Title 484, TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND RADIO

Sec. 22. This state covenants with the purchasers and all subsequent holders and transferees of notes and bonds issued by the authority, in consideration of the acceptance of and payment for the notes and bonds, that the notes and bonds of the authority, issued under this act and…

Sec. 23. The property of the authority and its income and operation are exempt from all taxation by this state or any of its political subdivisions.

Sec. 24. The authority shall submit an annual report no later than March 1 of each year relating to its activities for the preceding calendar year to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the majority leader of the senate, and to each member of the house and …

Sec. 25. Except to the extent necessary to maintain, improve, complete, or expand within the defined service area, an element of the broadband infrastructure already acquired or financed under this act, the authority shall not enter into new partnerships or other joint ventures a…

Sec. 1. That any number of persons may associate for the purpose of constructing a line of wires of telegraph through this state, or from and to any point within this state, upon such terms and conditions, and subject to the liabilities prescribed in this act.

Sec. 2. Such persons, under their hands and seals, shall make a certificate which shall specify: 1st. The name assumed to distinguish such association, and to be used in its dealings, and by which it may sue and be sued; 2nd. The general route of the line of telegraph, designatin…

Sec. 3. Upon complying with the provisions of the last preceding section, such association shall be, and hereby is declared to be a body corporate, by the name designated in said certificate, and a copy of said certificate duly certified by the clerk of the county where the same …

Sec. 4. Such association shall have power to purchase, receive and hold and convey such real estate, and such only, as may be necessary for the convenient transaction of the business, and for effectually carrying on the operations of such association, and may appoint such directo…

Sec. 5. Such association is authorized to enter upon, and construct, and maintain lines of telegraph through, along, and upon any of the public roads and highways, or across or under any of the waters within the limits of this state, by the erection of the necessary fixtures, inc…

Sec. 6. If any person over or through whose lands said lines shall pass, upon which said posts, piers or abutments shall be placed, or through whose lands said lines shall be run under ground, shall consider himself aggrieved or damaged thereby, it shall be the duty of the circui…

Sec. 7. Any person who shall unlawfully or intentionally injure, molest, or destroy any of said lines, posts, piers or abutments, or the materials or property belonging thereto, shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine not exceedi…

Sec. 8. The stockholders of every association organized in pursuance of this act, shall be jointly and severally, individually liable for the payment of all debts and demands for labor performed, and materials furnished for such association, which shall be contracted, or which sh…

Sec. 9. Every such corporation shall, annually, within 10 days from the first of January, make a report which shall state the amount of capital and the amount actually paid in, the investment of any portion of the earnings of such company in its business, and the whole amount of …

Sec. 10. All corporations formed under this act shall pay to the treasurer of the state of Michigan an annual tax of 1 per-centum on the whole amount of capital actually paid in, and any investment of the earnings of any such company in their business, shall be considered as so m…

Sec. 11. The stock of any such corporation shall be deemed personal estate, and shall be transferable in such a manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of the company; but no transfer shall be valid for any purpose whatever except to render the person to whom it shall be tra…

Sec. 13. It shall be the duty of the directors of every such corporation or company to cause books to be kept by the treasurer or secretary or other officers thereof, containing the names of all persons, alphabetically arranged, who are or shall within 6 years have been stockhold…

Sec. 14. It shall be the duty of the owner or association owning any telegraph line, doing business within this state, to receive dispatches from and for other telegraph lines and associations, and from and for any individual, and on payment of their usual charges for individuals…

Sec. 15. It shall likewise be the duty of every such owner or association, to transmit all dispatches in the order in which they are received, under the like penalty of 100 dollars, to be recovered, with costs of suit, by the person or persons whose dispatch is postponed out of i…

Sec. 16. Any person connected with any telegraph company in this state or connected with any such company transacting business in this state, either as clerk, operator, messenger, or in any other capacity, who shall willfully or negligently divulge the contents or the nature of t…

Sec. 17. The state shall have a lien upon any line constructed under this act, and its appurtenances, and for all taxes which may accrue thereon to the state, by virtue of the provisions of this act, which shall have precedence of all other liens; and in case the tax or any part …

Sec. 18. The legislature may at any time alter, amend or repeal this act, and any such alteration or amendment shall act as an alteration or amendment of the corporate rights of all companies formed, created, organized or at any time doing business under its provisions; or they m…

Sec. 19. This act shall take effect immediately.

