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MS Code § 77-3-409 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-409. Removal of proceedings to circuit court

 The attorney general, or the corporation, may by certiorari out of the circuit court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, Mississippi, within ten (10) days from the date of the order in the hearing provided in Section 77-3-403, remove the entire proceeding to such court, which removal shall not operate as a supersedeas. No supersedeas shall be allowed, but the circuit court or the circuit judge in vacation shall examine the record for errors of law. If the said court shall find no errors of law, the order shall be affirmed. If errors of law appear, it shall be reversed, and such reversal shall operate as a stay of such order, and no subsequent action on the charter forfeiture shall be taken by the commission on such order, but the cause shall be remanded to the commission with directions for a new hearing, or dismissed, as the circuit court finds appropriate by reason of errors of law appearing on the face of the record.
MS Code § 77-3-411 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-411. Forfeiture of charter for failure to make changes

 If no proceedings are taken under Section 77-3-409, then at the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of such order, such order shall become final, from which no appeal shall lie, and the findings set out in such order shall be conclusively presumed to be correct. Unless the commission is satisfied the changes required by such order have been made within the time prescribed in such order, the commission shall give the notice of five (5) days, as provided in Section 77-3-407, and upon the hearing the commission shall determine whether such changes have or have not been made, as required. If the commission find that such changes have not been made as required, then it shall enter an order incorporating such finding, and forfeiting the charter of such corporation.
MS Code § 77-3-413 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-413. Certiorari to circuit court

 At any time within ten (10) days of the entry of the order forfeiting or refusing to forfeit such charter, the attorney general or the corporation may apply to the circuit court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County, for a writ of certiorari, which, if granted, shall have the effect of transferring the record of the last proceeding to the circuit court. The circuit court, or the circuit judge in vacation, shall examine such record for errors of law. If the said court shall find no errors of law, the order shall be affirmed. If errors of law appear, the order shall be reversed and such reversal shall operate as a stay of such order, and the cause shall be remanded to the commission with directions for a new hearing, or dismissal, as the circuit court finds proper from the examination of the record.
MS Code § 77-3-415 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-415. Appeal from judgment of circuit court

 Appeals from the order of the circuit court affirming or reviewing such order may be taken as other appeals are taken to the supreme court.
MS Code § 77-3-417 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-417. Effect of receivership proceedings

 Receivership proceedings at any stage in any court shall not affect any proceedings under the terms of this article. When a petition is filed under the terms of this article, exclusive jurisdiction shall be vested in the public service commission, and any pending receivership shall immediately be terminated, and the trustees shall be appointed by the commission under the terms of Section 77-3-419.
MS Code § 77-3-419 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-419. Liquidation of business

 All of the provisions of Chapter 35 of Title 11 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 relative to the liquidation of corporations after forfeiture of charter shall apply to the liquidation of any such corporation if the charter thereof is forfeited under the terms of this article, except that the trustees shall be appointed by the public service commission.
MS Code § 77-3-421 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-421. Operations within same territory by second company following forfeiture of first company's charter

 After the entry of an order forfeiting the charter of incorporation of any telephone or telegraph company, no telephone or telegraph company, whether operated by a person, co-partnership or corporation, shall have the authority to enter the same territory, or any part of it, served by the corporation whose charter has been forfeited, until a certificate of public convenience and necessity is granted by the public service commission, which certificate shall not be granted unless the commission affirmatively finds that the applicant therein is financially able to render telephone or telegraph service within such territory in a reasonably adequate manner. The application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall be in such form as the commission may require.
MS Code § 77-3-423 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-423. Necessity that sales, leases or transfers be made to company capable of providing adequate service

