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Chapter 55

Regulation of Telecommunications Services

Subchapter A. General Provisions

55.001 General Standard 55.002 Commission Authority Concerning Standards 55.003 Rule or Standard 55.004 Local Exchange Company Rule or Practice Change 55.005 Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice Concerning Service Prohibited 55.006 Discrimination and Restriction on Competition 55.007 Minimum Services 55.008 Improvements in Service; Interconnecting Service 55.009 Intralata Calls 55.010 Billing for Service to the State 55.011 Notice of Identity of Interexchange Carrier 55.013 Limitations on Discontinuance of Basic Local Telecommunications Service 55.014 Provision of Advanced Telecommunications Services 55.015 Lifeline Service 55.016 Telecommunications Billing 55.017 Identification Required

Subchapter B. Extended Area Service

55.021 Extended Area Service 55.022 Mandatory Service 55.023 Optional Extended Area Service 55.024 Charge for Extended Area Service 55.025 Hunting Service 55.026 New Orders Prohibited After Certain Date

Subchapter C. Expanded Toll-Free Local Calling Areas

55.041 Definitions 55.042 Contiguous Exchange 55.043 Splitting Exchanges Prohibited 55.044 Exemption 55.045 Eligibility to Petition 55.046 Petition Requirements 55.047 Balloting and Consideration 55.048 Charges 55.049 Expansion Prohibited After Certain Date

Subchapter D. Operator Service Providers

55.081 Definition 55.082 Applicability 55.083 Rules and Procedures 55.084 Information Displayed on Public Use Telephone 55.085 Connection Announcement 55.086 Information Required on Access to Local Exchange Company Operator 55.087 Access to Local Exchange Company and Other Utilities Required 55.088 Access to Live Operator Required 55.089 Commission May Investigate and Act on Violation

Subchapter E. Caller Identification Service

55.101 Definitions 55.102 Applicability 55.103 Provision of Service 55.104 Use of Information 55.105 Per-Call Blocking 55.106 Per-Line Blocking 55.107 Limitation on Commission Authority 55.109 Implementation of Panel Recommendations 55.110 Report of Blocking Failure

Subchapter F. Automatic Dial Announcing Devices

55.121 Definitions 55.122 Exemptions 55.1225 Applicability 55.123 Notice of Use of Device to Telecommunications Utility 55.124 Random or Sequential Number Calling 55.125 Hours When Use Prohibited 55.126 Device Disconnection 55.127 Contents of Recorded Message 55.128 Duration of Recorded Message 55.129 Permit Required 55.130 Permit 55.131 Permit Fee 55.132 Notification of Change 55.133 Notification of Local Exchange Company 55.134 Complaints and Enforcement 55.135 Revocation of Permit 55.136 Disconnection of Service 55.137 Administrative Penalty 55.138 Criminal Penalty

Subchapter H. Pay Telephones

55.171 Definition 55.172 Limitation 55.173 Registration 55.1735 Charge for Pay Phone Access Line 55.174 Prohibition on Charge for Certain Calls 55.175 Charge for Local Calls 55.176 Charge for 800-Type Calls 55.177 Charge for Credit Card, Calling Card, or Operator-Assisted Calls 55.178 Notice of Inability to Receive Calls 55.179 Information Requirements 55.180 Violations

Subchapter I. Directory Listings and Assistance

55.201 Terms of Directory Listings and Assistance 55.202 Directory Published by Telecommunications Utility 55.203 Directory Published by Private Publisher 55.204 Electronic Telephone Directory

Subchapter J. Telecommunications Service by Certain Providers

55.251 Charge for Hotel or Motel Call 55.252 900 Service Used by Probationers or Parolees 55.253 Telephone Prepaid Calling Services

Subchapter K. Selection of Telecommunications Utilities

55.301 State Policy 55.302 Commission Rules 55.303 Verification of Change 55.304 Unauthorized Change 55.305 Corrective Action and Penalties 55.306 Repeated and Reckless Violation 55.307 Deceptive or Fraudulent Practice 55.308 Consistency with Federal Law