CHAPTER 5 - TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH SERVICE
- ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
- § 46-5-1 - Exercise of power of eminent domain by telephone and telegraph companies; placement of posts and other fixtures; regulation of construction of fixtures, posts, and wires near railroad tra
- § 46-5-2 - Avoiding or attempting to avoid charges for use of telecommunication service; penalties; computation of damages
- § 46-5-3 - Making, possessing, selling, allowing use of, or publishing assembly plans for devices, equipment, or apparatus for committing theft of telecommunications service, or for concealing origi
- § 46-5-4 - Seizure and disposal of devices, equipment, or any plan or instruction used for committing theft of telecommunications service
- § 46-5-5 - Inclusion of local exchanges 495 and 567 in area code 404
- § 46-5-6 - Exclusive power and authority of the Public Service Commission to prescribe rules and regulations regarding public pay telephones
- § 46-5-7 - Plan to ensure confidentiality of family violence shelters' addresses and locations
- § 46-5-8 - Termination of wireless communications service contracts by service members
- ARTICLE 2 - TELEPHONE SERVICE
- ARTICLE 3 - TELEGRAPH SERVICE
- § 46-5-140 - Definitions
- § 46-5-141 - Petition for charter of telegraph company; qualified petitioners; contents of petition
- § 46-5-142 - Filing fee for petition for charter; Public Service Commission to review capitalization of proposed company; issuance of license to open stock-subscription books
- § 46-5-143 - Call of organizational meeting to elect directors; notice of meeting; voting by subscribers of capital stock; minimum number of Georgia residents as directors
- § 46-5-144 - Filing report of organization meeting with Secretary of State; duplicate copy of report; issuance and recording of certificate of organization; time limit for organization of corporatio
- § 46-5-145 - Amendment of charter
- § 46-5-146 - Powers of telegraph corporations generally
- § 46-5-147 - Duty of telegraph companies to receive dispatches and messages and to transmit and deliver them with impartiality, good faith, and due diligence
- § 46-5-148 - Territorial extent of telegraph company's duty to deliver dispatches and messages
- § 46-5-149 - Venue for actions against telegraph companies; service of process
- ARTICLE 4 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPETITION DEVELOPMENT
- § 46-5-160 - Short title
- § 46-5-161 - Legislative findings; intent
- § 46-5-162 - Definitions
- § 46-5-163 - Certificates of authority
- § 46-5-164 - Interconnection among certificated local exchange companies
- § 46-5-165 - Alternative regulation of rates, terms, and conditions
- § 46-5-166 - Rates for switched access
- § 46-5-167 - Universal Access Fund
- § 46-5-168 - Jurisdiction and authority of commission
- § 46-5-169 - Company obligations associated with alternative regulation
- § 46-5-170 - Access to local telephone numbering resources and assignments
- § 46-5-171 - Local call charges based on duration or time of call prohibited
- § 46-5-171.1 - Written authorization required by customer prior to being charged for service initiated by a third party
- § 46-5-172 - Annual report of Tier 1 company's investment commitment
- § 46-5-173 - Unpublished telephone identification
- § 46-5-174 - Commission's annual report to General Assembly
- ARTICLE 5 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETING ACT OF 1998
- § 46-5-180 - Short title
- § 46-5-181 - Definitions
- § 46-5-182 - Certification of telecommunications companies which bill for or solicit intrastate telecommunications services
- § 46-5-183 - Procedures for confirmation of changes in selection of a primary local exchange or long distance carrier generated by telemarketing
- § 46-5-184 - Contents of letter of agency
- § 46-5-185 - Investigation and reporting requirements
- § 46-5-186 - Time limit on certain actions of local exchange carrier
- § 46-5-187 - Abusive telemarketing acts or practices
- § 46-5-188 - Forgery or falsification prohibited
- § 46-5-189 - Penalty for willful violation of article
- § 46-5-190 - Factual findings by Public Service Commission
- § 46-5-191 - Cause of action for damages resulting from violations of this article
- § 46-5-192 - Construction
- ARTICLE 6 - DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN CUSTOMER INFORMATION
- § 46-5-210 - Definitions
- § 46-5-211 - Consent of end user required for release of telephone records; law enforcement exception
- § 46-5-212 - Security certification required
- § 46-5-213 - Circumstances to which this article not applicable
- § 46-5-214 - Action in event of telephone record security breach; notification to Georgia residents; law enforcement exception; violations shall be unfair or deceptive practice in consumer transacti
- ARTICLE 7 - COMPETITIVE EMERGING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ACT
- ARTICLE 8 - GEORGIA TELEPHONE RECORDS PROTECTION ACT
- ARTICLE 9 - RETAIL TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES