# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 8. Telegraph and Telephone Companies

### Subtitle 1. General Provisions

#### Section 8-108

(a) A telegraph company doing business in this State shall:

  (1) receive telegrams from and for other telegraph companies and from or for any individual; and

  (2) except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, transmit telegrams received:

    (i) in the manner established by the rules and regulations of the telegraph company;

    (ii) in the order received; and

    (iii) with impartiality and good faith.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a telegraph company that makes an arrangement with newspapers for the transmission of information of general and public interest out of the order received for the purpose of publication.

(c) A telegraph company that violates subsection (a) of this section is liable to the person sending or desiring to send the telegram for:

  (1) $100 for each instance of neglect or refusal to receive or transmit a telegram; and

  (2) the costs of the suit.

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Md. Code Ann., Pub. Util. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)