RA 4609 Section 12

Section 12

SEC. 12. The rights herein granted shall not be exclusive, and the right and power to grant to any corporation, as­sociation or person other than the grantees, franchise for the telephone or electrical transmission of messages for signals shall not be impaired or affected by the granting of this franchise: Provided, That the poles erected, wires strung or cables or conduits laid by virtue of any franchise for telephone, or other electrical transmission of messages and signals granted subsequent to this franchise shall be so placed as not to impair the efficient and effective trans­mission of conversation or signals under this franchise by means of poles erected, wires strung, or cables or conduits actually laid and in existence at the time of the granting of said subsequent franchise: And provided, fur­ther, That the Public Service Commission, after hearing both parties interested, may compel the grantees of this franchise or their successors or assigns to remove, relocate, oy replace their poles, wires or conduits; but in such case the reasonable cost of the removal, relocation or replace­ment shall be paid by the grantees of the subsequent fran­chise or its successors or assigns to the grantees of this franchise or their successors or assigns.