§ 8-103
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§8–103.
(1)A telegraph or telephone company or a corporation authorized under § 5-410(a)(3) of this article may construct lines:
(i)through the State;
(ii)from or to any point in the State;
(iii)on the boundaries of the State;
(iv)along and on a road, street, or highway; and
(v)across bridges and the waters in the State.
(2)The company may erect fixtures, including poles, piers, or abutments necessary to sustain the lines.
(3)This section does not authorize a company to construct a bridge across any of the navigable waters of the State.
(b)A line constructed under subsection
(a)of this section is not a public nuisance and is not subject to abatement by a private party if the line does not interfere with or disturb:
(1)the public use of roads, highways, and bridges;
(2)the navigation of the waters of the State; or
(3)the convenience of a landowner more than is unavoidable.