(a) No telecommunications provider shall install or maintain any telecommunications equipment on, over or under the public way without first having obtained a telecommunications provider permit issued by the commissioner pursuant to this chapter, after consultation with the executive director.
(b) The commissioner shall deny the issuance of a permit under this chapter, or shall revoke any such permit, only if:
(1) the commissioner determines that the installation or maintenance of the telecommunications equipment would endanger public health or safety or otherwise inconvenience the public; or
(2) the commissioner determines that the telecommunications provider has not paid any applicable infrastructure maintenance fee or license fee; has not provided any security required pursuant to this chapter or regulations issued thereunder; has not complied with specifications prescribed under this chapter; or has otherwise failed to comply with the provisions of this Code, or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added Coun. J. 10-1-97, p. 53280, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-08, p. 47220, Art. IX, § 1)