{"data":{"id":"us-nm/63-9-4","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"63-9-4","heading":"Certificate for operations.","body":"A telephone company furnishing public telephone or telegraph service, including any telephone cooperative operating in the state, shall file with the commission an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. The commission shall grant a certificate only to the extent of territory served and shall define such area on a map. Operations for which no application has been made are unlawful.","path":["Chapter 63 - Railroads and Communications","ARTICLE 9 Telephone and Telegraph Companies"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18566/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"1e2a265f5eb78c1405d3a6394327bd5b2ca2e183fcc9db06e65e9da22666f659","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/63-9-3","next":"us-nm/63-9-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}