Georgia Code, Title 46, Chapter 5, Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998

• § 46-5-180 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998."
• § 46-5-181 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the terms "local exchange company," "telecommunications company," and "telecommunications services" shall have the same meaning as provided in Code...
• § 46-5-182 - Certification of Telecommunications Companies Which Bill for or Solicit Intrastate Telecommunications Services
  No telecommunications company shall bill for intrastate telecommunications services or solicit intrastate telecommunications services within this state without a certificate of authority from the...
• § 46-5-183 - Procedures for Confirmation of Changes in Selection of a Primary Local Exchange or Long Distance Carrier Generated by Telemarketing
  (a) No telecommunications company shall submit to a customer's local exchange company a change order for the customer's primary carrier of local exchange or...
• § 46-5-184 - Contents of Letter of Agency
  (a) A telecommunications company relying on a written authorization from a customer for a primary local exchange or long distance carrier change must obtain...
• § 46-5-185 - Investigation and Reporting Requirements
  (a) A customer shall first report any unwanted, unauthorized change of the customer's primary local exchange or long distance carrier to the customer's current...
• § 46-5-186 - Time Limit on Certain Actions of Local Exchange Carrier
  The customer's current local exchange carrier shall initiate action to change the customer back to the prior local exchange or long distance carrier or...
• § 46-5-187 - Abusive Telemarketing Acts or Practices
  Telecommunications companies may not engage in any abusive telemarketing act or practice. Each instance of engaging in an abusive act or practice shall constitute...
• § 46-5-188 - Forgery or Falsification Prohibited
  Any employee, representative, or agent of a telecommunications company who forges a customer's signature on a letter of agency or otherwise falsifies evidence of...
• § 46-5-189 - Penalty for Willful Violation of Article
  Any willful violation of this article is subject to enforcement as provided in Code Sections 46-2-91, 46-2-92, and 46-2-93. In addition, without limiting the...
• § 46-5-190 - Factual Findings by Public Service Commission
  If, after a hearing on a complaint, the commission shall determine that the complainant's selection of a primary local exchange or long distance carrier...
• § 46-5-191 - Cause of Action for Damages Resulting From Violations of This Article
  In the event that the remedies provided by Code Section 46-5-185 fail to restore a person or entity to that person's or entity's selected...
• § 46-5-192 - Construction
  (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or repeal the application of any state or federal law or regulation regarding telemarketing....

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