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Current as of April 06, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Telecommunications companies shall receive, exchange and transmit each other's messages without delay or discrimination, and all telecommunications companies shall receive and transmit messages for any person.
In case of the refusal or neglect of any telecommunications company to comply with the provisions of this section, the penalty for the same shall be a fine of not more than five hundred nor less than one hundred dollars for each offense.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 80. Public Utilities § 80.36.220. Duty to transmit messages--Penalty for refusal or neglect - last updated April 06, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-80-public-utilities/wa-rev-code-80-36-220/
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