Written contract for private wire - 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2903

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     § 2903.  Written contract for private wire.
        (a)  General rule.--It is unlawful for any public utility to
     furnish to any person or corporation any private wire, except in
     pursuance of a written contract signed by the public utility, by
     the person or corporation contracting for said private wire and
     responsible under the terms of the contract for the payment for
     the service, and by the person or corporation in possession or
     control of any place or location designated in the contract for
     installation or connection of said private wire, which contract
     shall include a detailed written statement of the purpose for
     which such private wire is intended to be used.
        (b)  Exceptions.--This section does not apply to:
            (1)  The furnishing of any private wire in case of public
        emergency, or where the furnishing of the said private wire
        is for a temporary purpose not to exceed 48 hours.
            (2)  Any private wire furnished for use in radio
        broadcasting, or to any private wire furnished for use by any
        protective service operating under a franchise granted by any
        municipality, or to any private wire furnished for use in
        interstate commerce, or to any private wire furnished for use
        of newspapers of general circulation.
        (c)  Action by commission.--It is unlawful for any public
     utility to furnish to any person or corporation any private wire
     without first furnishing to the commission a duplicate original
     of the written contract required by this section. The commission
     shall examine the same forthwith and conduct such investigation
     as it may deem necessary, and, if upon examination of the
     contract, or after investigation, or otherwise at any time, the
     commission shall find that the said private wire is intended for
     or has been used for or is being used for the transmission of
     information or advice in furtherance of gambling, the commission
     shall disapprove the said contract and give notice of such
     disapproval to the contracting parties. Thereafter it shall be
     unlawful for any public utility to furnish the said private wire
     provided for in the said contract. This subsection does not
     apply to the furnishing of any private wire in case of public
     emergency, or where the furnishing of the said private wire is
     for a temporary purpose not to exceed 48 hours.
        (d)  Hearing.--Any public utility or other person or
     corporation party to the contract who shall feel aggrieved at
     the action of the commission in disapproving any contract for
     any private wire shall be entitled to a hearing before the
     commission upon written request.
        (e)  Illegal use.--It is unlawful for any person or
     corporation, who has been furnished a private wire by any public
     utility in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, to
     use such private wire for any purpose other than that specified
     in the contract.

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