56-494 - Service to members; to nonmembers. - Virginia Statutes

§ 56-494. Service to members; to nonmembers.

Except as hereinafter provided, the corporate purpose of each cooperativeformed hereunder shall be to render service to its members only, and noperson shall become or remain a member unless such person uses telephoneservice supplied by the cooperative and shall have complied with the termsand conditions in respect to membership contained in the bylaws of thecooperative. Should the cooperative acquire any telephone facilities alreadydedicated or devoted to the public use it may, for the purpose of continuingexisting service and avoiding hardship, continue to serve the persons serveddirectly from such facilities at the time of such acquisition withoutrequiring that such persons become members.

The rates to such nonmembers shall be on a cost basis similar to thosecharged members.

(1950, p. 592; 1956, c. 434; 1996, c. 708.)