Chapter 63, Article 9 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Telephone and Telegraph Company Certification Act".

History: 1953 Comp., § 69-10-1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 292, § 1; 1998, ch. 108, § 53.

Compiler's notes. — The Telephone and Telegraph Company Certification Act, 63-9-1 to 63-9-19 NMSA 1978, would have been repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 82, effective July 1, 2003. However, Laws 2003, ch. 23, § 1 and Laws 2003, ch. 416, § 5 repealed Laws 1998, ch. 108, § 82 before the repeal took effect.

Cross references. — For power of public regulation commission to impose fines on telecommunications providers, see 63-7-23 NMSA 1978.

For regulation of telecommunications other than mobile telephone and radio paging services, see 63-9A-1 NMSA 1978 et seq.

For interception of communications under court order, see 30-12-2 NMSA 1978.

For excavation damage to pipelines and underground utility lines, see 62-14-1 NMSA 1978.

The 1998 amendment, effective January 1, 1999, substituted "Chapter 63, Article 9 NMSA 1978" for "This act" at the beginning of the section.

Applicability of article. — This article applies only to mobile telephone and radio paging services and no longer applies to intrastate data transmission services. Las Cruces TV Cable v. N.M SCC, 1985-NMSC-087, 103 N.M. 345, 707 P.2d 1155.

Corporation commission (now public regulation commission) has no exclusive jurisdiction in dispute involving telephone. — Neither N.M. Const., art. XI, § 7 (now repealed) nor the Telephone and Telegraph Company Certification Act grants the state corporation commission (now public regulation commission) general power and exclusive jurisdiction over every dispute concerning telephone services. First Cent. Serv. Corp. v. Mountain Bell Tel., 1981-NMCA-012, 95 N.M. 509, 623 P.2d 1023.

Law reviews. — For annual survey of New Mexico law relating to administrative law, see 12 N.M.L. Rev. 1 (1982).

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — State regulation of radio paging services, 44 A.L.R.4th 216.

Liability of telephone company for mistakes in or omissions from its directory, 47 A.L.R.4th 882.