Except as otherwise provided in this article, electric cooperatives shall possess and exercise all powers in connection with the construction, acquisition and operation of telephone systems and in connection with furnishing telephone service as they now possess in connection with making electrical energy available to their members and other persons.
Ala. Code § 37-6-44
Cooperatives Possess Same Powers in Connection with Telephone Service as with Electricity.
(Acts 1949, No. 339, p. 509, §5.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.