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MA Gen L ch 166 § 39 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 39 - Temporary Removal of Wires; Refusal of Company to Act

Section 39. Whenever, in order to move a building or for any other necessary purpose, a person desires that the wires of any such company be cut, disconnected or removed, the company shall forthwith cut, disconnect or remove the same, if the person desiring this to be done has first left a written statement, signed by him, of the time when, and the place, described by reference to the crossings of streets or highways, where he wishes to remove said wires, at the office of the company in the city or town where such place is situated, seven days before the time so stated, or, if there is no such office, if he has deposited such statement in the post office, postage prepaid, and directed to the company at its office nearest to said place, ten days before the time mentioned in said statement. If the company neglects or refuses to cut, disconnect or remove wires, as hereinbefore provided, the inspector of wires, or the selectmen of a town having no such inspector, may cause the same to be cut, disconnected or removed, and the city or town may recover of the company in contract the expense of so doing.
MA Gen L ch 166 § 40 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 40 - Removal of Wires Without Notice; Penalty

Section 40. Whoever wilfully cuts, disconnects, removes or otherwise interrupts the use of the wires of any such company, without first giving notice as provided in the preceding section, shall be punished as provided in section thirty-eight.
MA Gen L ch 166 § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 41 - Removal of Wires Without Notice; Exception

Section 41. The two preceding sections shall not apply to any wires attached to poles not erected in compliance with law.
MA Gen L ch 166 § 42 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 42 - Liability of Telegraph Company for Injury Caused by Poles, Wires or Other Apparatus

Section 42. A telegraph company shall be liable in damages to a person injured in his person or property by the poles, wires or other apparatus of such company. If they are erected upon a public way, the city or town shall not, by reason of anything contained in this chapter or done thereunder, be discharged from its liability, but all damages and costs recovered against it on account of such injury shall be reimbursed by the company owning the poles, wires or other apparatus.
MA Gen L ch 166 § 42a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 42a - Telecommunication Service; Fraud; Penalty

Section 42A. Whoever, with intent to defraud, obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets another in obtaining, any telecommunications services valued less than five thousand dollars by any false representation, false statement, or stratagem, by unauthorized charging to the account of another, by installing or tampering with any facilities or equipment or by any other means, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two and one-half years in a house of correction, or both.  Whoever, with intent to defraud, obtains, or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets another in obtaining, any telecommunications services of a value equal to or greater than five thousand dollars by any false representation, false statement, or stratagem, by unauthorized charging to the account of another, by installing or tampering with any facilities or equipment or by any other means, shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than ten years in a state prison, or both.  As used in this section, the words ''telecommunication service'' shall include the transmission of intelligence by a community antenna television system licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred and sixty-six A.
MA Gen L ch 166 § 42b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 42b - Fraudulently Avoiding Charges for Telecommunication Service; Use of Equipment, etc.; Penalties

Section 42B. Whoever makes any instrument, apparatus, equipment or device which is designed, adapted or which is used to fraudulently obtain telecommunication service in the manner prohibited by section forty-two A or which is used to conceal, or to assist another to conceal, or from any lawful authority, the existence or place of origin or of destination of any telecommunication; or whoever possesses any such instrument, apparatus, equipment or device with the intent to use or employ the same in violation of this section or section forty-two A, or whoever sells, gives transport, or otherwise transfers to another, or offers to advertisers for sale, any such instrument apparatus, equipment, or device, or any plans or instructions for making or assembling the same, with the intent to use or employ such apparatus, equipment, or device, or to allow the same to be used or employed, for a purpose described in this section or whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that the same is intended to be used, or that said plans or instructions are intended to be used for making or assembling such apparatus, equipment or device, or whoever publishes plans or instructions for making or assembling or using any such apparatus, equipment or device, intending that such be used or employed in violation of this section or section forty-two A, shall be punished by a fine of not more than thirty thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than fifteen years, or by both.  Any instrument, apparatus, device, plans or instructions or publications described in this section may be seized under warrant or incident to a lawful arrest, and, upon the conviction of a person for a violation of this section, such instrument, apparatus, device, plans, instructions or publication may be destroyed as a contraband by the sheriff of the county in which such person was convicted. As used in this section, the words ''telecommunication service'' shall also include the transmission of intelligence by a community antenna television system licensed pursuant to the provisions of chapter one hundred and sixty-six A.
MA Gen L ch 166 § 43 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 43 - Owners and Associations Subject to Chapter

Section 43. Owners and associations engaged in the business specified in section twenty-one although not incorporated shall be subject to this chapter so far as applicable.
MA Gen L ch 166 § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies, and Lines for the Transmission of Electricity|Section 44 - Service Observing; Interception

