Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-5-.23

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 8, May 31, 2024

Section 770-X-5-.23 - Prohibited Activities

(1) Operator services shall not be provided from one location in Alabama to another location in Alabama unless the operator services provider has obtained a certificate from this Commission and complied with the other provisions of state law and the rules, regulations and orders of this Commission.

(2) Resale services shall not be provided from one location in Alabama to another location in Alabama unless the resale services provider has obtained a certificate from this Commission and complied with the other provisions of state law and the rules, regulations and orders of this Commission.

(3) Aggregators that contract with a carrier for service and use their rates for their customers are considered to be resellers and must obtain a certificate and comply with other requirements.

(4) Shared Tenant Service

(a) Shared Tenant Service shall not be provided unless the provider has obtained a certificate from this Commission and complied with the rules, regulations and orders of this Commission.

(b) Shared Tenant Service providers shall not resell toll telephone service or local service over pay telephones (see Dockets 19512 and 19576, April 8, 1986, and Dockets 19512 and 19576, November 27, 1989).

(c) Shared Tenant Service providers shall not delete a location in its certificate without written approval of the Commission. To request such approval, the provider must submit a written request (original and 2 copies) that describes the location and the reasons for discontinuing service.

(d) Shared Tenant Service providers shall not add a location to its certificate without an order of the Commission. To request such order, the provider must submit a completed application form (original and 2 copies) for each requested location.

(5) Local exchange carriers shall not provide intrastate access to resellers, shared tenant service providers, operator service providers, and aggregators that have not been granted a certificate by this Commission.

(6) Local exchange carriers shall not provide telephone service to subscribers that do not have a point of use within the boundary lines of the authorized service area as depicted on its exchange area boundary map currently on file with the Commission. Also, local exchange carriers shall not provide service under circumstances where the subscriber's primary point of use is within another carrier's exchange boundary and the subscriber does not subscribe to the service of such other carrier.

(7) A person, or firm or company shall not place a live or automated solicitation call to a number when the person, firm or company, or its predecessor or owners, have been advised that solicitation calls are not welcome at that number.

(8) Interexchange Carriers

(a) Interexchange carriers shall not use deceptive or confusing marketing practices.

(b) Interexchange carriers shall not initiate a change of primary interexchange carrier for a subscriber without a letter of agency that complies with the rules of the Federal Communications Commission.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-5-.23

Effective March 1993. Amended May 1996. Filed with LRS February 5, 2 013. Filed for Codification in the Alabama Administrative Code by the Alabama Public Service Commission on February 5, 2013, pursuant to the Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-7.

Author: Alabama Public Service Commission

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 37-2-3.