# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 8. Telegraph and Telephone Companies

### Subtitle 3. Miscellaneous Provisions

#### Section 8-301

Except as otherwise provided by law, the provisions of this subtitle are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission.

#### Section 8-302

(a) A telephone company doing business in the State that has coin pay telephones located on outdoor sites shall provide a method to place calls to the operator without requiring the insertion of coins into the telephone.

(b) The cost of providing the method of placing calls required in subsection (a) of this section is a reasonable and necessary cost of providing telephone service.

#### Section 8-303

(a) A telegraph company engaged in the business of transmitting communications by telegraph in the State and charging tolls for providing this service shall show conspicuously on each telegram delivered:

  (1) under the caption "time filed", the time the telegram was filed at the place of origin for transmission; and

  (2) under the caption "time received", the time the telegram was received at the office from which it is to be delivered.

(b) A telegraph company is liable for a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $200 for each telegram it delivers in violation of subsection (a) of this section.

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