65-21-106 - Discrimination in telephone connections prohibited.
65-21-106. Discrimination in telephone connections prohibited.
Every telephone company doing business within this state, and engaged in a general telephone business, shall supply all applicants for telephone connection and facilities, without discrimination or partiality; provided, that such applicants comply or offer to comply with the reasonable regulations of the company. No such company shall impose any condition or restriction upon any such applicant that is not imposed impartially upon all persons or companies in like situations, nor shall such company discriminate against any individual or company engaged in lawful business by requiring, as condition for furnishing such facilities, that they shall not be used in the business of the applicant or otherwise, under penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day such company continues such discrimination and refuses such facilities after compliance or offer to comply with the reasonable regulations, and time to furnish the same has elapsed, to be recovered by the applicant whose application is so neglected or refused.
[Acts 1885, ch. 66, § 11; Shan., § 1842; Code 1932, § 3107; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 65-2111.]