Sentence Correction

Public-access cable television was created in the 1970s as a means to derive public benefit from the laying of private television cables on public land.

a: from the laying of private television cables on public land

b: from laying private television cables on the public land

c: by the laying of private television cables on the public's land

d: from private television cables being laid on public land

e: by laying private television cables on land that was public

stucked b/n A and B
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I would choose A. No real good reason though other than in choice B "the land" seems awkward.

a) seems ok
b) "the land"
c) "public's land"
d) "being"
e) "laying" + "on land that was"

Hence A should be the correct answer