 No sale, lease or transfer of any franchises or properties within Mississippi, or any part thereof, of any domestic telephone or telegraph company, whether operated by a person, firm or corporation, shall be valid unless, upon a hearing after reasonable notice, the commission shall find that the person, firm or corporation to whom such sale, lease or transfer is proposed to be made is financially and otherwise capable of rendering telephone or telegraph service in a reasonably adequate manner.
MS Code § 77-3-425 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 7 - Determination of Adequacy of Service by Telegraph and Telephone Companies|§ 77-3-425. Continuation of service in event of sale of business

 In the event any domestic telephone or telegraph company has, within eighteen months prior to May 7, 1940, sold, leased or transferred any of its franchises or properties within the State of Mississippi, then that person, firm or corporation to whom such properties were sold, leased or transferred, or any successor in title thereto, shall be under the obligation to render such telephone or telegraph service in a reasonably adequate manner, and the commission shall have the authority, upon petition of the attorney general, to proceed to investigate the operation of the telephone or telegraph business of the vendee, lessee or transferee, or any successor in title, in the same manner as is provided for in this article as to the domestic corporations. If the commission shall find, after such hearing as provided for domestic corporations, that such vendee, lessee or transferee, or any successor in title, is not rendering such service in a reasonably adequate manner, then the commission shall have the authority to require such changes to be made as it could in the case of domestic corporations, and if such changes are not made as required by the commission, then the commission shall have the authority to forfeit the right of such vendee, lessee, transferee, or any successor in title thereto, to operate a telephone or telegraph business. If the commission shall find that such vendee, lessee, transferee, or any successor in title, cannot be reasonably expected to render such service in a reasonably adequate manner, then the commission shall have the authority to forfeit the right of such vendee, lessee or transferee, or any successor in title, to operate a telephone or telegraph business within Mississippi, and shall appoint trustees for such business, as provided for in Section 77-3-419.
MS Code § 77-3-451 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 9 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 77-3-451. Definitions

 As used in this article, "automatic dialing-announcing device" means any automatic equipment which incorporates a storage capability of telephone numbers to be called or a random or sequential number generator capable of producing numbers to be called and the capability, working alone or in conjunction with other equipment, to disseminate a prerecorded message to the telephone number called.
MS Code § 77-3-453 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 9 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 77-3-453. Public Service Commission to regulate; application of article; hours of operation; use for purpose of inducing purchase of goods or services prohibited; exceptions

  The connection of automatic dialing-announcing devices to a telephone line is subject to this article and to the jurisdiction, control and regulation of the Public Service Commission.   No person shall operate an automatic dialing-announcing device except in accordance with this article. The use of such device by any person, either individually or acting as an officer, agent or employee of a person or corporation operating automatic dialing-announcing devices, is subject to this article.   No person shall operate an automatic dialing-announcing device to place a call which is received by a telephone in this state during the hours between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. Central time zone.   No person shall operate an automatic dialing-announcing device to place a call which is received by a telephone in this state for the purpose of persuading, inducing or encouraging the person called to purchase any type of product or service.   This article does not apply to any automatic dialing-answering device which is not used to randomly or sequentially dial telephone numbers but which is used solely to transmit a message to an established business associate, customer or other person having an established relationship with the person using the automatic dialing-answering device to transmit the message, or to any call generated at the request of the recipient.   The Public Service Commission may determine any question of fact arising under this section.
MS Code § 77-3-455 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 9 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 77-3-455. Requirements for placing calls using automatic dialing-announcing devices

  Automatic dialing-announcing devices may be used to place calls over telephone lines only pursuant to a prior agreement between the persons involved, by which the person called has agreed that he or she consents to receive such calls from the person calling, or as specified in subsection (2) of this section.   Whenever telephone calls are placed through the use of an automatic dialing-announcing device, such device shall be operated by a person who shall do all of the following:   State the nature of the call and the name, address and telephone number of the business or organization being represented, if any.   Inquire whether the person called consents to hear the prerecorded message of the person calling.   Disconnect the automatic dialing-announcing device from the telephone line upon the termination of the call by either the person calling or the person called.
MS Code § 77-3-457 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 9 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 77-3-457. Application to connect automatic dialing-announcing device; penalties

