{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166a-3","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 166A, § 3","heading":"Licenses for construction or operation of systems, necessity, non-exclusiveness, contents","body":"Section 3. No person shall construct, commence construction, or operate a CATV system in any city or town by means of wires and cables of its own or of any other person, without first obtaining as herein provided a written license from each city or town in which such wires or cables are installed or are to be installed, a copy of which shall be forwarded to the division. Such license must be non-exclusive. Each such license shall contain the following provisions:—\n(a) The area or areas to be served;\n(b) The completion date of the installation of all equipment, wires and cables necessary to serve the named area or areas;\n(c) The date service shall be available to the named area or areas;\n(d) The term of the license, which shall not be more than fifteen years; and\n(e) Such other terms and conditions as have been authorized by the division.","path":["Part I","Title XXII","Chapter 166A"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter166A/Section3","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:57Z","sha256":"a3271bcbef2d6036678d82051aa58c50cb2c49ca8b8b3035e3ae56c0060fe0c6","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166a-2a","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-166a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}