WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 377

CHAPTER 377

(House Bill 140)

AN ACT concerning

Public Service Commission - Jurisdiction

FOR the purpose of eliminating the jurisdiction and authority of
the Public Service Commission to regulate radio common
carriers and cellular telephone companies.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

Section 2(o) and (z)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

Section 55A

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1987 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 78 - Public Service Commission Law

2.

(o) "Public service company" means a common carrier
company, gas company, electric company, steam heating company,
telephone company, telegraph company, [radio common carrier,]
water company, sewage disposal company, and/or any combination
thereof. Two public service companies shall be considered of the
same class, where they are both common carrier companies or both
gas companies, electric companies, gas and electric companies,
steam heating companies, telephone companies, telegraph
companies, water companies, OR sewage disposal companies [or
radio common carriers].

(z) "Telephone company" includes any public service company
which owns telephone lines for the reception, transmission or
communication of messages by telephone or teletype, or which
lets, licenses, or sells telephonic or teletype communication. IT
DOES NOT INCLUDE A CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY.

[55A.

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