Code of Virginia § 56-502. Regulation by State Corporation Commission.
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Every cooperative organized under this chapter shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the State Corporation Commission with respect to telephone services and facilities in the same manner and to the same extent as are other similar utilities under the laws of Virginia, except that
(i)the Commission shall have no jurisdiction over the rates, service quality and types of service offerings of the cooperative to its members;
(ii)a cooperative shall not be required to file a local service tariff with the Commission; and
(iii)where a cooperative establishes a cable television system, it shall be subject to Article 1.2 (§ 15.2-2108.19 et seq.) of Chapter 21 of Title 15.2.
1950, p. 594; 1956, c. 434; 1985, c. 405; 1996, c. 708 ; 1998, c. 252 ; 2001, c. 386 ; 2006, cc. 73 , 76 .