Section 24-2E-3 - Telephone conduit; prohibition; rulemaking(a) A telephone public utility may not prohibit, either by contract or service tariff, a customer who has provided conduit or other underground construction provided at the customer's expense from using the conduit or other underground construction for purposes other than services provided by the telephone company. A customer who provides the conduit or other underground construction is the owner of that apparatus: Provided, That the customer and all occupants of the conduit or other underground apparatus shall comply with the national electrical safety code and all other reasonable standards and practices to be established by the Public Service Commission.(b) The Public Service Commission shall promulgate rules pursuant to article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code necessary to effectuate the purpose of this section.Added by 2016 Acts, ch. 215 (SB 678), eff. 6/6/2016.