§ 10. — Equal facilities to connecting lines; discrimination in rates.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 47USC10]
TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
CHAPTER 1--TELEGRAPHS
Sec. 10. Equal facilities to connecting lines; discrimination in
rates
Whenever any telegraph company which shall have accepted the
provisions of sections 1 to 6 and 8 \1\ of this title, prior to the
effective date of the repeal of such sections, shall extend its line to
any station or office of a telegraph line belonging to any one of said
railroad or telegraph companies, referred to in section 9 of this title,
said telegraph company so extending its line shall have the right and
said railroad or telegraph company shall allow the line of said
telegraph company so extending its line to connect with the telegraph
line of said railroad or telegraph company to which it is extended at
the place where their lines may meet, for the prompt and convenient
interchange of telegraph business between said companies; and such
railroad and telegraph companies, referred to in section 9 of this
title, shall so operate their respective telegraph lines as to afford
equal facilities to all, without discrimination in favor of or against
any person, company, or corporation whatever, and shall receive,
deliver, and exchange business with connecting telegraph lines on equal
terms, and affording equal facilities, and without discrimination for or
against any one of such connecting lines; and such exchange of business
shall be on terms just and equitable.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Aug. 7, 1888, ch. 772, Sec. 2, 25 Stat. 383; Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1263,
Sec. 48, 68 Stat. 1243.)
References in Text
Sections 1 to 6 and 8 of this title, referred to in text, were
repealed by act July 16, 1947, ch. 256, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 327.
Amendments
1954--Act Sept. 3, 1954, amended section to make it clear that the
rights and obligations of companies which accepted benefits under former
sections 1 to 6 and 8 of this title, which have been repealed, continue
irrespective of the repeal.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 12, 15, 601 of this title.
