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2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.02. Definitions

§ 34–1731.02. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the term:
(1) “Backhaul” means the transmission of voice and data traffic from the wireless network to a wireline network infrastructure.
(2) “Census tracts” means geographical areas defined by median household income according to the most recent census for the District of Columbia published by the United States Bureau of the Census.
(3) “Connectivity” means connection from a home to a telecommunications provider’s network.
(4) “DC-Net” means the District government’s telecommunications service network and information technology infrastructure.
(5) “Digitally-disadvantaged areas” means census tracts in the District of Columbia with median income below the median income in the District as a whole.
(6) “Digitally-disadvantaged population” means low-income residents of the District of Columbia.
(7) “Digitally-disadvantaged residents” means residents of digitally-disadvantaged areas.
(8) “Digitally-disadvantaged resident household” means all digitally-disadvantaged residents residing at a fixed single-family address in the District of Columbia that define themselves as a family unit.
(9) “District telecommunications assets” means nonexclusive access to District-owned pole-mounted street light fixtures and buildings and backhaul on DC-Net from selected District locations to carrier hotel at 1275 K Street N.W., Washington, D.C., for Internet-related services.
(10) “Franchisee” means a person or entity that enters into a franchise agreement pursuant to a successful bid and award.
(11) “Low-income resident” means any District of Columbia resident whose income meets the eligibility standards for reduced price meals according to the Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced Price Meals for the National School Lunch Program, as established annually pursuant to sections 9(b)(1) and 17(c)(4) of AN ACT To provide assistance to the States in the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of school lunch programs, and for other purposes, approved June 4, 1946 (60 Stat. 233; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1758(b)(1) and 1766(c)(4)), and sections 3(a)(6) and 4(e)(1)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, approved October 11, 1966 (80 Stat. 885; 42 U.S.C. §§ 1772 (a)(6) and 1773(e)(1)(A)).
(12) “OCTO” means Office of the Chief Technology Officer.
(13) “Package of services for digitally-disadvantaged residents” means some combination of connectivity, computers, software, computer training, support, and Internet service provider services.
(14) “RFI” means a request for information.
(15) “RFP” means a request for proposals.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 3, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 3 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.04. Insurance and bonds; liability

§ 34–1731.04. Insurance and bonds; liability.
(a) The franchisee shall assume all legal responsibility for, and shall hold the District harmless from, any costs or liability that arise because of injury to persons or property caused by, or in relation, to the provision of the package of services for digitally-disadvantaged residents or the franchisee’s use of District telecommunications assets pursuant to this chapter and the franchise agreement.
(b) The Mayor shall require the franchisee to obtain liability insurance sufficient to insure against all liability or costs that arise because of injury to persons or property caused by, or in relation to, the provision of the package of services for digitally-disadvantaged residents and the franchisee’s use of District telecommunications assets pursuant to this chapter and the franchise agreement.
(c) The Mayor shall require the franchisee to obtain a performance bond sufficient to guarantee the provision of the package of services for digitally-disadvantaged residents pursuant to this chapter and the franchise agreement.
(d) No person aggrieved or damaged in any way by any act or omission of the franchisee related to the offering or provision of the package of services for digitally-disadvantaged residents or the franchisee’s use of District telecommunications assets pursuant to this chapter and the franchise agreement shall have a cause of action against the District.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 5, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 5 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.05. Selection of the franchisee

§ 34–1731.05. Selection of the franchisee.
In evaluating and awarding the franchise agreement, the Mayor shall give priority to entities that have the technical and financial ability to successfully provide the package of services for digitally-disadvantaged residents included in each proposal and provide written evidence that they meet the following criteria in the following order of priority:
(1) A proposal to provide a package of services for the largest number of digitally-disadvantaged residents, by income level, or residence in digitally-disadvantaged areas, or both;
(2) A proposal to provide a package of services to digitally-disadvantaged residents according to the fastest schedule;
(3) A proposal that includes provisions to periodically upgrade hardware provided as part of any package of services to digitally-disadvantaged residents;
(4) Such other factors as the Mayor may identify in the best interests of the District to further the purposes of this chapter.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 6, 53 DCR 9122; Mar. 25, 2009, D.C. Law 17-353, § 152, 56 DCR 1117.)
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 17-353 validated a previously made technical correction.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 6 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.06. Termination of the franchise agreement

