Public Telecommunications Law

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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.