Telecommunications: Related Laws
U.S.
- U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 31 > Subchapter II - Rural Telephone Service
- U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 31 > Subchapter VI - Rural Broadband Access
- U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 31A - Telemedicine and Distance Learning Services in Rural Areas
- U.S. Code > Title 15 > Chapter 83 - Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution
- U.S. Code > Title 47 - Telecommunications
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
- Arizona Laws > Title 44 > Chapter 9 > Article 25 - Operator Service Providers
- Arizona Laws > Title 44 > Chapter 10 > Article 10 - Unlawful Practices in Telecommunications and Ancillary Services
California
- California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 8 > Chapter 26 - Telephone Equipment
- California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 8 > Chapter 27 - Cable Television
- California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 4 > Chapter 3 - Telegraph or Telephone Corporations
Connecticut
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 101b - Municipal Telecommunications Services
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 277b - Wireless Facilities
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies
- Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 289 - Community Antenna Television Systems and Competitive Video Service Providers
Delaware
Florida
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 362 - Special Powers of Telegraph and Telephone Companies
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 364 - Telecommunications Companies
- Florida Statutes > Chapter 365 - Use of Telephones and Facsimile Machines
- Florida Regulations > Chapter 25-4 - Telephone Companies
- Florida Regulations > Chapter 25-24 - Telephone Companies
Hawaii
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 275 - Liabilities and Offenses Connected with Telephones, Wire Communications, and Cable Television Systems
- Hawaii Revised Statutes > Chapter 440G - Cable Television Systems
Idaho
- Idaho Code > Title 31 > Chapter 41 - Television Translator Stations
- Idaho Code > Title 61 > Chapter 13 - Telecommunications Relay Services
- Idaho Code > Title 62 > Chapter 6 - Telecommunications Act of 1988
- Idaho Code > Title 62 > Chapter 8 - Telegraph and Telephone Messages
Illinois
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 220 ILCS 45 - Telecommunications Facility Fire and Emergency Act
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 220 ILCS 55 - Telegraph Act
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 220 ILCS 60 - Telephone Line Right of Way Act
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 220 ILCS 65 - Telephone Company Act
- Illinois Compiled Statutes > 220 ILCS 66 - Party Line Emergency Act
Iowa
Kansas
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 17 > Article 19 - Telegraph, Telephone and Transmission Lines
- Kansas Statutes > Chapter 66 > Article 20 - Telecommunications
Louisiana
- Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 8 - Telegraphs and Telephones
- Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 8-A - Local Emergency Telephone Systems
- Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 45 > Chapter 8-G - Wireless Telephone Contracts
Maine
Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 25C - Department of Telecommunications and Cable
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity
- Massachusetts General Laws > Chapter 166A - Community Antenna Television Systems
Michigan
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 484 - Telephone, Telegraph, and Radio
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 750 > Act 328 of 1931 > Chapter LXXXII - Telegraph and Telephone
- Michigan Laws > Chapter 752 > R.S. of 1846 > Chapter 158-Continued - Chapter 158. of Offences Against Chastity, Morality and Decency
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
- Nebraska Statutes > Chapter 86 - Telecommunications and Technology
- Nebraska Statutes 86-201. Act, how cited
- Nebraska Statutes 86-202. Statement of policy
- Nebraska Statutes 86-203. Definitions, where found
- Nebraska Statutes 86-204. Act; applicability
Nevada
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 12-K - Deployment of Personal Wireless Service Facilities
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 53-C - Franchising and Regulation of Cable Television Systems by Cities and Towns
- New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 362-E - Telecommunications Equipment Assistance Program
New Mexico
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 5 > Article 2 - Television Translator Stations
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 63 > Article 9 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 63 > Article 9B - Cellular Telephone Services
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 63 > Article 9C - Low Income Telephone Service Assistance
- New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 63 > Article 9E - Private Pay Telephone Services
New York
- New York Laws > Public Service > Article 5 - Provisions Relating to Telegraph and Telephone Lines and to Telephone and Telegraph Corporations
- New York Laws > Public Service > Article 11 - Provisions Relating to Cable Television Companies
- New York Laws > Transportation Corporations > Article 3 - Telegraph and Telephone Corporations.
