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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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 ofsections 325F.692and325F.693, with regard to any of the services provided by the company or carrier.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Telecommunications (Ch. 237, 238) § 237.121. Prohibited practices - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/telecommunications-ch-237-238/mn-st-sect-237-121/
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