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WA Rev Code § 80.36.130 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.130 - Published rates to be charged—Exceptions.

RCW 80.36.130 Published rates to be charged—Exceptions.(1) Except as provided in RCW 80.04.130 and 80.36.150, no telecommunications company shall charge, demand, collect or receive different compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered than the charge applicable to such service as specified in its schedule on file and in effect at that time, nor shall any telecommunications company refund or remit, directly or indirectly, any portion of the rate or charge so specified, nor extend to any person or corporation any form of contract or agreement or any rule or regulation or any privilege or facility except such as are specified in its schedule filed and in effect at the time, and regularly and uniformly extended to all persons and corporations under like circumstances for like or substantially similar service.(2) No telecommunications company subject to the provisions of this title shall, directly or indirectly, give any free or reduced service or any free pass or frank for the transmission of messages by telecommunications between points within this state, except to its officers, employees, agents, pensioners, surgeons, physicians, attorneys-at-law, and their families, and persons and corporations exclusively engaged in charitable and eleemosynary work, and ministers of religion, Young Men's Christian Associations, Young Women's Christian Associations; to indigent and destitute persons, and to officers and employees of other telecommunications companies, railroad companies, and street railroad companies.(3) The commission may accept a tariff that gives free or reduced rate services for a temporary period of time in order to promote the use of the services.[ 1992 c 68 § 2; 1989 c 101 § 11; 1985 c 450 § 27; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.130. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 40; RRS § 10376. FORMER PART OF SECTION: 1929 c 96 § 1, part now codified in RCW 81.28.080.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.140 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.140 - Rates and services fixed by commission, when.

RCW 80.36.140 Rates and services fixed by commission, when.Whenever the commission shall find, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, that the rates, charges, tolls or rentals demanded, exacted, charged or collected by any telecommunications company for the transmission of messages by telecommunications, or for the rental or use of any telecommunications line, instrument, wire, appliance, apparatus or device or any telecommunications receiver, transmitter, instrument, wire, cable, apparatus, conduit, machine, appliance or device, or any telecommunications extension or extension system, or that the rules, regulations or practices of any telecommunications company affecting such rates, charges, tolls, rentals or service are unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory or unduly preferential, or in anywise in violation of law, or that such rates, charges, tolls or rentals are insufficient to yield reasonable compensation for the service rendered, the commission shall determine the just and reasonable rates, charges, tolls or rentals to be thereafter observed and in force, and fix the same by order as provided in this title.Whenever the commission shall find, after such hearing that the rules, regulations or practices of any telecommunications company are unjust or unreasonable, or that the equipment, facilities or service of any telecommunications company is inadequate, inefficient, improper or insufficient, the commission shall determine the just, reasonable, proper, adequate and efficient rules, regulations, practices, equipment, facilities and service to be thereafter installed, observed and used, and fix the same by order or rule as provided in this title.[ 1985 c 450 § 28; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.140. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 55; RRS § 10391.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.150 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.150 - Contracts filed with commission.

