Cal. PUC § 9520
This is the official text of Cal. PUC § 9520, part of California’s Public Utilities Code — regulates utilities such as electricity, gas, water, and transportation carriers.
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(a) Nothing in this part alters the ability of a local publicly owned electric utility to determine who performs work for the local publicly owned electric utility on its facilities.
(b) The use of a utility pole or support structure by a communications service provider shall comply with Public Utilities Commission General Orders 95 and 128 and all other applicable provisions of law.
(b) The use of a utility pole or support structure by a communications service provider shall comply with Public Utilities Commission General Orders 95 and 128 and all other applicable provisions of law.
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