§ 34–1731.06. Termination of the franchise agreement.
(a) The Mayor shall notify the franchisee in writing of any violations of the franchise agreement and shall establish a compliance schedule for correcting the violations. If the compliance schedule is not met, the Mayor may terminate the franchise agreement after 60 days’ written notice to the franchisee of the intent to terminate the franchise agreement, setting forth the reasons for the termination.
(b) In the event of bankruptcy of the franchisee, the Mayor shall terminate the franchise agreement and provide the franchisee written notice of this action.
(c) In addition to the grounds for termination of the franchise agreement under subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Mayor may include in the franchise agreement any other terms and conditions that shall constitute the basis for cancellation that are in the best interests of the District.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 7, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 7 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.07. Franchisee selection procedures

§ 34–1731.07. Franchisee selection procedures.
Notwithstanding provisions of Unit A of Chapter 3 of Title 2, to the contrary, except the protest and dispute provisions over which the Contract Appeals Board shall maintain jurisdiction, the Mayor shall implement the following franchise selection procedure in awarding one or more franchises pursuant to this chapter:
(1) Request for information;
(2) Evaluation of the RFI received and preparation of the RFP;
(3) Issuance of the RFP and evaluation of proposals received;
(4) Submission of an executive summary, including findings and determination that selection of one or more franchisees will provide the greatest benefit to the largest population of digitally-disadvantaged residents of the District of Columbia, including a rationale for limiting the franchise award to one entity or extending franchises to more than one entity, to the Council by the Mayor;
(5) Council review and approval of the proposed franchise agreement; and
(6) Execution of franchise agreement.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 8, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 8 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.08. Delegation of authority

§ 34–1731.08. Delegation of authority.
The Mayor may delegate the powers established by this chapter to OCTO. In exercising this authority, OCTO may consult with such other agencies as it considers appropriate in the best interests of the District.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 9, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 9 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.09. Human Rights Act compliance

§ 34–1731.09. Human Rights Act compliance.
Each franchise agreement shall comply with § 2-1402.67.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 10, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 10 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.10. Not a franchise agreement

§ 34–1731.10. Not a franchise agreement.
This chapter shall not constitute, or be construed to comprise, a franchise agreement.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 11, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 11 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 17A - Digital Inclusion › § 34–1731.11. Severability

§ 34–1731.11. Severability.
If a provision of this chapter or its application to a particular person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other persons or applications.
(Mar. 2, 2007, D.C. Law 16-210, § 12, 53 DCR 9122.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 12 of Digital Inclusion Emergency Act of 2006 (D.C. Act 16-467, July 25, 2006, 53 DCR 6754).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 18 - Emergency and Non-Emergency Number Telephone System Assessments Fund › § 34–1803.01. Additional revenues. [Repealed]

§ 34–1803.01. Additional revenues. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 604a; as added Sept. 18, 2007, D.C. Law 17-20, § 3022(b), 54 DCR 7052; Mar. 3, 2010, D.C. Law 18-111, § 3011(b), 57 DCR 181; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 9052(a)(2), 58 DCR 6226.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 3022(b) of Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-74, July 25, 2007, 54 DCR 7549).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3011(b) of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 3011(b) of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 18 - Emergency and Non-Emergency Number Telephone System Assessments Fund › § 34–1803.03. Additional revenues

