District of Columbia Code Division V. Local Business Affairs § 34-1831. Pay telephone service providers.

(1) To certify a pay telephone service provider seeking to provide pay telephone services in the District of Columbia;

(2) For the registration, renewal of a registration for a pay telephone, and transfer of ownership of a registered pay telephone;

(3) For the installation and removal of a pay telephone;

(4) To investigate a consumer complaint regarding pay telephone service; and

(5) to establish operating requirements for all outdoor pay telephones.

(d)(1) In weighing evidence regarding whether a pay telephone constitutes a public nuisance, the Public Service Commission shall give great weight to the:

(2) For the purpose of this section only, great weight means that, unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, the Public Service Commission shall defer to the opinion of the Metropolitan Police Department or Advisory Neighborhood Commission.