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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-5-41. Obtaining of certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction, operation, acquisition, or extension of telephone lines, plants, or systems.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-5-41. Obtaining of certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction, operation, acquisition, or extension of telephone lines, plants, or systems.

No person shall construct or operate any telephone line, plant, or system or any extension thereof or acquire ownership or control thereof, either directly or indirectly, without first obtaining from the commission a certificate that the present or future public convenience and necessity require or will require such construction, operation, or acquisition.

## History

Ga. L. 1950, p. 311, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 847, § 9/HB 1115; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 46(70)(L)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “commission” for “Public Service Commission”.