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<section article="gpu" article_name="Public Utilities" number="8-103" title_number="8" title_name="Telegraph and Telephone Companies" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A telegraph or telephone company or a corporation authorized under § 5-410(a)(3) of this article may construct lines:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>through the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>from or to any point in the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>on the boundaries of the State;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>along and on a road, street, or highway; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>across bridges and the waters in the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The company may erect fixtures, including poles, piers, or abutments necessary to sustain the lines.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>This section does not authorize a company to construct a bridge across any of the navigable waters of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A line constructed under subsection (a) of this section is not a public nuisance and is not subject to abatement by a private party if the line does not interfere with or disturb:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the public use of roads, highways, and bridges;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the navigation of the waters of the State; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the convenience of a landowner more than is unavoidable.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
