{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-56-531","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 56-531","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, which may be cited as the \"Small Investor-Owned Telephone Utility Act\":\"Commission\" means the \"State Corporation Commission.\"\"Small investor-owned telephone utility\" means any investor-owned public utility (other than a cooperative) which serves fewer than 100,000 access lines in Virginia and which owns, manages, or controls any plant or equipment or any part of a plant or equipment within the Commonwealth for the conveyance of telephone messages, either directly or indirectly, to or for the public.1986, c. 337; 1987, c. 295; 1998, c. 64.","path":["Title 56. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES","Chapter 19. SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITY ACT"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/56-531/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:17:34Z","sha256":"e5f6ab41f741e5d33aadb07122a7392cf8368b1f235c3e61fa2bf94a3ab7c7f1","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-56-529","next":"us-va/va.-code-56-532"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}