Pine Telephone requests authorization to install fiber optic cable on the Ouachita NF along existing roads. Bore pits, pedestals, and underground fiber optic cable would be installed within a ten-foot wide right of way.
Location
Tom, McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/07/2025
2
Decision
12/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2026 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Pine Telephone, Inc. Tom Redundant Fiber Optic Line Authorization | Decision Signed Date: 12/15/2025 |
| Forests | Ouachita National Forest |
| Districts | Kiamichi Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |