(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted to allow any entity to provide communications services without compliance with all laws applicable to communications service providers. Nor shall this chapter be interpreted to authorize the collocation, installation, placement, maintenance, or operation of any communications facility, including a wireline backhaul facility, in the rights-of-way, other than a small wireless facility or associated pole.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 37-17-10
rights-of-way: as used in this title does not authorize the commission to prescribe the location or the routing of any pipeline facility;(5) COMMISSION. See Alabama Code 37-4-90
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Except as it relates to small wireless facilities subject to the permit and fee requirements established pursuant to this chapter, and except as it relates to any activities of an electric provider, and except as it relates to regulations or requirements on communications service specifically established by the constitution or by state law, local law enacted by the Legislature, or federal law, an authority may not otherwise adopt or enforce regulations or requirements on the placement, operation, or maintenance of communications facilities by a communications service provider authorized to be in the rights-of-way; or otherwise impose or collect any additional or separate tax, fee, or charge for any service existing on July 1, 2021, or for the provision of additional communications services provided by a communications service provider that is authorized to be in the rights-of-way.