- New York Laws > New York City Administrative Code > Title 23 - Communications
North Carolina
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 66 > Article 42 - State Franchise for Cable Television Service
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 105 > Article 5H - 911 Service Charge for Prepaid Wireless Telecommunications Service
- North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 117 > Article 4 - Telephone Service and Telephone Membership Corporations
North Dakota
Ohio
- Ohio Code > Chapter 1332 - Fair Competition in Cable Operations
- Ohio Code > Chapter 4742 - Emergency Service Telecommunicators
- Ohio Code > Chapter 4927 - Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation
- Ohio Code > Chapter 4931 - Companies - Telegraph; Telephone
Oregon
Rhode Island
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 5-70 - Telecommunications
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 39-19 - Community Antenna Television Systems
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 39-21.2 - Prepaid Wireless Charge Act
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 39-23 - Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program Committee
- Rhode Island General Laws > Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act
South Carolina
- South Carolina Code > Title 58 > Chapter 9 - Telephone, Telegraph and Express Companies
- South Carolina Code > Title 58 > Chapter 11 - Radio Common Carriers
- South Carolina Code > Title 58 > Chapter 12 - Cable Television
South Dakota
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 49 > Chapter 30 - Telephone and Telegraph Corporations
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 49 > Chapter 31 - Telecommunications Services
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 49 > Chapter 32 - Telephone, Telegraph and Electric Lines
- South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 49 > Chapter 32A - Television Translator Districts
Tennessee
- Tennessee Code 7-59-101 - Short title
- Tennessee Code 7-59-102 - Part definitions -- Franchise licenses
- Tennessee Code 7-59-103 - Above and below ground cables -- Permits
- Tennessee Code 7-59-104 - Relocation of cables and apparatus -- Damage to public property
- Tennessee Code 7-59-105 - Damage to private property -- Underground installation on private property
Texas
- Texas Business and Commerce Code > Title 10 - Use of Telecommunications
- Texas Penal Code Chapter 33A - Telecommunications Crimes
- Texas Utilities Code > Title 2 > Subtitle C - Telecommunications Utilities
Utah
- Utah Code > Title 45 - Publication and Broadcasting
- Utah Code > Title 54 > Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law
- Utah Code > Title 69 - Telegraphic and Telephonic Transactions
Vermont
- Vermont Statutes > Title 16 > Chapter 86 - Educational Television
- Vermont Statutes > Title 30 > Chapter 13 - Cable Television Systems
- Vermont Statutes > Title 30 > Chapter 71 - Telecommunications and Electric Wires and Poles Along Highways, Railroad Tracks, and Cemeteries; Transportation Board and Selectboard Role
- Vermont Statutes > Title 30 > Chapter 73 - Provisions Applicable to Express and Telegraph Companies
- Vermont Statutes > Title 30 > Chapter 75 - Interchange of Service Between Telegraph and Telephone Companies
Virginia
- Virginia Code 15.2-5431.1: Title of chapter; construction
- Virginia Code 15.2-5431.2: Definitions
- Virginia Code 15.2-5431.3: Creation of authority
- Virginia Code 15.2-5431.4: Resolution creating authority to include articles of incorporation
- Virginia Code 15.2-5431.5: Advertisement of resolution and notice of hearing
Washington
- Washington Code > Chapter 9.26A - Telecommunications crime
- Washington Code > Chapter 19.64 - Radio broadcasting
- Washington Code > Chapter 19.130 - Telephone buyers' protection act
- Washington Code > Chapter 19.250 - Disclosure of personal wireless numbers
- Washington Code > Chapter 70.85 - Emergency party line telephone calls—Limiting telephone communication in hostage situations.