Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 2301

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Dark fiber provider: means a person, its lessees, trustees, receivers or trustees appointed by any court, owning, controlling, operating or managing federally supported dark fiber that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
  • Local exchange carrier: means any person that is engaged in the provision of telephone exchange service or exchange access. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
  • Voice service provider: means any person providing, directly or indirectly, 2-way voice communications service for compensation in this State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
    • Except as limited, every voice service provider, competitive local exchange carrier, telecommunications service provider as defined in section 711, subsection 7, paragraph C, unlit fiber provider as defined in section 711, subsection 7, paragraph E, information service provider as defined in section 711, subsection 7, paragraph A, dark fiber provider and corporation organized for the purpose of transmitting television signals by wire may construct, maintain and operate its lines upon and along the route or routes and between the points stated in its certificate of incorporation; and may construct its lines and necessary erections and fixtures for them along, over, under and across any of the roads and streets and across or under any of the waters upon and along the route or routes subject to the conditions and under the restrictions provided in this chapter and chapter 25. [PL 2017, c. 199, §2 (AMD).]
    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 225, §8 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 612, §7 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §6 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 199, §2 (AMD).
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