§ 56-478. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 1973, c. 376.
§ 56-478.1. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 738 and 740, cl. 2.
§ 56-479. Commission to make rules; require connection between companies; inspect lines and buildings
The Commission shall keep itself fully informed of the condition of all the telephone companies of this Commonwealth as to the manner in which they are operated with reference to the accommodation of the public and shall, from time to time, make and enforce such requirements, rules and regulations as in its judgment will promote […]
§ 56-479.1. Long distance service; change of carriers; prior authorization
No telephone company shall cause the long distance carrier designation of any telephone customer to be changed following such customer’s initial selection thereof when establishing or reestablishing telephone service, without having first received a statement from the long distance carrier that such carrier has received a letter of agency or letter of authorization or an […]
§ 56-479.2. Anti-competitive acts; injunctive relief
A. No telecommunications service provider shall engage in anti-competitive acts or practices in connection with its provision of telecommunications services including price discrimination, predatory pricing or tying arrangements, as such terms are commonly applied in antitrust law. B. Any telecommunications service provider injured or threatened with injury by a violation of any of the provisions […]
§ 56-479.3. Authorization and verification for products, goods, and services to be billed on a telephone bill
A. As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise: “Billing agent” means any entity that submits charges for products, goods, or services to the billing carrier on behalf of itself or any service provider. “Billing carrier” means any telephone company that issues a telephone bill directly to customers. “Service provider” means any entity […]
§ 56-479.4. Designation of eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of providing Lifeline service
The Commission may designate any commercial mobile radio or cellular telephone service provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier for purposes of providing Lifeline service, in addition to any commercial mobile radio or cellular telephone service providers designated as such pursuant to 47 U.S.C. §§ 214(e) and (e)(2), without requiring any such provider to obtain a […]
§ 56-480. Rates, etc., on file with Commission not to be questioned in courts; revision; proof
The reasonableness, justice and validity of any rate, charge, rule, regulation or requirement on file with the Commission for any telephone company shall not be questioned in any suit brought by any person in the courts of this Commonwealth against any such telephone company, wherein is involved the charges of such company for the transmission […]
§ 56-480.1. Time limit on institution of approved rates
No telephone company shall institute a rate for service contained within the official tariff of the company more than three years from the date such rate is approved by the State Corporation Commission. 1975, c. 550.
§ 56-480.2. Operator assistance at pay stations
No telephone company shall require the deposit of money in any pay station as a prerequisite to reaching the operator from such station. 1979, c. 71.
§ 56-481. Repealed
Repealed by Acts 2011, cc. 738 and 740, cl. 2.
§ 56-481.1. Rates, charges, and regulations for interexchange telephone service
If under Chapter 10.1 (§ 56-265.1 et seq.) a certificate of public convenience and necessity is issued to a telephone company to provide interexchange service, the Commission may, if it determines that such service will be provided on a competitive basis, approve rates, charges, and regulations as it may deem appropriate for the telephone company […]
§ 56-481.2. Rates, charges and regulations for local exchange telephone services provided by new entrants
If, under subsection B of § 56-265.4:4, a certificate of public convenience and necessity is issued to a new entrant to provide local exchange telephone service, the Commission shall at the same time adopt a form of regulation for the new entrant’s local exchange services and, upon application pursuant to § 56-235.5, for the incumbent […]
§ 56-482. Agreements between telephone companies to be submitted to Commission
Upon demand of either party thereto or any person affected thereby all arrangements and agreements whatever between two or more telephone companies doing business in this Commonwealth, affecting or regulating the division of charges, earnings, or the manner of transmission of messages over their respective lines, or the physical connection between the lines of such […]
§ 56-482.1. Reports required of interexchange telephone companies
Each interexchange telephone company shall provide to the Commission in a timely manner any report or information concerning its usage of local exchange telephone services and facilities required under the effective access charge tariffs or schedules of a local exchange telephone company. The Commission shall prescribe rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this […]
§ 56-482.2. Penalties
Any interexchange company which willfully and knowingly fails to provide on time a report required by § 56-482.1 or willfully and knowingly understates the volume or type of use of service or facilities in such report shall be liable to the local exchange telephone company covered by such report. In the case of an unprovided […]
§ 56-483. Refusal or neglect to make reports; obstructing Commission in discharge of duties; violations in general
Every officer, agent or employee of any telephone company, who shall willfully neglect or refuse to make and furnish any report lawfully required by the Commission for the purposes of this chapter or who shall willfully or unlawfully delay or obstruct the Commission in the discharge of the duties imposed upon it by the Constitution […]
§ 56-484. Foreign companies to obtain license
Every telephone or telegraph company, not incorporated by the laws of this Commonwealth, shall, as a condition precedent to the enjoyment of any right or privilege granted by this chapter, first obtain from the Commission a license to do business in this Commonwealth, and pay the fees and taxes imposed by law for such license. […]