{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-21-203","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-21-203","heading":"No exclusive rights permitted","body":"No telegraph or telephone corporation has the power to contract with the owners of lands or the rights in lands, or with any other person or corporation, for the right to erect, operate, or maintain telegraph, telephone, or other lines or works for the speedy transmission of intelligence, over the lands, privileges, rights, or easements of such owner or other person or corporation, to the exclusion of other persons or corporations authorized to erect and operate lines and works for the speedy transmission of intelligence.","path":["TN Code","Title 65","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"40c94732678eb7e8499242111f850af673841260c21214fe8c92cd6db794232d","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-21-202","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-65-21-204"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}