§ 34–1803.03. Additional revenues.
All revenues from the following sources shall be deposited into the Fund:
(1) Steam (including arrearage payments) for the Correctional Treatment Facility received by the District since October 1, 2007; and
(2) From fines paid due to automated photo enforcement in any one fiscal year:
(A) Aggregate revenues in excess of $105,791,000 in fiscal year 2013;
(B) Aggregate revenues in excess of $141,348,000 in fiscal year 2014;
(C) Aggregate revenues in excess of $155,812,000 in fiscal year 2015;
(D) Aggregate revenues in excess of $148,020,000 in fiscal year 2016; and
(E) Aggregate revenues in excess of $140,618,000 in fiscal year 2017 and in each fiscal year thereafter.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 604c; as added Sept. 20, 2012, D.C. Law 19-168, § 3042(b), 59 DCR 8025; Dec. 24, 2013, D.C. Law 20-61, § 3022, 60 DCR 12472.)
Section References
This section is referenced in § 34-1802.
Effect of Amendments
The 2012 amendment by D.C. Law 19-168 added this section.
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 20-61 rewrote (2).
Emergency Legislation
For temporary addition of section, see § 3042(b) of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-413, July 25, 2012, 59 DCR 9290).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3022 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 3022 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311).
Short Title
Section 3021 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that Subtitle C of Title III of the act may be cited as the “Automated Traffic Enforcement Enhancement Amendment Act of 2013”.
Editor's Notes
Applicability of D.C. Law 20-61: Section 11001 of D.C. Law 20-61 provided that, except as otherwise provided, the act shall apply as of October 1, 2013.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 18 - Emergency and Non-Emergency Number Telephone System Assessments Fund › § 34–1804. Removal of 911 system costs from base rates. [Repealed]

§ 34–1804. Removal of 911 system costs from base rates. [Repealed]
Repealed.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 605, 47 DCR 6308; Nov. 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 502(d), 50 DCR 5668.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition of section, see § 605 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).
For temporary (90-day) authorization of applicability of section, see § 609 of the Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2000 (D.C. Act 13-376, July 24, 2000, 47 DCR 6574).
For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 502(d) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-105, June 20, 2003, 50 DCR 5613).
For temporary (90 day) repeal of section, see § 502(d) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-149, September 22, 2003, 50 DCR 8360).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 18 - Emergency and Non-Emergency Number Telephone System Assessments Fund › § 34–1805. Report to the Council

§ 34–1805. Report to the Council.
Not later than September 15, 2003, the Mayor shall submit to the Council an analysis of the expenses of the Fund, which analysis shall include a recommendation as to whether the tax imposed under § 34-1803 should be adjusted. In preparing this analysis:
(1) It shall be assumed that funding for call center operating personnel will be shifted from the Fund to the General Fund of the District of Columbia; and
(2) A replacement reserve schedule for all technology equipment and software shall be used.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 605a; as added Nov. 13, 2003, D.C. Law 15-39, § 502(c), 50 DCR 5668.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90-day) addition, see § 502(e) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-105, June 20 2003, 50 DCR 5613).
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 502(e) of Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-149, September 22, 2003, 50 DCR 8360).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 18 - Emergency and Non-Emergency Number Telephone System Assessments Fund › § 34–1806. Replacement of equipment

§ 34–1806. Replacement of equipment.
No later than October 1, 2007, the Office of Unified Communications shall establish a schedule for the replacement of equipment for the 911 system. The schedule shall be updated on February 1 of each subsequent year.
(Oct. 19, 2000, D.C. Law 13-172, § 605b; as added Sept. 18, 2007, D.C. Law 17-20, § 3022(c), 54 DCR 7052.)
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 3022(c) of Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2007 (D.C. Act 17-74, July 25, 2007, 54 DCR 7549).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 18A - Pay Telephones › § 34–1831. Pay telephone service providers

