§ 258. Illegal changes in subscriber carrier selections

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(a)Prohibition No telecommunications carrier shall submit or execute a change in a subscriber’s selection of a provider of telephone exchange service or telephone toll service except in accordance with such verification procedures as the Commission shall prescribe. Nothing in this section shall preclude any State commission from enforcing such procedures with respect to intrastate services.

(b)Liability for charges Any telecommunications carrier that violates the verification procedures described in subsection

(a)and that collects charges for telephone exchange service or telephone toll service from a subscriber shall be liable to the carrier previously selected by the subscriber in an amount equal to all charges paid by such subscriber after such violation, in accordance with such procedures as the Commission may prescribe. The remedies provided by this subsection are in addition to any other remedies available by law.

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 258, as added Pub. L. 104–104, title I, § 101(a), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 77.)

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Public Law 104–104
To promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies

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Sec. 258
ILLEGAL CHANGES IN SUBSCRIBER CARRIER SELECTIONS

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June 19, 1934, ch. 652
Pub. L. 104–104, title I, § 101(a)
110 Stat. 77

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§ 258

Illegal changes in subscriber carrier selections

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ActJune 19, 1934, ch. 652

Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–104, title I, § 101(a)

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