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Maryland Public Utility Companies Section 8-104
§ 8-104.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of § 8-103(b) of this subtitle, a telegraph or telephone company or a corporation authorized under § 5-410(a)(3) of this article is responsible for damage a person may sustain through the erection, continuance, or use of telegraph, telephone, or electric facilities.