Tennessee Statutes
§ 65-21-201 — Rights-of-way authorized
Tennessee·Title 65
Any person or corporation organized for the purpose of transmitting intelligence by magnetic telegraph or telephone, or other system of transmitting intelligence the equivalent thereof, which may be invented or discovered, may construct, operate, and maintain such telegraph, telephone, or other lines necessary for the speedy transmission of intelligence, along and over the public highways and streets of cities and towns, or across and under the waters, and over any lands or public works belonging to this state, and on and over the lands of private individuals, and upon, along, and parallel to any of the railroads, and on and over the bridges, trestles, or structures of such railroads.
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Related
Buhl v. U.S. Sprint Communications Co.
840 S.W.2d 904 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1992)
Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Memphis, Tennessee
160 S.W.3d 901 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Proffitt
903 S.W.2d 309 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1995)
Metropolitan Government v. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
502 F. Supp. 2d 747 (M.D. Tennessee, 2007)
Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Memphis, Tennessee
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
Legislative History
Acts 1885, ch. 66, § 1; Shan., § 1830; mod. Code 1932, § 3094; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2105.
Nearby Sections
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§ 65-1-102
Commissioners - Prohibited activities§ 65-1-103
Meetings§ 65-1-104
Quorum - Chair and vice chair - Panels§ 65-1-105
Compensation - Expenses§ 65-1-107
§ 65-1-107§ 65-1-108
Office - Furniture and supplies§ 65-1-109
Executive director§ 65-1-110
Minutes and official documents§ 65-1-111
Report to general assembly§ 65-1-112
Copies of records§ 65-1-113
Enforcement - Duties of commission