§ 34–1831. Pay telephone service providers.
(a) The Public Service Commission shall have the power and authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation, maintenance, and location of outdoor pay telephones in the District of Columbia.
(b) The Commission shall, by rules or regulations, establish standards:
(1) To certify a pay telephone service provider seeking to provide pay telephone services in the District of Columbia;
(2) For the registration, renewal of a registration for a pay telephone, and transfer of ownership of a registered pay telephone;
(3) For the installation and removal of a pay telephone;
(4) To investigate a consumer complaint regarding pay telephone service; and
(5) to establish operating requirements for all outdoor pay telephones.
(c) The Commission shall by regulation or order prescribe procedures for reviewing any complaint relating to pay telephone services in the District of Columbia. The regulation or order shall include provisions for a formal hearing, decision, and appeal arising from any complaint.
(d)(1) In weighing evidence regarding whether a pay telephone constitutes a public nuisance, the Public Service Commission shall give great weight to the:
(A) Written recommendation of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in which the pay telephone is located or proposed to be located; and
(B) Written statement or testimony of a member of the Metropolitan Police Department.
(2) For the purpose of this section only, great weight means that, unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, the Public Service Commission shall defer to the opinion of the Metropolitan Police Department or Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
(Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-342, § 201, 52 DCR 2346.)
Cross References
Electric light and power companies, special acts, generally, see § 34-1401 et seq.
Mayor, council and other officers, police power regulations, see § 1-303.03.
Public roads and bridges, jurisdiction in mayor, see § 9-101.02.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) addition, see § 201 of Omnibus Utility Emergency Amendment Act of 2005 (D.C. Act 16-12, January 28, 2005, 52 DCR 2945).
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter I - Additional Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1888 › § 34–1901.01. Additional telegraph and telephone wires prohibited on streets; extensions

§ 34–1901.01. Additional telegraph and telephone wires prohibited on streets; extensions.
The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall not permit or authorize any additional telegraph, telephone, electric lighting or other wires to be erected or maintained on or over any of the streets or avenues of the City of Washington; provided, that the Mayor of the District may, under such reasonable conditions as he may prescribe, authorize the wires of any electric light company existing on July 18, 1888, and then operating in the District of Columbia, to be laid under any street, alley, highway, footway or sidewalk in the District, whenever in his judgment the public interest may require the exercise of such authority, such privileges as may be granted hereunder to be revocable at the will of Congress without compensation and no such authority to be exercised after the termination of the 50th Congress.
(July 18, 1888, 25 Stat. 323, ch. 676, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1401.
1973 Ed., § 43-1401.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 34-1402.
Cross References
Electric light and power companies, wiring permits pending conduit system plan, see § 34-1402.
Telegraph and telephone companies, construction in public parks and reservations, see § 34-1921.04a.
Telegraph and telephone companies, rules and regulations, inspections, fire alarm and police patrol wiring, see §§ 34-1911.05 and 34-1921.05.
Emergency Legislation
For temporary (90 day) moratorium on construction of telecommunications towers, see § 2 of Moratorium on the Construction of Certain Telecommunications Towers Emergency Act of 2001 (D.C. Act 14-32, April 2, 2001, 48 DCR 3344).
Temporary Legislation
For temporary (225 day) amendment of section, see § 2 of the Moratorium on the Construction of Certain Telecommunications Towers Temporary Act of 2001 (D.C. Law 14-17, July 10, 2001, law notification 48 DCR 6593).
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter II - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1902 › § 34–1911.03. Penalties

§ 34–1911.03. Penalties.
Any individual, company, or corporation owning and maintaining such poles and wires attached thereto on or over any street or avenue within the section of the District described in § 34-1911.01 who shall willfully neglect or refuse to remove the same, as provided in § 34-1911.02, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $25 for each and every day during which such failure to remove said poles and wires shall continue, which amount may be recovered by the District of Columbia in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(June 20, 1902, 32 Stat. 394, ch. 1136, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1404.
1973 Ed., § 43-1404.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter II - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1902 › § 34–1911.05. Regulations for inspection; ducts for use of fire and police wires

