47 U.S.C. § 10 : US Code - Section 10: Equal facilities to connecting lines; discrimination in rates

Search 47 U.S.C. § 10 : US Code - Section 10: Equal facilities to connecting lines; discrimination in rates

Whenever any telegraph company which shall have accepted the
provisions of sections 1 to 6 and 8 (!1) of this title, prior to
the effective date of the repeal of such sections, shall extend its
line to any station or office of a telegraph line belonging to any
one of said railroad or telegraph companies, referred to in section
9 of this title, said telegraph company so extending its line shall
have the right and said railroad or telegraph company shall allow
the line of said telegraph company so extending its line to connect
with the telegraph line of said railroad or telegraph company to
which it is extended at the place where their lines may meet, for
the prompt and convenient interchange of telegraph business between
said companies; and such railroad and telegraph companies, referred
to in section 9 of this title, shall so operate their respective
telegraph lines as to afford equal facilities to all, without
discrimination in favor of or against any person, company, or
corporation whatever, and shall receive, deliver, and exchange
business with connecting telegraph lines on equal terms, and
affording equal facilities, and without discrimination for or
against any one of such connecting lines; and such exchange of
business shall be on terms just and equitable.