Section 44. Service Observing, Interception.—Service observing of telephone lines conducted by telephone companies for the purpose of determining the quality of transmission or for any other purpose shall cease as soon as a connection is established between the users of the telephone line. Notwithstanding any other law, the line of any subscriber of a telephone company shall not be monitored by a telephone company for the purpose of service observing or random monitoring, if he shall so request in writing to the telephone company. Any subscriber may seek an injunction in the superior court to prevent such service observing or random monitoring.  The department of telecommunications and cable shall require that each telephone company file annually with it a complete report of all service observing activity carried on by any telephone company including the number of calls monitored during the previous calendar year, all rules and regulations of the telephone companies for such service observing, a complete description of the location of each service observing facility, for each past calendar year the number of employees engaged in service observing and a statement of the expenses incurred for such service observing to include salaries, cost of capital equipment and maintenance and replacement costs of such equipment, and administrative expenses incurred. The department shall also conduct periodic inspections at least semiannually of such service observing to determine whether or not it complies with this section and the accuracy of the reports filed. In the event of the failure of any telephone company to comply with this section the department of telecommunications and cable must order that the activity cease until compliance is obtained and may seek an enforcement order in the Superior Court of Suffolk County.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. The following terms as used in this chapter shall, unless the context requires otherwise, have the following meanings:—  ''Community antenna television system'' or ''CATV system'', a facility as defined by federal law at 47 USC section 522 (7).  ''CATV operator'' or ''Operator'', a person operating a CATV system.  ''Department'', the department of telecommunications and cable established by chapter 25C.  ''Division'', the division of community antenna television.  ''Issuing authority'', the city manager of a city have a plan D or E charter, the mayor of any other city, or the board of selectmen of a town.  ''Licensee'', a person who is issued a license pursuant to section 3.  ''Area or areas to be served'', may include a municipality or a portion of a municipality in order to reflect within municipal boundaries, the various economic, cultural, geographic and community interests of the citizens residing therein.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 2 - Division of Community Antenna Television

Section 2. There shall be within the department of telecommunications and cable a division of community antenna television. Subject to section 4 of chapter 25C, the commissioner of the department shall have all the powers and duties under this chapter including, but not limited to: presiding at hearings pursuant to section 2A; maintaining or intervening in an action pursuant to section 12; hearing appeals and issuing enforcement orders pursuant to section 14; regulating rates pursuant to section 15; adopting regulations pursuant to section 16; enforcement powers pursuant to section 17; and all other authority to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, appeals taken from the orders of the department shall be taken in the same manner and according to the same procedure for the department of public utilities established in section 5 of chapter 25.  As of December 31, 2001, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the general court concerning the appeals that came before the division for that particular calendar year. The report shall detail the nature of each appeal and its outcome. Each annual report shall be filed with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives who shall forward the same to the joint committee on energy and the house and senate committees on ways and means. The report shall be made available to the public by the department.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 2a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 2a - Commissioner; Powers and Duties; Employees

Section 2A. The commissioner shall preside at all hearings except as hereinafter provided. The consumer's council shall have the authority to represent the people of the commonwealth in all such hearings and shall be deemed an aggrieved party for the purposes of judicial or administrative review of any decision or ruling in such proceedings. Matters other than those of formal or administrative character may be heard, examined and investigated by an employee of the department designated and assigned thereto by the commissioner. Such employee shall make a report in writing on every such matter to the commissioner for the commissioner's decision thereon. For the purposes of hearing, examining and investigating any such matter such employee shall have all of the powers conferred upon a commissioner by section seventeen, and all pertinent provisions of said section shall apply to such proceedings.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 3 - Licenses for Construction or Operation of Systems, Necessity, Non-Exclusiveness, Contents

Section 3. No person shall construct, commence construction, or operate a CATV system in any city or town by means of wires and cables of its own or of any other person, without first obtaining as herein provided a written license from each city or town in which such wires or cables are installed or are to be installed, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the division. Such license must be non-exclusive. Each such license shall contain the following provisions:—  (a) The area or areas to be served;  (b) The completion date of the installation of all equipment, wires and cables necessary to serve the named area or areas;  (c) The date service shall be available to the named area or areas;  (d) The term of the license, which shall not be more than fifteen years; and  (e) Such other terms and conditions as have been authorized by the division.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 4 - License Applications, Necessity, Form, Contents, Signatures, Disclosure of Ownership; Additional Service Areas, Addition to License

Section 4. No such license or renewal thereof shall be issued except upon written application to the appropriate issuing authority on an application form prescribed by the department. Such form shall contain such information as the division may prescribe as to the citizenship and character of the applicant, and the financial, technical and other qualifications of the applicant to operate the system; complete information as to its principals and ultimate beneficial owners, including, in the case of corporations, all stockholders, both nominal and beneficial, owning one per cent or more of the issued and outstanding stock, and, in the case of unincorporated associations, all members and ultimate beneficial owners, however designated; complete information on the extent and quality of service, number of channels, hours of operation, variety of programs, local coverage, safety measures, installation and subscription fees; and such other information as the division may deem appropriate or necessary. Such application shall be signed by the applicant or by a duly authorized representative, evidence of whose authority shall be submitted with the application. Each applicant shall make full disclosure of the true ownership of the applicant and of the equipment to be employed in rendering service and of the source of funds for the purchase, lease, rental and installation of such equipment. Each applicant shall set forth as completely as possible the equipment to be employed, the routes of the wires and cables, the area or areas to be served, the approximate starting and completion dates of construction of the system and the date service will actually be available to the areas named. Additional areas to be served may be added by amendment to the license from time to time pursuant to regulations promulgated by the division.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 6 - Hearing, Notice; Multiple Applicants, Choice, Grounds, Statement of Reasons

