Section 17Sec./Art. 17

The rights herein granted shall not be exclusive, and the rights and power to grant to any corporation, association, or person other than the grantee, a franchise for the provision of telephone service or the installation, operation and maintenance of a telecommunications systems grant subsequent to this franchise shall be so placed as not to impair the efficient and effective operation of the telecommunications systems installed under this franchise and actually in existence at the time of the granting of said subsequent franchise: Provided, further, That the National Telecommunications Commission after hearing both parties interested, may compel the grantee of this franchise or its successors or assigns, to remove, relocate, or replace its telecommunication lines but in such case the reasonable cost of the removal, relocation, or replacement shall be paid by the grantee of this franchise or its successors or assigns.