§ 77-17-9. Electric cooperatives prohibited from: allowing use of electric delivery system by affiliate to diminish reliability of the system, requiring purchase of broadband services from affiliate as condition of receiving electric energy from the cooperative, and disconnecting electric service for nonpayment of broadband services provided by affiliate
An electric cooperative shall not allow the installation or operation of a broadband system on its electric delivery system by an affiliate or other broadband operator to diminish the reliability of the electric delivery system. An electric cooperative shall not require any person to purchase broadband services from an affiliate or other broadband operator as […]
§ 77-17-11. Use of cooperative’s electric delivery system for provision of broadband services by affiliate not considered burden on real property on which electric delivery system is located; landowner’s remedies for damages caused by use of electric delivery system by affiliate
An electric cooperative may grant permission to an affiliate or other broadband operator to use the electric delivery system of the electric cooperative to provide broadband services. The use of the electric cooperative’s electric delivery system for the provision of broadband services by the affiliate or other broadband operator shall not be considered an additional […]
§ 77-17-13. Liberal construction of chapter
This chapter is to be liberally construed, and the enumeration of any object, power, manner, method or thing shall not be deemed to exclude like or similar objects, purposes, powers, manners, methods or things. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted or construed to infringe upon nor otherwise encumber the property or property interests used […]
§ 77-17-15. Annual audit of compliance with chapter; notice to members of election of board of directors, meetings, and election results
Every electric cooperative shall conduct an annual audit of compliance with this chapter, which shall be made publicly available. Any electric cooperative electing to operate under the provisions of this chapter must send notice by mail to its members of its elections for board of directors separately from any bill, and must send notice by […]
§ 77-15-3. Annual financial report
Audited financial statements shall be maintained in the office of each local natural gas district for public inspection and shall be available to the public during normal business hours.
§ 77-13-9. Marking location of underground facilities; timeliness
Every person owning or operating underground utility lines or underground facilities shall, upon receiving advance notice of the commencement of excavation, in accordance with Section 77-13-7, make an investigation, and may report through the use of the PRIS the status of the work performed, within two (2) working days from the time notice is provided […]
§ 77-17-1. Short title
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act.”
§ 77-13-11. Exceptions to advance notice requirement
The advance notice provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any person making an excavation at times of emergency involving danger to life, health or property or a customer service outage. However, every person who shall engage in such emergency excavation shall take all necessary and reasonable precautions to avoid or minimize interference with […]
§ 77-17-3. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: “Broadband affiliate” or “affiliate” means any entity that is (i) wholly or partially owned by an electric cooperative, and (ii) formed to own or operate a broadband system or provide broadband services. “Broadband service provider” means […]
§ 77-13-13. Advance notice as relieving excavator of certain liabilities
The act of giving notice in accordance with Section 77-13-5 shall relieve the notifying party of all liability to a utility should such notice be ignored or the information provided by the utility subsequent to said notice be materially inaccurate; provided, however, the act of giving advance notice and/or obtaining information as required by this […]