RCW 80.36.150 Contracts filed with commission.(1) Every telecommunications company shall file with the commission, as and when required by it, a copy of any contract, agreement or arrangement in writing with any other telecommunications company, or with any other corporation, association or person relating in any way to the construction, maintenance or use of a telecommunications line or service by, or rates and charges over and upon, any such telecommunications line. The commission shall adopt rules that provide for the filing by telecommunications companies on the public record of the essential terms and conditions of every contract for service. The commission shall not require that customer proprietary information contained in contracts be disclosed on the public record.(2) The commission shall not treat contracts as tariffs or price lists. The commission may require noncompetitive service to be tariffed unless the company demonstrates that the use of a contract is in the public interest based upon a customer requirement or a competitive necessity for deviation from tariffed rates, terms and conditions, or that the contract is for a new service with limited demand.(3) Contracts shall be for a stated time period and shall cover the costs for the service contracted for, as determined by commission rule or order. Contracts shall be enforceable by the contracting parties according to their terms, unless the contract has been rejected by the commission before its stated effective date as improper under the commission's rules and orders, or the requirements of this chapter. If the commission finds a contract to be below cost after it has gone into effect, based on commission rules or orders or the requirements of this chapter in effect at the time of the execution of the contract, it may make the appropriate adjustment to the contracting company's revenue requirement in a subsequent proceeding.(4) Contracts executed and filed prior to July 23, 1989, are deemed lawful and enforceable by the contracting parties according to the contract terms. If the commission finds that any existing contract provides for rates that are below cost, based on commission rules or orders or the requirements of this chapter in effect at the time of the execution of the contract, it may make the appropriate adjustment to the contracting company's revenue requirement in a subsequent proceeding.(5) If a contract covers competitive and noncompetitive services, the noncompetitive services shall be unbundled and priced separately from all other services and facilities in the contract. Such noncompetitive services shall be made available to all purchasers under the same or substantially the same circumstances at the same rate, terms, and conditions.[ 1989 c 101 § 8; 1985 c 450 § 29; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.150. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 39; RRS § 10375.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.160 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.160 - Physical connections may be ordered, routing prescribed, and joint rates established.

RCW 80.36.160 Physical connections may be ordered, routing prescribed, and joint rates established.In order to provide toll telephone service where no such service is available, or to promote the most expeditious handling or most direct routing of toll messages and conversations, or to prevent arbitrary or unreasonable practices which may result in the failure to utilize the toll facilities of all telecommunications companies equitably and effectively, the commission may, on its own motion, or upon complaint, notwithstanding any contract or arrangement between telecommunications companies, investigate, ascertain and, after hearing, by order (1) require the construction and maintenance of suitable connections between telephone lines for the transfer of messages and conversations at a common point or points and, if the companies affected fail to agree on the proportion of the cost thereof to be borne by each such company, prescribe said proportion of cost to be borne by each; and/or (2) prescribe the routing of toll messages and conversations over such connections and the practices and regulations to be followed with respect to such routing; and/or (3) establish reasonable joint rates or charges by or over said lines and connections and just, reasonable and equitable divisions thereof as between the telecommunications companies participating therein.This section shall not be construed as conferring on the commission jurisdiction, supervision or control of the rates, service or facilities of any mutual, cooperative or farmer line company or association, except for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.[ 1985 c 450 § 30; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.160. Prior: 1943 c 68 § 1; 1923 c 118 § 1; 1911 c 117 § 73; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 10409.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.170 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.170 - Unreasonable preference prohibited.

RCW 80.36.170 Unreasonable preference prohibited.No telecommunications company shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any person, corporation or locality, or subject any particular person, corporation or locality to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever. The commission shall have primary jurisdiction to determine whether any rate, regulation, or practice of a telecommunications company violates this section. This section shall not apply to contracts offered by a telecommunications company classified as competitive or to contracts for services classified as competitive under RCW 80.36.320 and 80.36.330.[ 1989 c 101 § 4; 1985 c 450 § 31; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.170. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 42; RRS § 10378.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.180 - Rate discrimination prohibited.

RCW 80.36.180 Rate discrimination prohibited.No telecommunications company shall, directly or indirectly, or by any special rate, rebate, drawback or other device or method, unduly or unreasonably charge, demand, collect or receive from any person or corporation a greater or less compensation for any service rendered or to be rendered with respect to communication by telecommunications or in connection therewith, except as authorized in this title or Title 81 RCW than it charges, demands, collects or receives from any other person or corporation for doing a like and contemporaneous service with respect to communication by telecommunications under the same or substantially the same circumstances and conditions. The commission shall have primary jurisdiction to determine whether any rate, regulation, or practice of a telecommunications company violates this section. This section shall not apply to contracts offered by a telecommunications company classified as competitive or to contracts for services classified as competitive under RCW 80.36.320 or 80.36.330.[ 1989 c 101 § 5; 1985 c 450 § 32; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.180. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 41; RRS § 10377.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.183 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.183 - Discounted message toll rates prohibited—Availability of statewide, averaged toll rates.