 No person shall connect any automatic dialing-announcing device to any telephone line without first making written application to the telephone corporation within whose service area telephone calls through the use of such device are proposed to be placed. In such application, the person shall provide information as to the type of automatic dialing-announcing device proposed to be connected, the time of day such telephone calls are proposed to be placed using such device, the anticipated number of calls proposed to be placed during the specified calling period, the average length of a completed call and such additional information as the corporation or the commission may require. Upon receiving such an application for service, the corporation shall review the furnished information and, if it appears that calling patterns would create a traffic overload condition or the service would be detrimental to the services of other customers of the corporation, it may deny the application or modify the application and grant the application as so modified.   Any person violating this article is guilty of a civil offense and is subject to either or both of the following penalties:   A fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each violation, levied and enforced by the Public Service Commission, on complaint or on its own motion. For purposes of this article "violation" means each call placed by an automatic dialing-announcing device connected contrary to the provisions of this article.   Disconnection of telephone service to the automatic dialing-announcing device for a period of time which shall be specified by the Public Service Commission.
MS Code § 77-3-459 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 9 - Automatic Dialing-Announcing Devices|§ 77-3-459. Legislative intent; retroactive effect of article

 It is the intent of the Legislature that this article shall apply to any automatic dialing-announcing devices connected to any telephone line both prior and subsequent to July 1, 1989.
MS Code § 77-3-501 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 11 - Dual Party Relay System to Provide Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf and Hearing or Speech Impaired|§ 77-3-501. Legislative findings

 The Legislature of the State of Mississippi finds:   That telephone service provides a rapid and essential communications link among the general public and with essential offices and organizations such as police, fire and medical facilities;   That all persons should have basic telephone service available to them at a fair and equitable cost;   That a significant portion of Mississippi's hearing and speech impaired population have profound disabilities which render normal telephone equipment useless without additional specialized devices; and   That there exists a need for a program whereby access to basic telephone service for hearing and speech impaired persons is equal in cost to the amount paid by other telephone customers.
MS Code § 77-3-505 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 11 - Dual Party Relay System to Provide Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf and Hearing or Speech Impaired|§ 77-3-505. Statewide program to provide telephone access to speech or hearing impaired persons; commission not liable for claims, actions, etc. arising out of program

  The Mississippi Public Service Commission shall establish, implement, administer, regulate and promote a statewide program to provide telephone access to persons who are speech or hearing impaired.   The program shall include but not be limited to:   A statewide dual party relay service;   The establishment of characteristics and performance standards for TDD ring signaling devices and volume control handsets;   A single supplier statewide relay system to handle all intrastate TDD calls; and   The promulgation of procedures, regulations, rules, guidelines and criteria to establish, implement, administer, regulate and promote all aspects of the dual party relay service and this article where not prohibited by law.     The commission may use assistance from public agencies of the state and federal government or from private organizations and industry to accomplish the purposes of this article.   The commission shall not be liable for any claims, actions, damages or causes of action, civil or criminal, arising out of or resulting from the establishment, participation in or operation of the dual party relay system service.   The provider of the dual party relay system service, and the employees of the provider, shall not be liable for any claims, actions, damages or causes of action, civil or criminal, for:   Maintaining the confidentiality of each relayed conversation;   Relaying any message from one party to another in a relayed conversation; or   Any error made in the transcription, transmission or transliteration of any message from one party to another in a relayed conversation, except for errors resulting from gross negligence, intentional acts or willful misconduct.
MS Code § 77-3-507 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 11 - Dual Party Relay System to Provide Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf and Hearing or Speech Impaired|§ 77-3-507. Maintenance surcharge on local exchange access facilities; Dual Party Relay Service Trust Fund; source of funds; use of funds; charges for use of relay service; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

