Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law

Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law

Section 1 - Title.
Section 1.1 - Legislative policy declarations.
Section 2 - Definitions.
Section 2.1 - Competitive entry.
Section 2.2 - Interconnection.
Section 2.3 - Pricing flexibility.
Section 3 - Exemptions from requirements.
Section 3.3 - Services that must be offered on a nondiscriminatory basis -- Public telecommunications to be cost-based -- Packaged services -- Quality of service standards.
Section 3.4 - Exemption from merger and acquisition approval by commission.
Section 4.5 - Commission order -- Negotiated provisions of services -- Contracts under this section.
Section 6 - Prohibition on subsidization of telecommunications services.
Section 7 - Continuous jurisdiction of commission -- Orders.
Section 8 - Antitrust and restraint of trade laws not affected by chapter.
Section 9 - Commission's jurisdiction under other provisions of title not enlarged or reduced by chapter.
Section 10 - Imposing a surcharge to provide deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired individuals with telecommunication devices -- Definitions -- Procedures for establishing program -- Surcharge -- Administration and disposition of surcharge money.
Section 11 - Establishing just and reasonable rates.
Section 13 - Rules governing operator assisted services.
Section 14 - Intrastate interexchange toll service prices.
Section 15 - Universal Public Telecommunications Service Support Fund -- Commission duties -- Charges -- Lifeline program.
Section 16 - Public Service Commission authority to enforce interconnection service quality standards and interconnection agreements -- Grounds for filing complaint.
Section 17 - Procedures for enforcement of interconnection service quality -- Penalties for violation -- Funds collected.
Section 18 - Definitions -- Unauthorized change of telecommunications provider -- Unauthorized charges -- Procedures for verification -- Penalties -- Authority of commission.

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