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GA Code § 46-5-171.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 4 - Telecommunications and Competition Development|§ 46-5-171.1. Written Authorization Required by Customer Prior to Being Charged for Service Initiated by a Third Party

  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, no telecommunications company shall charge a customer for any service which is provided to the customer by a nonaffiliated third party until such third party has certified to the telecommunications company that the third party has received the customer's written authorization for such charges. When a customer initiates a new type of such third-party service or changes the type or types of such third-party service received, the invoice for such new or changed services must state the charges for such services in a clear, conspicuous, separate, and distinct manner so as to ensure that the customer is aware of the new or changed charges. Any telecommunications company that charges a customer for a service which is provided to the customer by a nonaffiliated third party must provide to such customer the ability to block the nonaffiliated third-party service and any charges associated with such service.   This Code section shall not apply to any transaction between a customer and that customer's selected provider of basic local exchange, inter-LATA, or intra-LATA telecommunications services or initial requests to subscribe to such services; wireless services; requests for a change in a customer's provider of local exchange service or a change in a customer's primary interexchange inter-LATA or intra-LATA carrier; or customer initiated use of abbreviated dialing codes or other pay-per-use services.     (Code 1981, §46-5-171.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1378, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 877, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 318, § 1/HB 302.)    The 2009 amendment,  effective January 1, 2010, added the last sentence in subsection (a).   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, "customer initiated" was substituted for "customer-initiated" in subsection (b).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1998, p. 1378, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 1998, and shall apply to services which are initiated or changed after that date."
GA Code § 46-5-172 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 4 - Telecommunications and Competition Development|§ 46-5-172. Annual Report of Tier 1 Company's Investment Commitment

 A Tier 1 local exchange company shall provide an annual report with quarterly updates to the commission regarding its investment commitment as prescribed in subsection (a) of Code Section 45-5-165. Contributions to infrastructure for distance learning and telemedicine by a Tier 1 local exchange company shall be considered an investment credit toward the required investment commitment of such Tier 1 company.    (Code 1981, §46-5-172, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 886, § 2.)
GA Code § 46-5-173 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 4 - Telecommunications and Competition Development|§ 46-5-173. Unpublished Telephone Identification

  Any person that obtains an unpublished telephone identification using a telephone caller identification service may not do any of the following without the written consent of the customer of the unpublished telephone line identification:   Intentionally disclose the unpublished telephone line identification to another person for purposes of resale or commercial gain;   Intentionally use the unpublished telephone line identification to solicit business; or   Intentionally disclose the unpublished telephone line identification through a computer data base, on-line bulletin board, or other similar mechanism.     Each intentional disclosure or use of an unpublished telephone line identification is a separate violation. A person other than a corporation who violates subsection (a) of this Code section may be required by the commission to pay a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.00. A corporation that violates subsection (a) of this Code section may be required by the commission to pay a civil penalty of not more than $50,000.00.   The commission shall promulgate rules to further establish privacy guidelines applicable to telecommunications services.   No provider of telephone caller identification service shall be held liable for violations of this article committed by other persons or corporations.     (Code 1981, §46-5-173, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 886, § 2.)
GA Code § 46-5-174 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 4 - Telecommunications and Competition Development|§ 46-5-174. Commission's Annual Report to General Assembly

 The commission shall report to the General Assembly annually on the status of the transition to alternative regulation of telecommunications services in Georgia.    (Code 1981, §46-5-174, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 886, § 2.)
GA Code § 46-5-180 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|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."    (Code 1981, §46-5-180, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - State regulation of telephone "slamming,", 92 A.L.R.5th 1.
GA Code § 46-5-181 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - 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 Section 46-5-162; the term "local exchange carrier" shall have the same meaning as "local exchange company"; and the term "long distance service" shall include interexchange inter-LATA telecommunications service and interexchange intra-LATA telecommunications service.    (Code 1981, §46-5-181, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-182 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 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 Georgia Public Service Commission; provided, however, that a certificate is not required for a telecommunications company to bill for or solicit commercial mobile services. If a telecommunications company which is certificated in Georgia uses a rebiller or other entity to render a final bill, then the name of the telecommunications company which is actually providing the telecommunications service, as the name appears on its Georgia certificate, shall appear on the bill, subject to space limitations.    (Code 1981, §46-5-182, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-185 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 46-5-185. Investigation and Reporting Requirements

