35-A §7105. Caller-ID

35-A ME Rev Stat § 7105 (2019) (N/A)
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§7105. Caller-ID

Caller-ID services provided in this State are subject to the following.   [PL 1991, c. 654, §4 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 654, §5 (AFF).]

1.  Per-call blocking.  At least 2 months prior to initiating any caller-ID service, and throughout the period that caller-ID service is offered to subscribers in this State, telephone utilities must advertise and immediately upon initiating such service must offer to all subscribers free per-call blocking.

[PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §25 (AMD).]

2.  Per-line blocking.  A telephone utility must provide per-line blocking to individuals, agencies and groups that submit a written request to the telephone utility asserting a specific need for per-line blocking for reasons of health and safety. Telephone utilities may not charge a subscriber a fee for the first per-line blocking or unblocking of the subscriber's line. Except as otherwise authorized by law or to confirm that a subscriber has made a valid request, telephone utilities may not disclose information concerning the request for per-line blocking submitted by an individual, agency or group.

[PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §25 (AMD).]

3.  Penalty.

[PL 2003, c. 505, §39 (RP).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1991, c. 654, §4 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 654, §5 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 505, §39 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §25 (AMD).