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35-A ME Rev Stat § 7503 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 75: SERVICE|35-A §7503. Public telephone service for disabled persons

 §7503. Public telephone service for disabled persons 1.  Placement of public telephones.  Any person placing public telephones in any public place after December 31, 1983, shall provide that at least one public telephone is wheelchair accessible if the public place is otherwise wheelchair accessible.   If a public place in which one or more public telephones are located becomes wheelchair accessible after December 31, 1983, the subscriber shall notify the person placing the public telephones and that person shall replace at least one public telephone with a telephone which is wheelchair accessible.   Any public telephone placed before January 1, 1984, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section. This section shall not apply to public telephones for the use of persons while in motor vehicles.   [PL 1989, c. 159, §11 (AMD).] 2.  Violations.  Any person violating this section commits a civil violation for which a forfeiture of not more than $500 may be adjudged for each telephone which is not placed in accordance with this section.   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Definitions.  For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   A. "Public telephone" means a telephone located in a public place and which is intended for use by the public.   [PL 1989, c. 159, §12 (AMD).]B. "Wheelchair accessible" means meeting the most recent applicable standards of the American National Standards Institute for accessibility by persons with disabilities at the time of placement.   [PL 2021, c. 348, §54 (AMD).]C. "Public place" means any location to which members of the public are invited or have general access, including, but not limited to, sidewalks, plazas, lobbies, stores, schools, governmental buildings, transportation terminals and shopping centers.   [PL 1989, c. 159, §13 (NEW).][PL 2021, c. 348, §54 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 628, §§5,6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 159, §§11-13 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 348, §54 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7504 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 75: SERVICE|35-A §7504. Special telephone equipment

 §7504. Special telephone equipment The commission shall retain jurisdiction over the sale or lease of volume control and low-speech power telephone equipment and of bone conductor receivers, pursuant to section 103, until it makes an affirmative finding, based on full consideration of an evidentiary record, that there are adequate retail outlets in the State to ensure affordable and competitive pricing of this equipment and its availability in sufficient quantities to satisfy the current and projected demand for that equipment by customers with hearing or speech impairments. The commission shall have discretion not to regulate any person whose share of the total market in the State of volume control or low-speech power telephone equipment or of bone conductor receivers is considered not to be substantial.   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7505 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 75: SERVICE|35-A §7505. Telecommunication devices for persons who are hard of hearing or speech impaired required in public facilities

 §7505. Telecommunication devices for persons who are hard of hearing or speech impaired required in public facilities 1.  State buildings.  The Department of Administrative and Financial Services shall require the installation and maintenance of telecommunication devices for communication for persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened or speech impaired who rely on those devices for telephone communications in locations accessible to the public in state buildings where a primary function is the delivery of service to the general public in accordance with a plan developed by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Information Services and the Department of Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services.   [PL 2021, c. 348, §55 (AMD).] 2.  Other facilities serving the public.  If public telephones are provided in a public facility, it is the responsibility of the owner or manager of the public facility to provide equal access by providing at least one telecommunication device for persons who are hard of hearing or speech impaired in the public facility.   [PL 2021, c. 348, §55 (AMD).] 3.  Public facilities.  For the purposes of this section, the following kinds of facilities shall be considered public facilities:   A. Airport terminals serving scheduled flights;   [PL 1987, c. 503, §1 (NEW).]B. Bus and train depots; and   [PL 1987, c. 503, §1 (NEW).]C. Hospitals.   [PL 1987, c. 503, §1 (NEW).][PL 1987, c. 503, §1 (NEW).] 4.  Notice.  A sign noting the availability and location of the telecommunication device for persons who are hard of hearing or speech impaired must be posted by the owner of the facility in a conspicuous location within each public facility covered by this section.   [PL 2021, c. 348, §55 (AMD).] 5.  Devices.  The requirements of this section may be satisfied by installation of telecommunications devices for the deaf as defined in section 8702, subsection 6, or other devices approved by the Department of  Labor, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, Division for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Late Deafened.   [PL 2009, c. 174, §25 (AMD).] 6.  Relief.  A violation of this section is unlawful public accommodations discrimination under Title 5, section 4592, and any person aggrieved may assert that person's rights pursuant to Title 5, chapter 337.   [PL 1989, c. 671 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 503, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 671 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 708, §J11 (AMD). RR 1995, c. 1, §30 (COR). PL 2009, c. 68, §4 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 174, §§24, 25 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 348, §55 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7506 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 75: SERVICE|35-A §7506. Interexchange carrier selection (REPEALED)

