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§ 8-401. Definitions

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Utilities

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Public Services and Utilities [Titles 1-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 8. Telegraph and Telephone Companies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 4. Telecommunications Service Changes (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 8-401
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 8-401
§ 8-401. Definitions
Currentness
In general
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
Hold order or freeze
(b) “Hold order” or “freeze” means a directive to retain:
(1) the telephone company or reseller selected by a customer until the customer provides express authorization for a change to another telephone company or reseller;
(2) for telecommunications service options for which the telephone company or reseller imposes a charge, the telecommunications service options selected by a customer until the customer provides express authorization for a change of telecommunications service options; or
(3) the person who bills the customer or the customer's billing arrangement until the customer provides express authorization for a change of the person who bills the customer or the customer's billing arrangement.
Reseller
(c) “Reseller” means a person who:
(1) provides telecommunications services to end-use customers by using the transmission facilities of another person, including wire, cable, optical fiber, or satellite or terrestrial radio signals, regardless of whether the reseller possesses its own switching facilities; or
(2) bills an end-use customer or causes the customer to be billed for telecommunications service.
Telecommunications service
(d) “Telecommunications service” means any service or product provided by a telephone company or reseller that is under the jurisdiction of the Commission.

Credits

Added by Acts 1999, c. 543, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 544, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 29, § 1, eff. April 10, 2001.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 8-401, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 8-401
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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