§ 34–1911.05. Regulations for inspection; ducts for use of fire and police wires.
All subways, conduits, manholes, and overhead lines constructed or erected under the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Council of the District of Columbia may from time to time prescribe as to inspection, location, character of conduit construction, and height of poles and wires; provided, that in all conduits so constructed, such space shall be furnished to the District government as may be necessary for purposes related exclusively to the government and public safety, free of charge; provided further, that the number of ducts so reserved in any one conduit shall not be more than 2.
(June 20, 1902, 32 Stat. 395, ch. 1136, § 5; Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-342,§ 305, 52 DCR 2346.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1406.
1973 Ed., § 43-1406.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-342 rewrote this section which had read as follows: “All subways, conduits, manholes, and overhead lines constructed or erected under the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Council of the District of Columbia may from time to time prescribe as to inspection, location, character of conduit construction, and height of poles and wires; provided, that in all conduits so constructed such space shall be furnished to the District of Columbia as may be necessary for its fire alarm or police patrol wires or cables, carrying low potential currents of electricity, free of charge; and provided further, that the number of ducts so reserved in any 1 conduit shall not be more than 3.”
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(321) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter II - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1902 › § 34–1911.06. Repairs and renewals

§ 34–1911.06. Repairs and renewals.
The said Mayor is empowered to authorize any such individual, company, or corporation owning and operating on June 20, 1902, any lines of street poles and wires and any alley poles or alley-pole line within the District of Columbia and outside of the section described in § 34-1911.01 to continue to maintain the same, with such repairs and renewals as may be necessary to keep them in good order and condition of repair, and to add thereto such poles and wires as may be necessary for the purpose of making house connections or for connecting with telephone lines outside the District of Columbia.
(June 20, 1902, 32 Stat. 395, ch. 1136, § 6.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1407.
1973 Ed., § 43-1407.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter II - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1902 › § 34–1911.07. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved

§ 34–1911.07. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved.
Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this subchapter.
(June 20, 1902, 32 Stat. 395, ch. 1136, § 7.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1408.
1973 Ed., § 43-1408.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.01. Removal of telegraph poles and wires; duties of Mayor; extension of conduits

§ 34–1921.01. Removal of telegraph poles and wires; duties of Mayor; extension of conduits.
All telegraph poles and the wires attached thereto, not the property of the United States or the District of Columbia, upon the streets, avenues and alleys on March 3, 1905 within the fire limits of the District of Columbia, except as hereinafter provided, shall from time to time, as may be prescribed by the Mayor of said District, be taken down and removed. The work of taking down and removing said poles and wires shall be done under the direction of said Mayor, and it is hereby made the duty of said Mayor to enforce compliance with the provisions of this subchapter as expeditiously as may be consistent with the public interests; and the said Mayor is hereby empowered, from time to time, to authorize any company or corporation on March 3, 1905, or thereafter operating and maintaining a telegraph plant or system in the District of Columbia to locate and construct a system of underground conduits, subsidiaries, and manholes in or under any or all of the streets, avenues, alleys, lanes, or other public highways in said District, as may be requisite and necessary for the purpose of this subchapter and for the reception of such other conduits, cables, and wires as may be reasonably required in the future by the growth of such company or corporation or its assigns, or to adequately meet the requirements of the public for telegraph service.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 984, ch. 1415, § 1.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1409.
1973 Ed., § 43-1409.
Section References
This section is referenced in § 34-1921.02, § 34-1921.03, § 34-1921.04, § 34-1921.06, and § 34-1921.08.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.03. Penalties

§ 34–1921.03. Penalties.
Any company or corporation now or hereafter owning and maintaining such poles and wires attached thereto on or over any street or avenue within the said limits described in § 34-1921.01, which shall willfully neglect or refuse to remove the same, as provided in § 34-1921.01, shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $25 for each and every day during which such failure to remove said poles and wires shall continue, which amount may be recovered by the District of Columbia in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 985, ch. 1415, § 3.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1411.
1973 Ed., § 43-1411.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.04. Erection and maintenance of telegraph poles in alleys; poles outside designated limits; temporary permits

§ 34–1921.04. Erection and maintenance of telegraph poles in alleys; poles outside designated limits; temporary permits.
Said Mayor is empowered to authorize the erection and maintenance of poles in the alleys of said District, and the stringing thereon of wires or conductors for telegraph purposes from alley poles or housetop fixtures in one square to alley poles or housetop fixtures in another square for the purpose of enabling house connections to be made, and to authorize the erection of poles and the stringing thereon of wires on and upon the streets and avenues of said District in the parts thereof in which there are no public alleys and in such places as the public interest do not require that the lines be placed underground, or in places where it shall be deemed by said Mayor impracticable to advantageously place or operate such lines underground. During the progress of the work provided for in § 34-1921.01 said Mayor is also empowered to issue temporary permits for the erection and maintenance of poles and overhead conductors in places where the lines are ultimately to be placed underground, where the work cannot be immediately done because of the greater urgency of work in other localities, or for other reasons satisfactory to said Mayor; but in issuing such temporary permits said Mayor shall bear in mind the purpose and policy of this subchapter, which is to cause to be removed from the streets and avenues within the said limits described in § 34-1921.01 all poles and wires attached thereto, except as hereinbefore provided, as expeditiously as may be without interfering with or impairing the efficiency of the telegraph service in said District and without denying to the public reasonable telegraph facilities.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 985, ch. 1415, § 4.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1412.
1973 Ed., § 43-1412.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.04a. Conduits in public parks or reservations

§ 34–1921.04a. Conduits in public parks or reservations.
Any officer of the United States government charged with the care, maintenance, and supervision of any public park or reservation may grant permission to any company or corporation maintaining and operating a telegraph plant or system in said District on March 3, 1905, or thereafter, upon application being made therefor, to construct conduits, subsidiaries, or manholes in said park or reservation, under such reasonable regulations as said officer may prescribe, unless, in the judgment of said officer, said construction will result in injury to the United States or its properties.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 986, ch. 1415, § 4a.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1413.
1973 Ed., § 43-1413.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.05. Regulations for inspection; ducts for use of fire and police wires

§ 34–1921.05. Regulations for inspection; ducts for use of fire and police wires.
All subways, conduits, manholes, and overhead lines constructed or erected under the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Council of the District of Columbia may from time to time prescribe as to inspection, location, character of conduit construction, and height of poles and wires; provided, that in all conduits so constructed, such space shall be furnished to the District government and the United States as may be necessary for purposes related exclusively to the government and public safety, free of charge; provided further, that the number of ducts so reserved in any one conduit shall not be more than 2.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 986, ch. 1415, § 5; Apr. 12, 2005, D.C. Law 15-342,§ 306, 52 DCR 2346.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1414.
1973 Ed., § 43-1414.
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 15-342 rewrote this section which had read as follows: “All subways, conduits, manholes, and overhead lines constructed or erected under the provisions of this subchapter shall be subject to such reasonable regulations as the Council of the District of Columbia may from time to time prescribe as to inspection, location, character of conduit construction, and height of poles and wires; provided, that in all underground conduits so constructed such space shall be furnished to the said District of Columbia and the United States as may be necessary for their telegraph, fire alarm, and police patrol wires or cables carrying low potential currents of electricity, free of charge; and provided further, that the number of ducts so reserved in any one conduit shall not be more than 2.”
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 402(322) of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to the District of Columbia Council, subject to the right of the Commissioner as provided in § 406 of the Plan. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.06. Repairs and renewals

§ 34–1921.06. Repairs and renewals.
The said Mayor is empowered to authorize any such company or corporation owning and operating lines of street poles and wires on March 3, 1905, or thereafter and any alley poles or alley-pole line or housetop wires within the said District and outside of the limits described in § 34-1921.01 to continue to maintain the same, with such repairs and renewals as may be necessary to keep them in good order and condition of repair, and to add thereto such poles and wires as may be necessary for their telegraphic purposes.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 986, ch. 1415, § 6.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1415.
1973 Ed., § 43-1415.
Change in Government
This section originated at a time when local government powers were delegated to a Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia (see Acts Relating to the Establishment of the District of Columbia and its Various Forms of Governmental Organization in Volume 1). Section 401 of Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1967 (see Reorganization Plans in Volume 1) transferred all of the functions of the Board of Commissioners under this section to a single Commissioner. The District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, 87 Stat. 818, § 711 ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.11), abolished the District of Columbia Council and the Office of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. These branches of government were replaced by the Council of the District of Columbia and the Office of Mayor of the District of Columbia, respectively. Accordingly, and also pursuant to § 714(a) of such Act ( D.C. Code, § 1-207.14(a)), appropriate changes in terminology were made in this section.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.07. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved; rights under United States Code preserved