 §7506. Interexchange carrier selection (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 318, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 660, §1 (RP).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7507 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 75: SERVICE|35-A §7507. Emergency interruption of service for law enforcement purposes

 §7507. Emergency interruption of service for law enforcement purposes 1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   A. "Critical incident" means a situation in which there is probable cause to believe that a person is holding a hostage while committing a crime or who is barricaded and resisting apprehension through the use or threatened use of force.   [RR 1993, c. 1, §105 (COR).]B. "Commanding law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer who has jurisdiction and is in charge at a critical incident.   [RR 1993, c. 1, §105 (COR).]C. "Law enforcement officer" means a person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order, to prosecute offenders and to make arrests for crimes.   [RR 1993, c. 1, §105 (COR).][RR 1993, c. 1, §105 (COR).] 2.  Order.  The commanding law enforcement officer at a critical incident may order a previously designated telephone utility security employee to arrange to cut, reroute or divert telephone lines for the purpose of preventing telephone communication by a suspected person with a person other than a law enforcement officer or a person authorized by a law enforcement officer.   [PL 1993, c. 31, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Security employee designation.  A telephone utility shall designate a security employee and an alternate security employee to provide required assistance to law enforcement officers involved in a critical incident.   [PL 1993, c. 31, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY RR 1993, c. 1, §105 (COR). PL 1993, c. 31, §1 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7508 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 75: SERVICE|35-A §7508. Public-interest pay phones

 §7508. Public-interest pay phones 1.  Public-interest pay phone locations.  In order to ensure access to pay phones in a manner that fulfills the requirements of the public health, safety and welfare, the commission shall establish by rule a process for reviewing and approving requests for public-interest pay phones in accordance with this section.   A. The commission shall establish procedures by which citizens may petition to have a public-interest pay phone at a particular location.   [PL 2005, c. 131, §2 (NEW).]B. Consistent with the following general criteria, the commission shall establish procedures and standards for responding to a petition for a public-interest pay phone.   (1) A proposed public-interest pay phone must fulfill a public welfare, health or safety policy objective.   (2) A pay phone would not otherwise remain or be placed at a proposed public-interest pay phone location by the operation of the competitive marketplace.   [PL 2005, c. 131, §2 (NEW).]C. A public-interest pay phone may not be removed from service unless its owner provides written notice to the commission 30 days prior to removal, except that the commission, pursuant to rules adopted under this section, may grant a waiver of this requirement.   [PL 2005, c. 131, §2 (NEW).][PL 2005, c. 131, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Recovery of costs.  The costs associated with installing and maintaining public-interest pay phones pursuant to this section must be paid from funds available pursuant to section 7104, subsection 6.   [PL 2005, c. 131, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Rules.  The commission shall adopt rules that are routine technical rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A to implement this section.   [PL 2005, c. 131, §2 (NEW).] 4.  Annual report.  The commission shall include in its annual report pursuant to section 120, subsection 7 a report detailing activities undertaken pursuant to this section. The report must include information on the number of petitions for public-interest pay phones the commission has received, the number of such pay phones the commission has approved and the amount of available funds expended.   [PL 2009, c. 122, §18 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 131, §2 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 122, §18 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7701 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 77: EMERGENCY USE OF TELEPHONE PARTY LINES|35-A §7701. Emergency use of party lines; refusal to surrender; penalty (REPEALED)

 §7701. Emergency use of party lines; refusal to surrender; penalty (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 452, §T1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. C, §7 (RP).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7901 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 79: TELEPHONE LINES|35-A §7901. Telephone lines

