Utah Utility Sues Google Fiber for Damage to Buried Cables

Google Fiber struck utility lines and damaged underground cable owned by Rocky Mountain Power, alleged a Feb. 2 negligence complaint in Utah's 3rd Judicial District Court in Salt Lake City. The defendants were digging within 24 inches of the utility line markings using power-driven equipment and failed to exercise due care in their work, it said. They also failed to notify the proper parties to correctly locate and mark utility lines after the markings were disturbed and failed to notify the proper parties to mark and re-mark utility lines, said the complaint. Google Fiber refused to pay for damages it allegedly caused. Rocky Mountain Power seeks cost of damages, at $3,403, for labor, services and materials.