Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-158.44: Furnishing of retail electricity continued

Subject to the provisions of the Retail Electric Consumer Cost

Reduction, Safety and Service Efficiency Act, any retail electric

supplier shall be entitled to continue and extend the furnishing of

electricity, including the right to construct, maintain and operate

electric transmission and distribution lines and related facilities

along, upon, under and across all existing and future public

thoroughfares in an area that has been or shall be included, as a

result of incorporation or annexation, within the boundaries of a

municipality if the retail electric supplier was furnishing

electricity or was constructing or operating electric facilities in

the area prior to its incorporation or annexation without obtaining

the consent, franchise, license, permit or other authority of the

municipality, subject, however, to compliance with the lawful safety

requirements of the municipality as to the matter of constructing

and maintaining facilities along, upon, under and across

thoroughfares. Provided that, if any such retail electric supplier

is or has been operating under a franchise granted by the voters of

the municipality, upon expiration of such franchise, this section

shall not be construed as a grant of a right to continue and extend

the furnishing of electricity within the boundaries of the

municipality other than as granted with regard to the annexed area

referred to in this section.