Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-4-203 (2026)
Basis for granting certificate - Notice of hearing
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) The commission shall not grant a certificate for a proposed route, plant, line, or system, or extension thereof, which will be in competition with any other route, plant, line, or system, unless it shall first determine that the facilities of the existing route, plant, line, or system are inadequate to meet the reasonable needs of the public, or the public utility operating the same refuses or neglects or is unable to or has refused or neglected, after reasonable opportunity after notice, to make such additions and extensions as may reasonably be required under this part.
- (b) In all proceedings under this section, the commission shall give at least ten (10) days' notice to the authorities of, and the public utilities operating in, the municipality or territory affected.
- (c) This section shall not apply to telecommunications service providers.
Acts 1923, ch. 87, § 2; Shan. Supp., § 1843a3; Code 1932, § 5504; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-417; Acts 1995, ch. 305, § 20; 1995, ch. 408, § 5.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1997–1997 · leading case: BellSouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Greer, 972 S.W.2d 663 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997).
BellSouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Greer, 972 S.W.2d 663 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “" Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-4-203 (a) (Supp. 1996).”
Bellsouth Telecomm., Inc. D/B/A South Cent. Bell Tel. Co. v. Tennessee Regulatory Auth. (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-4-203 (a) (Supp. 1996).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-4-203(c) — 1 case
BellSouth Telecomm., Inc. v. Greer, 972 S.W.2d 663 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “" Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-4-203 (a) (Supp. 1996).”
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