§ 2502. Requirements for disclosures in advertisements (a) A sponsor shall include in all advertisements or promotions in this State for pay-per-call services the following disclosures in a clear and conspicuous manner: (1) an accurate description of the message content and all material terms and conditions associated with the service; (2) the total price of […]
§ 2503. Requirements for preambles A sponsor of pay-per-call services for which the charge to the caller may in any case exceed $2.00 shall commence the service with a disclosure message or “preamble” provided at no charge to the caller, clearly indicating the following information: (1) an accurate description of the service; (2) the total […]
§ 2504. Bypass mechanisms A sponsor may offer a caller the means to bypass the preamble on subsequent calls, provided that the caller is in sole control of that capability, except that any bypass device shall be disabled for a period of 30 days following the effective date of a price increase for the pay-per-call […]
§ 2505. Loan and credit card services It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directly or indirectly purporting to extend callers any form of credit, loan, or charge card unless: (1) all advertisements and promotions for the service include a complete and accurate description of […]
§ 2506. Employment services It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directly or indirectly offering employment or job-placement related services unless: (1) all advertisements and promotions for the service include an accurate description of the material terms and conditions associated with the job or employment […]
§ 2507. Prize award services It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that involve unsolicited notification to prospective callers that they are entitled to a prize, award, or other thing of value and with respect to which they are requested to access a pay-per-call service […]
§ 2508. Children’s program services (a) It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services directed at children age 12 or under. (b) The advertisement or promotion of pay-per-call services on television during a time slot used by television stations to air programming for children age 12 […]
§ 2509. Charitable solicitations It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that involve charitable fundraising either directly or indirectly by solicitation of donations or through the sale of information, goods, or services unless: (1) all advertisements and promotions for the service include the identity of […]
§ 2510. Pay-per-call fulfillment services It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that involve provision of value-added information, not product sales, with a supplemental tangible item sent free of charge to the customer after the completion of the call unless all advertisements and promotions for […]
§ 2511. Automatic dialing devices It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to utilize equipment programmed to randomly or sequentially dial telephone numbers to advertise, promote, or initiate pay-per-call services. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
§ 2512. Chain referral services It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to sell or offer for sale pay-per-call services that require a caller to access more than one pay-per-call service in order to receive the full benefit of the service. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
§ 2513. Automatic billing arrangements It shall be an unlawful practice for a sponsor to initiate or make available pay-per-call services that impose a pay-per-call charge on persons as a result of a call placed to them, or that impose a pay-per-call charge on persons who have made a call to regular or noncharged telephone […]
§ 2514. Billing for pay-per-services; Public Utility Commission authority (a) Every local exchange company and interexchange carrier providing billing and collection services for pay-per-call services doing business in this State shall: (1) list all charges for pay-per-call services on a separate section of the subscriber telephone bill, which section shall be titled “Pay-Per-Call Services”; and […]
§ 2515. Service agent All sponsors who are doing business in this State and whose principal place of business is out-of-state shall establish within the State an authorized agent for service of process. (Added 1993, No. 99, § 2.)
§ 2516. Violations (a) A violation of this chapter is deemed to be a violation of section 2453 of this title, the State’s general civil antifraud statute. This section shall not be construed to limit a person’s liability under any other law. (b) With respect to a pay-per-call service that fails to meet the requirements […]
