Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 515 - RULES OF GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Chapter 515-6 - TELEPHONE UTILITIES
Subject 515-6-1 - TELEPHONE COMPANIES' CERTIFICATES
Rule 515-6-1-.16 - Certificate Must be Secured from the Commission

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024

A certificate must be secured from the Commission for:

(a) Each exchange area served or proposed to be served by any person, including any rural area contiguous thereto and served therefrom.

(b) The construction, acquisition, leasing or operating of any telephone line, plant or system, or extension thereof, except construction of lines, or extensions within areas for which a certificate is held.

(c) The acquisition of ownership or control either directly or indirectly of any telephone line, plant or system, irrespective of whether or not the system in question has theretofore been certificated to another person.

(d) Toll routes or lines, but not for additional circuits, or rearrangement of existing circuits on a toll line for which a certificate is held.

Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 125; 1907, pp. 72, 75; 1922, pp. 143, 144; 1950, p. 311; 1964, p. 338; 1965, p. 283; 1975, Sec. 2, p. 406.

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