Section 6. No license issued under section three shall be granted until the issuing authority has held a public hearing thereon, first causing notice of the time and place of such hearing and of the subject matter sufficient for identification, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or town once in each of two successive weeks, the first publication being not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing, or if there is no such newspaper in such city or town then by posting such notice in a conspicuous place in the city or town hall for a period of not less than fourteen days before the day of such hearing. In the event more than one application is filed in any city or town, the issuing authority shall choose that applicant or those applicants which in its opinion will best serve the public interest. The issuing authority shall issue a public statement in writing containing the reasons for its acceptance or rejection of any or all applications.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 7 - License Transfers or Assignments; Approval

Section 7. No license or control thereof shall be transferred or assigned without the prior written consent of the issuing authority, which consent shall not be arbitrarily or unreasonably withheld. Such consent shall be given only after a hearing upon a written application therefor on forms to be prescribed by the department. The application for consent to a transfer or assignment shall be signed by the licensee and by the proposed transferee or assignee or by their representatives, evidence of whose authority shall be submitted with the application. The consent of an issuing authority to a transfer or assignment of a license for an unconstructed CATV system shall not be given if the consideration being paid in the proposed transaction includes a substantial payment for the license.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 8 - Installation and Maintenance of System, Standards; Financial and Ownership Statements, Requirements, Public Inspection

Section 8. Each licensee shall install its CATV system and maintain the quality of the signals transmitted over its system to its subscribers in accordance with standards to be prescribed by the Federal Communications Commission and the department. Each licensee shall file annually with the department on forms prescribed by the department, a statement of its revenues and expenses for official use only. In addition, each such licensee shall file with the department and the issuing authority on forms prescribed by the department, a financial balance sheet and statement of ownership which shall be open to public inspection. Such statements and balance sheet shall be sworn to by the person preparing such forms and by the owner, or if the owner is a corporation, by the treasurer of the corporation.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 9 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 9 - Application Fees; Initial Licenses, Renewals, Transfers or Assignments; Annual License Fees

Section 9. No application for a license to operate a CATV system or for renewal, transfer or assignment of such a license shall be considered by an issuing authority unless it is accompanied by an application fee of one hundred dollars payable to the city or town. A licensee, serving more than two hundred and fifty subscribers, shall on or before March fifteenth of each year, pay to the commonwealth a license fee equal to eighty cents per subscriber served and to the issuing authority a license fee equal to fifty cents per subscriber served. In determining a license fee, the number of subscribers served shall be measured as of December thirty-first of the preceding calendar year.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 10 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 10 - Complaints as to Operation of System, Procedure; Licensees' Reports as to Complaints Received and Disposition

Section 10. Complaints by any person as to the operation of any CATV system may be filed in writing with the department or with the issuing authority, each of which shall within ten days forward copies of such complaints to the other. The issuing authority and the department shall be notified by the licensee on forms to be prescribed by the department not less than annually, of the complaints of subscribers received during the reporting period and the manner in which they have been met, including the time required to make any necessary repairs or adjustments.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 11 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 11 - Revocation of License; Grounds

Section 11. Any license issued hereunder may after hearing be revoked by the issuing authority or the department for any of the following reasons:—  (a) for false or misleading statements in, or material omissions from any application submitted under section four, five, or any annual return under section eight;  (b) for failure to file and maintain a bond as required under subsection (k) of section five or to maintain insurance as required under subsection (c) of said section;  (c) for repeated violations, as determined by the department, of commitments of a licensee set forth in subsection (j) of section five;  (d) for repeated failure, as determined by the department, to maintain signal quality under the standards provided for in section sixteen;  (e) for any transfer or assignment of a license or control thereof without consent in violation of section seven;  (f) for repeated violations of other obligations of the licensee set forth in section five, except subsection (j), or of the terms of its license;  (g) for failure to complete construction in accordance with the provisions of subsection (n) of section five.
MA Gen L ch 166a § 12 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXII - Corporations|Chapter 166a - Community Antenna Television Systems|Section 12 - Mandamus, Injunctive, or Other Judicial Proceedings; Institution or Intervention by Department

Section 12. The department shall have the right to institute, or to intervene as a party in, any action in any court of competent jurisdiction seeking mandamus, injunctive or other relief to compel compliance with any provision of this chapter or any rule, regulation or order adopted thereunder, or to restrain or otherwise prevent or prohibit any illegal or unauthorized conduct in connection therewith.