New Jersey § 48:17-14

§ 48:17-14.

Whenever, after hearing upon notice, the board of public utility commissioners shall

determine that public convenience and necessity require a physical connection for

the establishment of a continuous line of communication between any two or more public

utilities regularly engaged in the conveyance of telephone or telegraph messages,

for the conveyance of such messages between different localities which are not reached

by the lines or connections of one of such companies, the board may by order fix the

just and reasonable terms and conditions of such physical connection, including just

and reasonable rules and regulations, and the just and reasonable charge that shall

be made to the public for the use of such continuous line and the division of the

charge between the utilities and the apportionment of the cost of making the physical

connection. The public utilities shall thereafter conform to such order of the board. No order shall be made by the board to apply where the physical connection will prevent

those owning, operating, managing or controlling any part of the proposed continuous

line of communication from performing their public duties, or result in serious injury

to them.