  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 primary local exchange or long distance carrier or the commission; and, thereafter, such carrier shall investigate this complaint along with the soliciting local exchange or long distance carrier in order to determine if the change was authorized in accordance with the procedures specified in Code Sections 46-5-183 and 46-5-184. If the customer's current primary local exchange or long distance carrier and the soliciting local exchange or long distance carrier have exhausted all means of making a determination regarding authorization of such change, then they may employ the assistance of the commission in resolving the complaint.   If the soliciting carrier subscribes to an expedited primary interexchange carrier switchback service, no investigation will be conducted by the customer's current primary local exchange carrier unless the customer specifically requests that an investigation be conducted. In these situations, the customer shall be switched back promptly to the former primary long distance carrier at no charge to the customer, consistent with this article.   All local exchange companies shall maintain monthly records of the number of unauthorized changes and expedited switchbacks of a customer's primary local exchange or long distance service carrier and shall report such data to the commission on a quarterly basis within 45 days following the end of the quarter.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to require a customer reporting any unwanted, unauthorized change to exhaust any administrative remedy or remedies that such customer may have available by law before filing an action under the provisions of Code Section 46-5-191.     (Code 1981, §46-5-185, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-186 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 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 to another local exchange or long distance carrier of the customer's choice within three business days after a customer's request for such a change.    (Code 1981, §46-5-186, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-187 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 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 a separate violation of this article. Abusive telemarketing acts or practices shall include but not be limited to the following conduct:    Threats, intimidation, or the use of profane or obscene language;   Causing any telephone to ring, or engaging any person in telephone conversation, repeatedly or continuously with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person called at that number; and   Engaging in outbound telephone calls to a person's residence at any time other than between 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. local time at the called person's residence unless such person has consented prior to the initiation of the call.     (Code 1981, §46-5-187, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-188 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 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 customer authorization of a change of a primary local exchange or long distance carrier shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each instance of such forgery or falsification shall be a separate offense.    (Code 1981, §46-5-188, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Fingerprinting required.    - An offense under O.C.G.A. § 46-5-188 would be designated as one which requires fingerprinting. 1998 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 98-20.
GA Code § 46-5-189 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 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 scope of Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the "Fair Business Practices Act of 1975," any willful violation of this article shall also constitute a violation of Code Section 10-1-393. Continued willful violations of this article may also constitute grounds for revocation of a telecommunications company's authority or certificate to provide service in Georgia. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this article, any other activity or conduct engaged in during the course of changing a customer's primary local exchange or long distance carrier which is intended to mislead, deceive, confuse, or perpetrate a fraud or unfair or deceptive act or practice shall constitute cause, within the discretion of the commission, to invoke the penalties or revocation, or both, described in this Code section.    (Code 1981, §46-5-189, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-190 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 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 was switched in violation of this article, the commission may make factual findings regarding the amount of damages suffered by the complainant as a result of the unauthorized switch. Such damages shall be calculated as the amount of the difference between the charges for the unauthorized and the authorized service from the date of the unauthorized switch in the complainant's service.    (Code 1981, §46-5-190, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-191 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 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 primary carrier of local exchange or long distance service and fail to reimburse the person or entity for the difference between the charges for the unauthorized and the authorized service, within 90 days of the person's or entity's report of an unwanted, unauthorized change of a primary local exchange or long distance carrier to the carriers or the commission as provided in Code Section 46-5-185, then such person or entity whose primary carrier of local exchange or long distance service has been switched in violation of this article may bring an action to recover damages from the telecommunications company responsible for the violation. The superior, magistrate, and state courts of this state shall have jurisdiction over such actions. Notwithstanding any provision of Code Section 46-2-9 to the contrary, such action may be brought in any county of this state in which the telecommunications company transacts business within 24 months of the date of the unauthorized switch of a primary carrier; provided, however, that the running of the statute of limitations shall be tolled during the 90 day period during which the matter is under investigation pursuant to Code Section 46-5-185. Such action shall proceed in all respects like other civil suits for damages, except that on the trial of such suits any findings of the commission made pursuant to Code Section 46-5-190 shall be prima-facie evidence of the facts stated therein, and damages shall be calculated as three times the amount of the difference between the charges for the unauthorized and the authorized service from the date of the unauthorized switch in the complainant's service. A prevailing plaintiff shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses of litigation incurred in connection with an action brought under this Code section.    (Code 1981, §46-5-191, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-192 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 5 - Telecommunications Marketing Act of 1998|§ 46-5-192. Construction

  Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit or repeal the application of any state or federal law or regulation regarding telemarketing. In addition, nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the application of any such law or regulation to telecommunications companies which engage in telemarketing.   Nothing in this article shall prohibit a telecommunications company from recovering the cost of conducting investigations and reporting unauthorized changes of a customer's primary local exchange or long distance carrier through tariffed charges or through rates filed with the commission which are applicable to the carrier making such an unauthorized charge.     (Code 1981, §46-5-192, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1.)
GA Code § 46-5-210 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 6 - Disclosure of Certain Customer Information|§ 46-5-210. Definitions

  As used in this article, the term:   "Breach of telephone records" means the unauthorized acquisition of telephone records that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of that information as maintained by the telecommunications company.   "End user" means any person, corporation, partnership, firm, municipality, cooperative, organization, governmental agency, building owner, or other entity provided with a telecommunications service for its own consumption and not for resale.   "Notice" means:   Written notice;   Electronic notice, if the notice provided is consistent with the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures set forth in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United States Code; or   Substitute notice, if the telecommunications company demonstrates that the cost of providing notice would exceed $250,000.00, that the affected class to be notified exceeds 500,000 individuals, or that the telecommunications company does not have sufficient contact information to provide written or electronic notice to such individuals. Substitute notice shall consist of all of the following:   E-mail notice, if the telecommunications company has e-mail addresses for the individuals to be notified;   Conspicuous posting of the notice on the telecommunications company's website, if the telecommunications company maintains one; and   Notification to major state-wide media.       "Telephone record" means information retained by a telecommunications company that relates to the telephone number dialed by the customer, the number of telephone calls directed to a customer, or other data related to the telephone calls typically contained on a customer telephone bill, such as the time the calls started and ended, the duration of the calls, the time of day the calls were made, and any charges applied. For purposes of this article, any information collected and retained by, or on behalf of, customers utilizing caller identification or other similar technology does not constitute a telephone record.       (Code 1981, §46-5-210, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 562, § 5/SB 455.)
GA Code § 46-5-211 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 6 - Disclosure of Certain Customer Information|§ 46-5-211. Consent of End User Required for Release of Telephone Records; Law Enforcement Exception

 No telecommunications company may release the telephone records of any end user with a Georgia billing address without the express consent of the end user except with proper law enforcement or court order documentation, as otherwise allowed by law, or by an interconnection agreement that has been approved by the Public Service Commission.    (Code 1981, §46-5-211, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 562, § 5/SB 455.)
GA Code § 46-5-212 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 6 - Disclosure of Certain Customer Information|§ 46-5-212. Security Certification Required

 Each telecommunications company shall provide annually to the office of the Attorney General certification that it has established operating procedures for security of telephone records that are adequate to ensure compliance with 47 U.S.C. Section 222 and any rules promulgated thereunder.    (Code 1981, §46-5-212, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 562, § 5/SB 455.)
GA Code § 46-5-213 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 46 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation|Chapter 5 - Telephone Service|Article 6 - Disclosure of Certain Customer Information|§ 46-5-213. Circumstances to Which This Article Not Applicable

 No provision of this article shall be construed to prohibit a telecommunications company, vendor, or supplier from obtaining, using, releasing, or permitting access to any telephone record of any end user with a Georgia billing address:    As otherwise authorized or permitted by law or by an interconnection agreement that has been approved by the Public Service Commission;   With the lawful consent of the end user or the end user's designated representative;   As necessary for the provision of services and management of the network, for the protection of the rights or property of the provider, for the protection of end users, and for the protection of other telecommunications companies from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of or subscription to services;   To a governmental entity, if the telecommunications company reasonably believes that an emergency involving the immediate danger of death or serious physical injury to any person justifies disclosure of the information;   To the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in connection with the report submitted thereto under Section 227 of the federal Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;   To the telecommunications company's affiliates, agents, suppliers, vendors, or subcontractors to provide service or billing functions; or   To a court or party to a legal proceeding pursuant to a court order, subpoena, notice to produce, or discovery in that proceeding.     (Code 1981, §46-5-213, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 562, § 5/SB 455.)