Sec. 42.20.038. Definitions.
In AS 42.20.030 – 42.20.038, (1) “service” means a commodity, product, use, facility, convenience, or other form of service that is offered and provided by a utility; (2) “utility” means an enterprise, whether publicly or privately owned or operated, that provides gas, electric, steam, water, sewer, or telecommunications service.
Sec. 42.20.040. Removal of instrument or meter or disconnecting of wire.
An agent or employee of a telephone or electric light company may not remove any instrument or meter or disconnect any wire connected to the instrument or meter without notifying the owner, agent, or tenant of the building or room where the instrument or meter is installed. A notice in writing of the intention to […]
Sec. 42.20.120. Refusal to yield to emergency calls; penalties.
A person who wilfully refuses to yield or surrender the use of a party line to another person for the purpose of permitting the other person to report a fire or summon police, medical, or other aid in case of emergency, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less […]
Sec. 42.20.130. Pretext of emergency.
A person who asks for or requests the use of a party line on pretext that an emergency exists, knowing that no emergency in fact exists, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, […]
Sec. 42.20.140. Publication in telephone directory.
Every telephone directory published for distribution to the members of the general public must contain a notice that explains AS 42.20.120 – 42.20.150. The notice must be printed in type that is no smaller than any other type on the same page and must be preceded by the word “warning.” This section does not apply […]
Sec. 42.20.150. Definitions.
In AS 42.20.120 – 42.20.150, (1) “emergency” means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential; (2) “party line” means a subscriber’s line telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected with it, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone […]
Sec. 42.20.300. Unauthorized publication or use of communications.
(a) Except for a party to a private conversation, a person who receives or assists in receiving, or who transmits or assists in transmitting, a private communication may not divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of the communication, except through authorized channels of transmission or reception (1) to the addressee […]
Sec. 42.20.310. Eavesdropping.
(a) A person may not (1) use an eavesdropping device to hear or record all or any part of an oral conversation without the consent of a party to the conversation; (2) use or divulge any information which the person knows or reasonably should know was obtained through the illegal use of an eavesdropping device […]
Sec. 42.20.320. Exemptions.
(a) The following activities are exempt from the provisions of AS 42.20.300 and 42.20.310: (1) listening to a radio or wireless communications of any sort where the same are publicly made; (2) hearing conversation when heard by employees of a common carrier by wire incidental to the normal course of their employment in the operation, […]
Sec. 42.20.325. Duty to report.
A person who is an employee of a communications common carrier or of an electronic communication service or of a private investigation agency, and has knowledge of the probable occurrence of conduct that violates a provision of AS 42.20.300 or 42.20.310 shall report the conduct, in writing, to the commissioner of public safety within 30 […]