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O.C.G.A. § 46-5-40 · “Person” defined.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-41 · Obtaining of certificate of public convenience and necessity for construction, operation, acquisition, or extension of telephone lines, plants, or systems.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-42 · Interference with existing telephone lines, plants, or systems by person constructing or extending a telephone line, plant, or system.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-43 · Prescription by commission of rules and regulations as to application for certificate of public convenience and necessity; giving notice of receipt of application.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-44 · Power of commission to issue or deny certificate.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-45 · Filing complaints with commission regarding persons constructing, operating, or acquiring telephone line, plant, or system without certificate.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-46 · [Repealed] Granting of certificates to persons engaged in construction or operation of telephone line, plant, or system as of February 17, 1950.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-60 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-61 · Declaration of purpose.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-62 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-63 · Powers of cooperatives generally.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-64 · Power of superior court to create cooperatives, to approve amendments to their articles of incorporation, conversion, consolidation, merger, or dissolution.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-64.1 · Venue determinations.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-65 · Names of cooperatives.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-66 · Incorporators.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-67 · Contents of articles of incorporation; signing and acknowledgment; recitation of purpose and powers; statements regarding issuance of nonvoting shares of stock.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-68 · Presentation of articles of incorporation to superior court for approval; accompaniment of articles by Secretary of State’s certificate and by required affidavits.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-69 · Approval of articles by judicial order; application as constituting charter of cooperative.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-70 · Filing of articles with clerk of court.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-71 · Submittal to clerk of publisher’s affidavit.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-72 · Time of advertisement of articles; appearance of advertisements prior to granting of charter.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-73 · Duty of clerk to deliver to applicants certified copies of articles and of order thereon.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-74 · Filing of copies of articles and order with Secretary of State; payment of fee.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-75 · Certificate of Secretary of State.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-76 · Certified copies of charter and Secretary of State’s certificate as evidence of incorporation of cooperative and of nature and contents of charter.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-77 · Time of corporate existence of cooperative.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-78 · Bylaws of cooperative generally.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-79 · Qualifications for membership in cooperative; certificate of membership; share certificates; payment for shares of stock.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-80 · Meetings of members — Generally.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-81 · Meetings of members — Waiver of notice.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-82 · Board of directors.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-83 · Division of service territory into districts; election of district delegates; boundaries of districts; voting by members at district meetings and by district delegates at any meeting.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-84 · Officers of cooperative.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-85 · Amendment of articles of incorporation.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-86 · Change of location of principal office.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-87 · Consolidation of cooperatives.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-88 · Merger of cooperatives.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-89 · Effect of consolidation or merger.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-90 · Conversion of telephone corporation into a cooperative; consolidation of telephone corporations into a cooperative.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-91 · Dissolution of cooperatives.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-92 · Operation of cooperatives on nonprofit basis; contents of bylaws and of contracts with members and patrons regarding nonprofit operation.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-92.1 · Payment of revenues; priority of payments.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-93 · Pledging or encumbering of property, assets, rights, and privileges of cooperative by board of directors to secure indebtedness to federal government; tax exemption for mortgages and deeds of trust; sale, pledge, or encumbrance of property.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-94 · Liability of members and shareholders for debts of cooperative.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-95 · Effect of recordation of mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument of real and personal property of cooperative.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-96 · Construction standards.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-97 · Limitation of actions.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-98 · Taking of acknowledgments by officers, trustees, members, or shareholders of cooperatives.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-99 · Extension of telephone service into state by foreign nonprofit or cooperative corporations; Secretary of State as agent for foreign corporations; rights and powers of foreign corporations.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-100 · Fees.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-101 · Annual license fee; exemption of cooperatives from taxation.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-102 · Interconnection of lines, facilities, or systems of cooperatives and other telephone companies.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-103 · Jurisdiction of commission.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-104 · Applicability of Chapter 5 of Title 10.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-105 · Construction of part.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-120 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-121 · Legislative intent.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-122 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-123 · [Reserved] Creation of 9-1-1 Advisory Committee; selection of members; filling of vacancies; organization; roles and responsibilities.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-124 · Guidelines for implementing state-wide emergency 9-1-1 system; training and equipment standards.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-124.1 · Service suppliers or Voice over Internet Protocol service suppliers must register certain information with the authority; updating information; compliance; notices of deficiency or noncompliance.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-125 · Formation of multijurisdictional and regional 9-1-1 systems.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-126 · Cooperation by commission and telephone industry.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-127 · Approval of 9-1-1 systems by agency; written confirmation by authority required for 9-1-1 systems established on or after January 1, 2019.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-128 · Cooperation by public agencies.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-129 · Use of 9-1-1 emblem.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-130 · Federal assistance.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-131 · Exemptions from liability in operation of 9-1-1 system.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-132 · Fees by service supplier.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-133 · Authority of local government to adopt resolution to impose monthly 9-1-1 charge.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134 · Billing of subscribers; liability of subscriber for service charge; taxes on service; establishment of Emergency Telephone System Fund; cost recovery fee; records; use of funds.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.1 · Counties where the governing bodies of more than one local government have adopted a resolution to impose an enhanced 9-1-1 charge.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2 · Prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge; definitions; imposition of fee by localities; collection and remission of charges; distribution of funds.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-135 · Liability of service supplier in civil action.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-136 · Authority of local government to create advisory board.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-137 · Powers of Public Service Commission not affected.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-138 · Joint authorities.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-138.1 · Guidelines pertaining to additional charges involving contracts between two or more counties.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-138.2 · “Director” defined; training and instruction.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-139 · [Reserved] Joint Study Committee on Wireless Enhanced 9-1-1 Charges.
O.C.G.A. §§ 46-5-140 through 46-5-149 · [Reserved]
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-160 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-161 · Legislative findings; intent.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-162 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-163 · Certificates of authority.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-164 · Interconnection among certificated local exchange companies.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-165 · Alternative regulation of rates, terms, and conditions.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-166 · Rates for switched access.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-167 · Universal Access Fund.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-168 · Jurisdiction and authority of commission.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-169 · Company obligations associated with alternative regulation.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-170 · Access to local telephone numbering resources and assignments.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-171 · Local call charges based on duration or time of call prohibited.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-171.1 · Written authorization required by customer prior to being charged for service initiated by a third party.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-172 · Annual report of Tier 1 company’s investment commitment.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-173 · Unpublished telephone identification.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-174 · Commission’s annual report to General Assembly.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-180 · Short title.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-181 · Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 46-5-182 · Certification of telecommunications companies which bill for or solicit intrastate telecommunications services.