# Utah Code § 54-3-19: Long and short distance service -- Through and intermediate rates

> Utah · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_19

## Section

- **Citation:** Utah Code § 54-3-19
- **Heading:** Long and short distance service -- Through and intermediate rates
- **Jurisdiction:** Utah
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Utah Code / Title 54 / Chapter 54-3 / § 54-3-19

## Text

(1) A telephone or telegraph corporation may not charge or receive any greater compensation, in the aggregate, for the transmission of any long distance message or conversation for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction within this state, the shorter being included within the longer distance; or charge any greater compensation for a through service than the aggregate of the intermediate rates or tolls; but this shall not be construed as authorizing any telephone or telegraph corporation to charge or receive as great a compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance. (2) Upon application to the commission any telegraph or telephone corporation may in special cases, after investigation, be authorized by the commission to charge less for a longer than for a shorter distance service for the transmission of messages or conversations, and the commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which the telegraph or telephone corporation may be relieved from the operation and requirements of this section.

## Nearby sections

- [Utah Code § 54-3-1 § 54-3-1. Charges must be just; service adequate; rules reasonable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_1.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-2 § 54-3-2. Schedules of rates and classification -- Right of inspection -- Changes by commission -- Online consumer access to usage data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_2.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-3 § 54-3-3. Changes by utilities in schedules -- Notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_3.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-4 § 54-3-4. Joint tariffs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_4.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-7 § 54-3-7. Charges not to vary from schedules -- Refunds and rebates forbidden -- Exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_7.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-8 § 54-3-8. Preferences forbidden -- Power of commission to determine facts -- Applicability of section.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_8.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-8.5 § 54-3-8.5. Rate on electricity for agricultural irrigation or drainage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_8.5.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-9 § 54-3-9. Sliding scale of charges -- Control by commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_9.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-10 § 54-3-10. Interchange of business required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_10.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-19 § 54-3-19. Long and short distance service -- Through and intermediate rates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_19.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-21 § 54-3-21. Commission to be furnished information and copies of records -- Hearings before commission to be public -- Privilege.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_21.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-22 § 54-3-22. Required reports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_22.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-23 § 54-3-23. Commission's orders must be obeyed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_23.md)
- [Utah Code § 54-3-24 § 54-3-24. Hostage situation -- Telephone communication prevention.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_UT_T54_S54_3_24.md)

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