Sec. 5A-149. Short title; purposes
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 5A-149 (2026)
Sec. 5A-149. Short title; purposesLinkCopy Citation
(a)
This Division shall be known and may be cited as the Telecommunications Regulatory Code.
(b)
It is the intent of the County to preserve its rights in and control over public property and public rights-of-way by prescribing the manner in which access to public property and/or public rights-of-way shall be granted for the purpose of providing telecommunications service. Accordingly, the purposes of this Division are as follows:
(1)
To promote the public health, safety, and general welfare by providing for the construction, replacement, reconstruction, operation, and maintenance of telecommunications systems;
(2)
To manage the limited resources of the public rights-of-way and/or public property to the long-term benefit of the public;
(3)
To recover the costs of maintaining the public rights-of-way and/or public property; compensate for the burden imposed on taxpayers by occupation of the public rights-of-way and/or public property by nongovernmental business; recover the fixed and variable costs of occupation of the public rights-of-way and/or public property by nongovernmental business; and recover fair compensation for the occupation of the public rights-of-way and/or public property by nongovernmental entities in their respective businesses; and
(4)
To establish the position of Telecommunications Transmission Facility Coordinator and provide for the administration and coordination of telecommunications facility planning and construction;
(5)
To recognize the public interest in continued provision of universal service on regulated prices and terms as provided for in 47 U.S.C. Section 214(e).
(6)
To recognize the public interest in facilitating the deployment of telecommunications technologies in a manner that is consistent with all applicable laws.