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§ 77-3-501. Legislative findings

MS Code § 77-3-501 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) That telephone service provides a rapid and essential communications link among the general public and with essential offices and organizations such as police, fire and medical facilities;

(b) That all persons should have basic telephone service available to them at a fair and equitable cost;

(c) That a significant portion of Mississippi’s hearing and speech impaired population have profound disabilities which render normal telephone equipment useless without additional specialized devices; and

(d) That there exists a need for a program whereby access to basic telephone service for hearing and speech impaired persons is equal in cost to the amount paid by other telephone customers.

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