Pub. Util. Code, § 234 · Chapter 1. General Provisions and Definitions
Pub. Util. Code, § 234
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) “Telephone corporation” includes every corporation or person owning, controlling, operating, or managing any telephone line for compensation within this state.
(b) “Telephone corporation” does not include any of the following:
(1) Any hospital, hotel, motel, or similar place of temporary accommodation owning or operating message switching or billing equipment solely for the purpose of reselling services provided by a telephone corporation to its patients or guests.
(2) Any one-way paging service utilizing facilities that are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, including, but not limited to, narrowband personal communications services described in Subpart D (commencing with Section 24.100) of Part 24 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on June 13, 1995.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 357, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.
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- Pen. Code, § 288.2Printed as Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code
- Pen. Code, § 311.1Printed as Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code
- Pen. Code, § 311.2Printed as Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code
- Pen. Code, § 313.1Printed as Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code
- Pen. Code, § 638Printed as Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code
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