 §7901. Telephone lines 1.  Connection between the lines of 2 or more utilities.  When the commission, after a hearing, finds that a physical connection can reasonably be made between the lines of 2 or more telephone utilities whose lines can be made to form a continuous line of communication by the construction and maintenance of suitable connections for the transfer of messages or conversations and that public convenience and necessity will be served by the connection, or finds that 2 or more telephone utilities have failed to establish joint rates, tolls or charges for service by or over their lines, and that joint rates, tolls or charges ought to be established, the commission may, by its order:   A. Require that the connection be made, except where the purpose of the connection is primarily to secure the transmission of local messages or conversations between points within the same city or town;   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]B. Require that conversations be transmitted and messages transferred over the connection under such rules as the commission may establish; and   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).]C. Prescribe through lines and joint rates, tolls and charges to be made and to be used, observed and enforced in the future.   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).][PL 1995, c. 225, §14 (AMD).] 2.  Division of costs between utilities.  If the telephone utilities do not agree upon the division between them of the cost of the physical connection or connections or the division of the joint rates, tolls or charges established by the commission over the through lines, the commission may, after further hearing, establish the division by supplemental order.   [PL 1995, c. 225, §14 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 225, §14 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7902 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 79: TELEPHONE LINES|35-A §7902. Lines along highways and across waters

 §7902. Lines along highways and across waters Every entity authorized under section 2301 to construct lines or person transmitting television signals by wire may, except as limited, construct, maintain and operate its lines upon and along the routes and between the points stated in its certificate of incorporation; and may, subject to the conditions and under the restrictions provided in this Title, construct its lines along, over, under and across any of the roads and streets and across or under any of the waters upon and along the routes, with all necessary erections and fixtures. The authority provided under this section applies to a dark fiber provider for the purposes of constructing and maintaining its federally supported dark fiber.   [PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §28 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 225, §14 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 612, §9 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §28 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7903 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 79: TELEPHONE LINES|35-A §7903. Connection with other telephone lines

 §7903. Connection with other telephone lines Every telephone utility in the State may, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the contracting parties:   [PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §29 (AMD).]1.  Connect lines.  Connect its lines with those of any other like utility;   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Sell or lease lines.  Sell or lease its lines and property, in whole or in part, to any other like utility; and   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Purchase or lease lines.  Purchase or lease the lines and property, in whole or in part, of any like utility.   [PL 1987, c. 141, Pt. A, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 225, §14 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §29 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 7904 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 79: TELEPHONE LINES|35-A §7904. Land for public use

 §7904. Land for public use Every telephone utility in the State may purchase, or take and hold as for public uses, land necessary for the construction and operation of its lines. Land may be taken and damages for it may be estimated, secured, determined and paid as provided for water utilities by sections 6502 to 6512.   [PL 1995, c. 225, §14 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 225, §14 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8101 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 81: DUTIES OF TELEGRAPH UTILITIES|35-A §8101. Liability for delays and errors; falsifying or divulging contents of dispatch (REPEALED)

 §8101. Liability for delays and errors; falsifying or divulging contents of dispatch (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 490, §C16 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 225, §15 (RP).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8102 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 81: DUTIES OF TELEGRAPH UTILITIES|35-A §8102. Liability for fraud; common law liabilities (REPEALED)

 §8102. Liability for fraud; common law liabilities (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 225, §15 (RP).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8301 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 83: CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES|35-A §8301. Public Utilities Commission regulation (REPEALED)

 §8301. Public Utilities Commission regulation (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. C, §8 (RP).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8302 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 83: CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES|35-A §8302. Pole attachments

 §8302. Pole attachments If a cable television system and a voice service provider, dark fiber provider, wholesale competitive local exchange carrier or public utility fail to agree on the joint use of poles or other equipment or on the terms and conditions or compensation for the use, the matter is subject to section 711.   [PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §30 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. B, §30 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8501 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 85: RADIO PAGING SERVICE|35-A §8501. Separate accounting required (REPEALED)

 §8501. Separate accounting required (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. C, §9 (RP).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8502 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 85: RADIO PAGING SERVICE|35-A §8502. Central office code conservation

