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§ 8-405. Liability for unauthorized changes

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, § 8-405
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 8-405
§ 8-405. Liability for unauthorized changes
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section applies to a telephone company or reseller that initiates an unauthorized change in violation of this subtitle in:
(1) a customer's telephone company;
(2) a customer's reseller;
(3) a customer's telecommunications service options; or
(4) the person who bills the customer or the customer's billing arrangement.
Liability of telephone companies or resellers
(b) A telephone company or reseller that is subject to this section is liable:
(1) to the customer, the customer's previously selected telephone company or reseller, or both, as determined by the Commission, for all intrastate long distance charges, interstate long distance charges, local exchange service charges, provider switching fees, the value of any premiums to which the customer would have been entitled, and other relevant charges incurred by the customer in the first 30 days of the unauthorized change; and
(2) to the customer's local exchange provider for the change fees for the unauthorized change and reinstating the customer to the original telephone company or reseller.

Credits

Added by Acts 1999, c. 543, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, c. 544, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 8-405, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 8-405
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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