Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 234

General Provisions and Definitions

Known as the Public Utilities Act

The act spans §§ 201–2120 (1,026 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 204 F. Supp. 2d 1272 - Cox Communications PCS, L.P. v. City of San Marcos (2002)

Most recently applied in 204 F. Supp. 2d 1272 - Cox Communications PCS, L.P. v. City of San Marcos (April 2002)

Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 357, Sec. 2

(a) “Telephone corporation” includes every corporation or person owning, controlling, operating, or managing any telephone line for compensation within this state.

(b) “Telephone corporation” does not include any of the following:

(1) Any hospital, hotel, motel, or similar place of temporary accommodation owning or operating message switching or billing equipment solely for the purpose of reselling services provided by a telephone corporation to its patients or guests.

(2) Any one-way paging service utilizing facilities that are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, including, but not limited to, narrowband personal communications services described in Subpart D (commencing with Section 24.100) of Part 24 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 13, 1995.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.