Vermont Statutes
Chapter 71 - Telecommunications and Electric Wires and Poles Along Highways, Railroad Tracks, and Cemeteries; Transportation Board and Selectboard Role
§ 2515. Erecting new lines

§ 2515. Erecting new lines
When a person or corporation is about to erect a line of telegraph or telephone wires, in and along a highway within a town, in and along which a line of poles has already been erected by another person or corporation for a similar purpose, the Transportation Board or selectboard of such town shall have the right to permit and may require the new line to be attached to the poles already standing, as provided in section 2516 of this title. (Amended 1989, No. 246 (Adj. Sess.), § 32.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 30 - Public Service

Chapter 71 - Telecommunications and Electric Wires and Poles Along Highways, Railroad Tracks, and Cemeteries; Transportation Board and Selectboard Role

§ 2501. Town; duties of certain officers

§ 2502. Lines of wires along highways; wireless telecommunications facilities; broadband facilities construction; restriction

§ 2503. Location by Transportation Board or selectboard; notice

§ 2504. Transportation Board or selectboard may direct and change manner of crossing highway

§ 2505. Location near residence

§ 2506. Trees not to be injured; exception; penalty

§ 2507. Poles

§ 2508. Penalty

§ 2509. Selectboard’s powers; expense

§ 2510. Cemeteries

§ 2511. Damages; appraisal; payment

§ 2512. Appeal; proceedings

§ 2513. Lines along railroad tracks; wireless and other telecommunications facilities

§ 2514. Line to remain property of company

§ 2515. Erecting new lines

§ 2516. Expenses; repairs

§ 2517. Notice; copy

§ 2518. Restriction of right to move poles; action

§ 2519. No prescriptive rights

§ 2520. Town lines

§ 2521. Private lines

§ 2522. Transportation Board or selectboard’s control; town’s rights

§ 2523. Court may permit line to be attached to standing poles

§ 2524. Court may enforce order

§ 2525. Attachment of wires

§ 2526. Fees of certain officers

§ 2527. Penalties; injuries to trees

§ 2528. Injuries to line

§ 2529. Loitering upon telephone property; penalty

§ 2530. Telephones in public areas