seront tenus, sans indemnité, ni pouvoir s’y opposer, laisser passer dans leur sol ou sur leur lot, tous conduits nécessaires ou utiles a l’un quelconque des autres propriétaires pour l’alimentation ou le service de ses bâtiments, ainsi que pour les raccordements aux antennes collectives de radio-television (deux au total).
Dans chaque lot pourront passes des réseaux souterrains utilises au profit de l’un ou l’autre des lots.
Les occupants ne devront au droit de ces réseaux ni construire ni planter de végétations a racines longues susceptibles de les détériorer.
Le ou les propriétaires bénéficiaires de ces canalisations, réseaux et autres conduits seront tenus de remettre en état, a leurs frais, les lots qui auraient eu a subir des dégradations (tranchées par exemple) du fait de la mise en place, de l’entretien ou de la réparation des canalisations, réseaux ou autres conduit ce dessus vises.
The section starts by saying that the lot owners must allow the installation of conduit in their lots for the delivery of services. This includes a common antenna for radio/television. I understand the second paragraph to say that networks are allowed to run through the lots of any owner for the benefit of any of the lot owners. It goes on to say that the owners can't put bushes over the manholes or plant vegetation with long roots that could deteriorate the conduit.
I'm no lawyer but I understand the whole article to say that we should be allowed to run the fiber through all the conduit regardless of whether the lot owners approve or not. I'm not sure why they would actually object to another line in an existing conduit they'll never see. It is also interesting because the common antenna for radio/television isn't in use anymore (although pieces of it remain in the conduit) but some operators are installing a second fiber in their rollouts and using it to broadcast RF radio and television. It could be a way to justify the rollout legally if it ever came down to that.
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This is a good news for you !
Note that buried ducts unused for a long time may be filled with roots, soil... Anyway, if the old cable is still running in through them, it can be used as a guide for your cable.
This is really great news because it will significantly decrease the amount of money that I'd need to put in the network.
As you mentioned, one of the first things that has to be done is cleaning out the conduit. The boxes that have been "restored" by France Telecom are clear and the conduit is easily accessible. However, the others need some work to clear out the dirt and growth.
We're lucky to have the existing cables in place as well. For some homes the unused coax is still in place, along with a pull cable. That could make it much easier. For the others I guess we could use the France telecom line as a guide for stringing it through the 40mm conduit from the box to the home.
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