 §8502. Central office code conservation To the extent permitted under federal law, the commission may exercise jurisdiction, control and regulation over radio paging service for the purpose of implementing central office code conservation measures.   [PL 1999, c. 60, §2 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 60, §2 (NEW).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8701 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 87: TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES|35-A §8701. Findings

 §8701. Findings The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest to establish an effective statewide system to provide continuous telecommunications relay services to facilitate communication between deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired persons who use telecommunications devices for the deaf and persons using standard telephone equipment.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §5 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 68, §5 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8702 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 87: TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES|35-A §8702. Definitions

 §8702. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).]1.  Council.  "Council" means the Telecommunications Relay Services Council.   [PL 2017, c. 408, §4 (AMD).] 2.  Blockage level.  "Blockage level" means the proportion of placed calls that fail to reach a relay operator.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).] 3.  Deaf person.  "Deaf person" means a person whose sense of hearing is nonfunctional for the purpose of ordinary communication.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).] 3-A.  Hard-of-hearing person.  "Hard-of-hearing person" means a person who has a hearing loss in the range of mild to profound, who uses residual hearing and who prefers to speak and listen with the help of amplification, implantable devices, assistive technology and speechreading.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §6 (NEW).] 4.  Hearing impaired person.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §7 (RP).] 5.  Speech impaired person.  "Speech impaired person" means a person whose speech is nonfunctional or diminished for the purpose of ordinary communication.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §8 (AMD).] 5-A.  Speechreading.  "Speechreading" means a technique of understanding speech by visually interpreting the movements of the lips, face and tongue with information provided by the context, language and any residual hearing.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §9 (NEW).] 6.  Telecommunications device for the deaf or TDD.  "Telecommunications device for the deaf" or "TDD" means a teletypewriter, or TTY, or other telecommunication equipment used by deaf,  hard-of-hearing or speech impaired persons to conduct telephone communications, including but not limited to devices required for captioned telephone service, equipment necessary to perform video relay service and 2-way paging devices.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §10 (AMD).] 7.  Telecommunications relay service.  "Telecommunications relay service" means a service transmitting messages and information between a person using a telecommunications device for the deaf and another person.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §11 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW). PL 2009, c. 68, §§6-11 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 408, §4 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8703 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 87: TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES|35-A §8703. Requirements

 §8703. Requirements Telecommunications relay services must conform to the following requirements.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).]1.  Geographic availability.  Services must be available on a statewide basis to the extent that they are technologically feasible.   [PL 2009, c. 68, §12 (AMD).] 2.  Temporal availability.  Services must be available 24 hours a day for every calendar day of the year.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).] 3.  Accessibility.  Relay service operators may not refuse calls or limit the length of calls.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).] 4.  Blockage level.  The allowable blockage level for the telecommunications relay services must be reasonable. Complaints relating to the reasonableness of the blockage level may be brought to the commission by the council or by 10 or more aggrieved persons pursuant to section 1302, subsection 1.   [PL 2017, c. 408, §5 (AMD).] 5.  Confidentiality.  The providers of telecommunications relay services shall keep relay service communications confidential.   [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. C, §6 (AMD).] 6.  User fee prohibited.  A separate fee for telecommunications relay services may not be assessed to users of the services.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).] 7.  Recovery of expenses and costs.  The costs for telecommunications relay services must be recovered through the state universal service fund pursuant to section 7104, subsection 7.   [PL 2005, c. 305, §3 (AMD).] 8.  Council.  The providers of telecommunications relay services must take into consideration any comments from the council.   [PL 2017, c. 408, §5 (AMD).] 9.  Restrictions.  Upon request, the providers of telecommunications relay services shall make known to users of the services any restrictions on the types of calls handled such as collect calls and automated information services.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).] 10.  Notification of rates or charges.  Upon request, the providers of telecommunications relay services shall make known to users any rates or charges for the services.   [PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 851, §7 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 305, §3 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 68, §12 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. C, §6 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 408, §5 (AMD).
35-A ME Rev Stat § 8901 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES|Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS|Chapter 89: MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES|35-A §8901. Separate accounting required (REPEALED)

 §8901. Separate accounting required (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 342, §5 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. C, §10 (RP).