Sec. 14. A communications service provider that holds a certificate issued under this chapter:
(1) is exempt from local franchises and related fees to the same extent as a communications service provider that holds a certificate of territorial authority or an indeterminate permit issued under IC 8-1-2 before July 1, 2009;
(2) may access public rights-of-way to the same extent as a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)), other than rights-of-way, property, or projects that are the subject of a public-private agreement under IC 8-15.5 or IC 8-15.7 or communications systems infrastructure, including all infrastructure used for wireless communications, owned by or under the jurisdiction of the Indiana finance authority or the state or any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, or instrumentalities; and
(3) shall be designated as a public utility solely as that term is used in 23 CFR 710.403(e)(2).
As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.145-2015, SEC.4; P.L.189-2019, SEC.8.
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