§ 34–1921.07. Right to alter, amend, or repeal reserved; rights under United States Code preserved.
Congress reserves the right to alter, amend, or repeal this subchapter, but nothing herein shall abridge or lessen the rights granted telegraph companies under Title 65, § 5263 [repealed] and the following, United States Revised Statutes of the Code of the Laws of the United States of America.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 986, ch. 1415, § 7.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1416.
1973 Ed., § 43-1416.
References in Text
Sections 5263 to 5269, inclusive, of the Revised Statutes, referred to in this section, were repealed by the Act of July 16, 1947, 61 Stat. 327, ch. 256, § 1.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 19 - Telegraph and Telephone Companies › Subchapter III - Telephone Poles, Wires, and Conduits, 1905 › § 34–1921.08. Rights to build and lay conduits not compensable in event of condemnation

§ 34–1921.08. Rights to build and lay conduits not compensable in event of condemnation.
If at any time the District of Columbia or the national government shall acquire, by purchase, condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, the property of any telegraph company in the District of Columbia, nothing shall then be paid for the rights accorded under §§ 34-1921.01 to 34-1921.07, inclusive, to build and lay such conduits.
(Mar. 3, 1905, 33 Stat. 986, ch. 1415, § 8.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1417.
1973 Ed., § 43-1417.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications Competition › § 34–2003.01. Cases in process

§ 34–2003.01. Cases in process.
Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the PSC from proceeding with respect to a formal case in process before the Commission so long as it is not inconsistent with the requirements of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996.
(Sept. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-154, § 4a; as added Sept. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-155, § 25(b), 43 DCR 4213.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1453.1.
References in Text
The federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, referred to in this section, is Pub. L. 104-104, which is codified throughout Title 47 of the United States Code.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications Competition › § 34–2004. Access to public ways

§ 34–2004. Access to public ways.
(a) Any telecommunications provider in the District shall have the right to utilize the public right-of-ways of the District for installation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and operation of its telecommunications system on terms and conditions that are competitively neutral; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall affect the authority of the District government to manage its public ways or to require fair and reasonable compensation from the telecommunications service providers, on a nondiscriminatory basis. Any compensation the District government may require pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to all other payments, fees, or collections required by this chapter. The Mayor shall promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this subsection.
(b) Prior to constructing each portion of its telecommunications system located within the public ways, a telecommunications service provider shall obtain all necessary construction permits and licenses from the appropriate agency. All such construction shall be performed in compliance with applicable codes and regulations, and all facilities so constructed shall be maintained in compliance with applicable codes and regulations.
(c) The Mayor shall issue rules to establish and regulate the process through which any alteration or damage to public rights of way in the District of Columbia shall be compensated by the telecommunications service provider whose construction or repair work has altered or damaged public rights of way. The rules shall require the telecommunications service provider to repair any alteration or damage pursuant to specifications and inspection by the District of Columbia Department of Public Works, or require that the telecommunications service provider compensate the District of Columbia for the cost of repair to a public right of way.
(Sept. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-154, § 5, 43 DCR 3736.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1454.
2023 District of Columbia Code › Title 34 - Public Utilities › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications Competition › § 34–2005. Access to buildings

§ 34–2005. Access to buildings.
The Public Service Commission shall have the authority to promulgate rules to ensure that access to public and privately owned buildings is afforded in a manner which does not unjustly or unreasonably discriminate between or among providers of telecommunications services. The Commission may initiate a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to this section only after determining that (1) federal telecommunications law and regulations authorize state public utility commissions to promulgate rules regarding building access; (2) substantial evidence exists that unjust and unreasonable discrimination regarding building access impaired telecommunications services competition in the District of Columbia; and (3) that promulgation of rules by the Commission regarding building access is the only effective means of removing the impairment to competition.
(Sept. 9, 1996, D.C. Law 11-154, § 6, 43 DCR 3736.)
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 43-1455.