RCW 80.36.183 Discounted message toll rates prohibited—Availability of statewide, averaged toll rates.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no telecommunications company shall offer a discounted message toll service based on volume that prohibits aggregation of volumes across all territory with respect to which that company functions as an interexchange carrier. The commission shall continue to have the authority to require statewide, averaged toll rates to be made available by any telecommunications company subject to its jurisdiction.[ 1989 c 101 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.186 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.186 - Pricing of or access to noncompetitive services—Unreasonable preference or advantage prohibited.

RCW 80.36.186 Pricing of or access to noncompetitive services—Unreasonable preference or advantage prohibited.Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, no telecommunications company providing noncompetitive services shall, as to the pricing of or access to noncompetitive services, make or grant any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to itself or to any other person providing telecommunications service, nor subject any telecommunications company to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or competitive disadvantage. The commission shall have primary jurisdiction to determine whether any rate, regulation, or practice of a telecommunications company violates this section.[ 1989 c 101 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.190 - Long and short distance provision.

RCW 80.36.190 Long and short distance provision.No telecommunications company subject to the provisions of this title shall charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transmission of any long distance conversation or message of like kind for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line, in the same direction, within this state, the shorter being included within the longer distance, or charge any greater compensation for a through service than the aggregate of the intermediate rates subject to the provision of this title, but this shall not be construed as authorizing any such telecommunications company to charge and receive as great a compensation for a shorter as for a longer distance. Upon application of any telecommunications company the commission may, by order, authorize it to charge less for longer than for a shorter distance service for the transmission of conversation or messages in special cases after investigation, but the order must specify and prescribe the extent to which the telecommunications company making such application is relieved from the operation of this section, and only to the extent so specified and prescribed shall any telecommunications company be relieved from the requirements of this section.[ 1985 c 450 § 33; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.190. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 44; RRS § 10380.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.195 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.195 - Telecommunications relay system—Long distance discount rates.

RCW 80.36.195 Telecommunications relay system—Long distance discount rates.Each telecommunications company providing intrastate interexchange voice transmission service shall offer discounts from otherwise applicable long distance rates for service used in conjunction with the statewide relay service authorized under RCW 43.20A.725. Such long distance discounts shall be determined in relation to the additional time required to translate calls through relay operators. In the case of intrastate long distance services provided pursuant to tariff, the commission shall require the incorporation of such discounts.[ 1992 c 144 § 5.]NOTES:Legislative findings—Severability—1992 c 144: See notes following RCW 43.20A.720.
WA Rev Code § 80.36.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.200 - Transmission of messages of other lines.

RCW 80.36.200 Transmission of messages of other lines.Every telecommunications company operating in this state shall receive, transmit and deliver, without discrimination or delay, the messages of any other telecommunications company.[ 1985 c 450 § 34; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.200. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 45; RRS § 10381.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.210 - Order of sending messages.

RCW 80.36.210 Order of sending messages.It shall be the duty of any telegraph company, doing business in this state, to transmit all dispatches in the order in which they are received, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, to be recovered with costs of suit, by the person or persons whose dispatch is postponed out of its order: PROVIDED, That communications to and from public officers on official business, may have precedence over all other communications: AND, PROVIDED FURTHER, That intelligence of general and public interest may be transmitted for publication out of its order.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.36.210. Prior: Code 1881 § 2361; RRS § 11344; prior: 1866 p 77 § 20.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.220 - Duty to transmit messages—Penalty for refusal or neglect.

RCW 80.36.220 Duty to transmit messages—Penalty for refusal or neglect.Telecommunications companies shall receive, exchange and transmit each other's messages without delay or discrimination, and all telecommunications companies shall receive and transmit messages for any person.In case of the refusal or neglect of any telecommunications company to comply with the provisions of this section, the penalty for the same shall be a fine of not more than five hundred nor less than one hundred dollars for each offense.[ 1985 c 450 § 35; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.220. Prior: (i) 1890 p 292 § 2; RRS § 11343. (ii) 1890 p 293 § 8; RRS § 11355.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.225 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.225 - Pay telephones—Calls to operator without charge or coin insertion to be provided.

