Section 237.121 - [Effective 8/1/2024] PROHIBITED PRACTICES(a) A telephone company or telecommunications carrier may not do any of the following with respect to services regulated by the commission: (1) upon request, fail to disclose in a timely and uniform manner information necessary for the design of equipment and services that will meet the specifications for interconnection;(2) intentionally impair the speed, quality, or efficiency of services, products, or facilities offered to a consumer under a tariff, contract, or price list;(3) fail to provide a service, product, or facility to a consumer other than a telephone company or telecommunications carrier in accordance with its applicable tariffs, price lists, or contracts and with the commission's rules and orders;(4) refuse to provide a service, product, or facility to a telephone company or telecommunications carrier in accordance with its applicable tariffs, price lists, or contracts and with the commission's rules and orders;(5) impose unreasonable or discriminatory restrictions on the resale of its services, provided that:(i) it may require that residential service may not be resold as a different class of service; and(ii) the commission may prohibit resale of services it has approved for provision for not-for-profit entities at rates less than those offered to the general public; (6) provide telephone service to a person acting as a telephone company or telecommunications carrier if the commission has ordered the telephone company or telecommunications carrier to discontinue service to that person; or(7) upon cancellation of telecommunications service, refuse to provide a prorated refund of payment made in advance by a customer.(b) A telephone company or telecommunications carrier may not violate a provision of sections 325F.692 and 325F.693, with regard to any of the services provided by the company or carrier.1995 c 156 s 4, 25; 1997 c 68 s 1; 1997 c 223 s 6; 2003 c 97 s 2; 2016 c 115 s 6
Amended by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 114,s 4-1, eff. 8/1/2024.Amended by 2016 Minn. Laws, ch. 115,s 6, eff. 5/21/2016.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.