Virginia § 56-1.1 Designation as public service corporation

Virginia Statutes

§ 56-1.1 — Designation as public service corporation

Virginia § 56-1.1

Title 56PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES

Ch. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

Art. 1IN GENERAL

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Va. Code Ann. § 56-1.1 (2026).

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The State Corporation Commission may designate a business enterprise operating as a telephone or telecommunications company to be a public service corporation when, upon appropriate inquiry and public hearing, the Commission determines that the enterprise is engaged in any of the public utility services described in § 56-1. However, this section shall not apply to any mutual telephone association existing prior to January 1, 1984.

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The State Corporation Commission may designate a business enterprise operating as a telephone or telecommunications company to be a public service corporation when, upon appropriate inquiry and public hearing, the Commission determines that the enterprise is engaged in any of the public utility services described in § 56-1. However, this section shall not apply to any mutual telephone association existing prior to January 1, 1984.