RCW 80.36.225 Pay telephones—Calls to operator without charge or coin insertion to be provided.All telecommunications companies and customer-owned, pay telephone providers doing business in this state and utilizing pay telephones shall provide a system whereby calls may be made to the operator without charge and without requiring the use of credit cards or other payment devices, or insertion of any coins into such pay telephone.[ 1985 c 450 § 36; 1975 c 21 § 1.]NOTES:Emergency calls, yielding line: Chapter 70.85 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 80.36.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.230 - Exchange areas for telecommunications companies.

RCW 80.36.230 Exchange areas for telecommunications companies.The commission is hereby granted the power to prescribe exchange area boundaries and/or territorial boundaries for telecommunications companies.[ 1985 c 450 § 37; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.230. Prior: 1941 c 137 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 11358-1.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.240 - Exchange areas for telephone companies—Procedure to establish.

RCW 80.36.240 Exchange areas for telephone companies—Procedure to establish.The commission in conducting hearings, promulgating rules, and otherwise proceeding to make effective the provisions of RCW 80.36.230 and 80.36.240, shall be governed by, and shall have the powers provided in this title, as amended; all provisions as to review of the commission's orders and appeals to the supreme court or the court of appeals contained in said title, as amended, shall be available to all companies and parties affected by the commission's orders issued under authority of RCW 80.36.230 and 80.36.240.[ 1971 c 81 § 142; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.240. Prior: 1941 c 137 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 11358-2.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.250 - Commission may complain of interstate rates.

RCW 80.36.250 Commission may complain of interstate rates.The commission may investigate all interstate rates and charges, classifications, or rules or practices relating thereto, for or in relation to the transmission of messages or conversations. Where any acts in relation thereto take place within this state which, in the opinion of the commission, are excessive or discriminatory, or are levied or laid in violation of the federal communications act of June 19, 1934, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, or are in conflict with the rulings, orders, or regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, the commission shall apply by petition to the Federal Communications Commission for relief, and may present to such federal commission all facts coming to its knowledge respecting violations of such act or the rulings, orders, or regulations of the federal commission.[ 1961 c 14 § 80.36.250. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 58; RRS § 10394.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.260 - Betterments may be ordered.

RCW 80.36.260 Betterments may be ordered.Whenever the commission shall find, after a hearing had on its own motion or upon complaint, that repairs or improvements to, or changes in, any telecommunications line ought reasonably be made, or that any additions or extensions should reasonably be made thereto in order to promote the security or convenience of the public or employees, or in order to secure adequate service or facilities for telecommunications communications, the commission shall make and serve an order directing that such repairs, improvements, changes, additions or extensions be made in the manner to be specified therein.[ 1985 c 450 § 38; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.260. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 71; RRS § 10407.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.270 - Effect on existing contracts.

RCW 80.36.270 Effect on existing contracts.Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent any telecommunications company from continuing to furnish the use of its line, equipment or service under any contract or contracts in force on June 7, 1911 or upon the taking effect of any schedule or schedules of rates subsequently filed with the commission, as herein provided, at the rates fixed in such contract or contracts.[ 1989 c 101 § 12; 1985 c 450 § 39; 1961 c 14 § 80.36.270. Prior: 1911 c 117 § 43; RRS § 10379.]
WA Rev Code § 80.36.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 80 - Public Utilities|Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.|80.36.300 - Policy declaration.

RCW 80.36.300 Policy declaration.The legislature declares it is the policy of the state to:(1) Preserve affordable universal telecommunications service;(2) Maintain and advance the efficiency and availability of telecommunications service;(3) Ensure that customers pay only reasonable charges for telecommunications service;(4) Ensure that rates for noncompetitive telecommunications services do not subsidize the competitive ventures of regulated telecommunications companies;(5) Promote diversity in the supply of telecommunications services and products in telecommunications markets throughout the state; and(6) Permit flexible regulation of competitive telecommunications companies and services.[ 1985 c 450 § 1.]