(1) Except as otherwise provided by this act, after the effective date of this act, a municipality in a metropolitan area shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance, local law, or other legal requirement applicable to telecommunication providers that is inconsistent with this act or that assesses fees or requires other consideration for access to or use of the public rights-of-way that are in addition to the fees required under this act.
  (2) This act shall not affect any existing rights that a provider or municipality may have under a permit issued by a municipality or contract between the municipality and the provider related to the use of the public rights-of-way.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 484.3104

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Metropolitan area: means 1 or more municipalities within this state located, in whole or in part, within a county having a population of 10,000 or more or a municipality within this state that enacts an ordinance or resolution electing to be classified as part of a metropolitan area under this act. See Michigan Laws 484.3102
  • Municipality: means a township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 484.3102
  (3) Obtaining a permit or paying the fees required under this act does not give a provider a right to use conduit or utility poles.
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