  The Public Service Commission may impose upon all local exchange telephone companies operating in the State of Mississippi a monthly relay service fee in an amount to be determined by the commission based upon the amount of funding necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article and to provide dual party telephone relay services on a continuous basis. Such fees shall be paid by the local exchange companies to the credit of the Dual Party Relay Service Trust Fund. The commission may authorize local exchange companies to recover relay service fees through a surcharge on their customers in the manner prescribed by the commission. The relay service fees remitted by the local exchange companies shall not be subject to any tax, fee or assessment, nor shall it be considered revenue of the local exchange companies. The Dual Party Relay Service Trust Fund shall be credited with all interest income and earnings of the fund. The fund shall be established, invested and managed for the exclusive purpose of fulfilling the provisions of this article according to rules and regulations established by the Public Service Commission.   Monies in the fund shall also include any appropriations authorized by the Legislature, any available funds authorized by the Public Service Commission, grants from other governmental or private entities, and any contributions or donations received by the Public Service Commission for the dual party relay service. All monies in the Dual Party Relay Service Trust Fund shall be used solely for the administration and operation of a statewide program to provide telecommunications access to persons who are speech and hearing impaired or similarly impaired.   The users of the relay service shall be charged for telephone services, without additional charges for the use of the relay service other than any surcharge which may be imposed upon them under this section. The calling or called party shall bear an expense for making intrastate nonlocal calls considered and approved by the Public Service Commission as being equitable in comparison with non-TDD or DPR service customers.   From and after July 1, 2016, the expenses of this agency shall be defrayed by appropriation from the State General Fund and all user charges and fees authorized under this section shall be deposited into the State General Fund as authorized by law.   From and after July 1, 2016, no state agency shall charge another state agency a fee, assessment, rent or other charge for services or resources received by authority of this section.
MS Code § 77-3-511 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 11 - Dual Party Relay System to Provide Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf and Hearing or Speech Impaired|§ 77-3-511. Commission to implement relay service within one year; report to Legislature

  The Public Service Commission shall commit all acts necessary to implement a dual party relay service in as expeditious a manner as possible not exceeding one (1) year from March 12, 1990.   The Public Service Commission shall report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 1991, the status and conditions of the dual party relay service and other aspects of the programs specified in this article.
MS Code § 77-3-601 (2020)
2020 Mississippi Code|Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities|Article 13 - Unsolicited Residential Telephonic Sales Calls|§ 77-3-601. Definitions

 As used in this article:   "Telephonic sales call" means a call made by a telephone solicitor to a consumer for the purpose of soliciting a sale of any consumer goods or services, or for the purpose of soliciting an extension of credit for consumer goods or services, or for the purpose of obtaining information or an extension of credit for these purposes.   "Consumer goods or services" means any real property or any tangible or intangible personal property which is normally used for personal, family or household purposes, including, without limitation, any property intended to be attached to or installed in any real property regardless of whether it is attached or installed, as well as cemetery lots and time-share estates, and any services related to the property.   "Unsolicited telephonic sales call" means a telephonic sales call other than a call made:   In response to an express request of the person called;   In connection with an existing debt or contract, payment or performance which has not been completed at the time of the call; or   To any person with whom the telephone solicitor has an established business relationship.   "Consumer" means an actual or prospective purchaser, lessee or recipient of consumer goods or services.   "Merchant" means a person who, directly or indirectly, offers or makes available to consumers any consumer goods or services.   "Telephone solicitor" means any natural person, firm, organization, partnership, association, corporation, or a subsidiary or affiliate thereof, doing business in this state, who makes or causes to be made a telephonic sales call.   "Doing business in this state" refers to businesses who conduct telephonic sales calls from a location in Mississippi or from other states or nations to consumers located in Mississippi.   "Established business relationship" means a prior or existing relationship formed by a voluntary two-way communication between a person or entity and a consumer with or without an exchange of consideration, on the basis of an inquiry, application, purchase or transaction by such person or entity, which relationship has not been previously terminated by either party.