Sec. 20. When any person owning or occupying lands lying in or extending into 1 or more counties, shall desire to have the damages occasioned by the passing or extension of said lines over or through the said lands appraised, the circuit court for any county in which any part of …

Sec. 21. Whenever any person shall apply to any circuit court for the appointment of commissioners to appraise the damages to any lands owned or occupied by him, under the provisions of this act, and it shall appear to said court that such person owns or occupies other lands cont…

Sec. 22. It shall and may be lawful for any telegraph company organized as a corporation under the laws of this state, by the vote of 2/3 of its stockholders in value at any regular or special meeting, to amend its articles of association in any or all the particulars specified i…

Sec. 1. That it shall not be lawful for any telegraph company, association or individual to transact the business of telegraphing or sending messages by telegraph within this state without first procuring a certificate of authority or license from the state treasurer of this stat…

Sec. 2. It shall be a condition precedent to the issuing or the renewal of the annual certificate or license of the state treasurer, that the company making the statement shall pay into the state treasury a specific state tax of 2 per cent on the gross amount received by said com…

Sec. 3. Any telegraph company, association, firm, copartnership or individual, complying with the requirements of this act, and receiving the certificate or license from the state treasurer of this state, shall be permitted to do business freely in any part of this state.

Sec. 4. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this act, shall, upon conviction thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, be fined in any sum of not less than 10 and not exceeding 100 dollars, for each and every act, at the discretion of the court; violations of …

Sec. 1. (1) One or more persons may be the incorporators of a corporation under this act by signing in ink and filing articles of incorporation for the corporation which shall be in the form prescribed by section 202 of Act No. 284 of the Public Acts of 1972, being section 450.12…

Sec. 10. Whenever any such corporation shall desire to acquire a right of way over, through, under or across any lands which may be adjacent to the right of way of any railway operated by steam power, and is unable to agree with the owner or owners of such lands for the purchase …

Sec. 4. Every such corporation shall have power to construct and maintain lines of wire or other material, for use in the transmission of telephonic messages along, over, across, or under any public places, streets and highways, and across or under any of the waters in this state…

Sec. 6. Any person who shall unlawfully injure or molest any line of wire or property of any such corporation, appurtenant thereto, or any of the instruments or apparatus of such corporation, shall on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punished by a fin…

Sec. 7. (1) A telephone corporation formed under this act may convert into a domestic limited liability company if the telephone corporation satisfies the requirements applicable to the conversion of a business organization into a domestic limited liability company under section …

Sec. 8. Every corporation organized hereunder shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 130 of the Compiled Laws of 1871, so far as applicable, and of Act No. 168 of the session laws of 1881, approved May 26, 1881, entitled "An act to provide for the assessment of and taxatio…

Sec. 9. Whenever any corporation organized under the provisions of this act shall desire to construct a line of public telephones in the lower peninsula of this state, the same shall in all cases, when not located upon the public places, streets and highways of the said lower pen…

Sec. 101. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan telecommunications act". (2) The purpose of this act is to do all of the following: (a) Ensure that every person has access to just, reasonable, and affordable basic residential telecommunication service. (b)…

Sec. 102. As used in this act: (a) "Access service" means access to a local exchange network for the purpose of enabling a provider to originate or terminate telecommunication services within the local exchange. Except for end-user common line services, access service does not in…

Sec. 103. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act shall not be construed to prevent any person from providing telecommunication services in competition with another telecommunication provider. (2) The commission shall maintain a publicly available database of provi…

Sec. 201. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this act or federal law, the commission has the jurisdiction and authority to administer this act and all federal telecommunications laws, rules, orders, and regulations that are delegated to the state, including, but not limited to, …

Sec. 202. (1) In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by this act, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Establish by order the manner and form in which telecommunication providers of regulated services within the state keep accounts, books of accounts, …

Sec. 203. (1) Upon receipt of an application or complaint filed under this act, or on its own motion, the commission may conduct an investigation, hold hearings, and issue its findings and order under the contested hearings provisions of the administrative procedures act of 1969,…

Sec. 203a. (1) For all complaints involving a dispute of $1,000.00 or less, a dispute under section 203(14), or upon the consent of all parties after the complaint is filed, for a period of 60 days after the date the complaint is filed under section 203, the parties shall attempt…

Sec. 204. If 2 or more telecommunication providers are unable to agree on a matter relating to a regulated telecommunication service or a matter prohibited by section 305, then either telecommunication provider may file with the commission an application for resolution of the mat…

Sec. 205. The commission may investigate and resolve complaints under this act. The penalties under this act shall not be imposed for a violation that occurred more than 2 years before the date the complaint was filed.

Sec. 209. (1) If the commission finds that a party's position in a proceeding under this act was frivolous, the commission shall award to the prevailing party the costs, including reasonable attorney fees, against the nonprevailing party and their attorney. (2) As used in this se…