California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 9 — Contractors, Article 3 — Exemptions, Section 7042.5
This chapter does not apply to public utilities operating under the regulation of the Public Utilities Commission on construction, maintenance, and development work incidental to their own business, or to those activities of a cable television corporation subject to regulation pursuant to Section 768.5 of the Public Utilities Code, except underground trenching by a cable television corporation within the public streets, other than that necessary solely for the connection of its distribution system to, or within the properties of, subscribers or potential subscribers.
As used in this section, a cable television corporation is a corporation or person that transmits television programs by cable to subscribers for a fee.
Notes
Exempts Public Utilities Commission-regulated utilities from the chapter for construction, maintenance, and development work incidental to their business and generally exempts regulated cable-television activities. Limits the cable exemption by applying the chapter to underground trenching in public streets except trenching solely needed to connect the distribution system to subscriber or potential-subscriber property, and defines cable television corporation.
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