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Chapter 71: GENERAL PROVISIONS
35-A §7101. Telecommunications policy - §7101. Telecommunications policy 1. Universal service. The Legislature declares and...
35-A §7101-A. Telecommunications privacy; policy - §7101-A. Telecommunications privacy; policy The Legislature declares and finds the...
35-A §7101-B. Access rates - §7101-B. Access rates 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...
35-A §7102. Definitions - §7102. Definitions As used in this Part, unless the context...
35-A §7103. Automated calling procedures (REPEALED) - §7103. Automated calling procedures (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c....
35-A §7104. Affordable telephone service - §7104. Affordable telephone service 1. Low-income support. The commission shall...
35-A §7104-A. Access to information services (REPEALED) - §7104-A. Access to information services (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1995,...
35-A §7104-B. Access to information services - §7104-B. Access to information services 1. Definitions. As used in...
35-A §7104-C. Collection of fees related to prepaid wireless telecommunications services - §7104-C. Collection of fees related to prepaid wireless telecommunications services...
35-A §7105. Caller-ID - §7105. Caller-ID Caller-ID services provided in this State are subject...
35-A §7105-A. Automated telephone call reduction services - §7105-A. Automated telephone call reduction services Beginning January 1, 2022,...
35-A §7106. Unauthorized change of carrier - §7106. Unauthorized change of carrier 1. Unauthorized change of carrier....
35-A §7107. Unauthorized services - §7107. Unauthorized services 1. Definitions. As used in this section,...
35-A §7108. Use of 2-1-1 number; designation of sole entity entitled to use - §7108. Use of 2-1-1 number; designation of sole entity entitled...
35-A §7109. Unlawful telephone charges - §7109. Unlawful telephone charges 1. Unauthorized and duplicative line-item charges...
Chapter 72: TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATORY REFORM
Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
35-A §7201. Definitions - §7201. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
Subchapter 2: PROVIDER OF LAST RESORT SERVICE
35-A §7221. Designation of service providers - §7221. Designation of service providers 1. Initial designation of service...
35-A §7222. Revenue requirements of service providers - §7222. Revenue requirements of service providers The initial rates for...
35-A §7222-A. Rates - §7222-A. Rates 1. Price cap ILEC rate requirements. The provisions...
35-A §7223. Provider of last resort service consumer protection - §7223. Provider of last resort service consumer protection A service...
35-A §7224. Ancillary services - §7224. Ancillary services If a service provider offers an ancillary...
35-A §7225. Service quality - §7225. Service quality 1. Service quality reporting. The commission by...
35-A §7225-A. Price cap ILEC service quality requirements - §7225-A. Price cap ILEC service quality requirements 1. Service quality...
35-A §7226. Certain information requirements and limitations - §7226. Certain information requirements and limitations Notwithstanding section 112, the...
35-A §7227. Rules - §7227. Rules The commission shall adopt rules to implement this...
Subchapter 3: REGULATORY REFORM
35-A §7231. Laws that apply only to service providers - §7231. Laws that apply only to service providers Notwithstanding any...
35-A §7232. Laws that apply only to service providers and local exchange carriers for limited purposes - §7232. Laws that apply only to service providers and local...
35-A §7233. Laws that apply only to service providers and local exchange carriers - §7233. Laws that apply only to service providers and local...
35-A §7234. Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service - §7234. Interconnected voice over Internet protocol service Notwithstanding any other...
35-A §7235. Dark fiber providers - §7235. Dark fiber providers Notwithstanding any other provision of law,...
Chapter 73: TELEPHONE RATES
35-A §7301. Telephone charges for local calls from pay telephones - §7301. Telephone charges for local calls from pay telephones The...
35-A §7302. Toll-call rates for deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened or speech-impaired persons - §7302. Toll-call rates for deaf, hard-of-hearing, late-deafened or speech-impaired persons...
35-A §7303. Mandatory local measured telephone service prohibited (REPEALED) - §7303. Mandatory local measured telephone service prohibited (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
35-A §7303-A. Basic service calling areas - §7303-A. Basic service calling areas 1. Petition. Upon written petition...
35-A §7304. Prohibition against ordering competitive bidding (REPEALED) - §7304. Prohibition against ordering competitive bidding (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
35-A §7305. Notice of charges for use of public telephones - §7305. Notice of charges for use of public telephones 1....
35-A §7306. Customer premise wire (REPEALED) - §7306. Customer premise wire (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c....
35-A §7307. Notice of intrastate toll rate changes (REPEALED) - §7307. Notice of intrastate toll rate changes (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
35-A §7308. Prepaid calling service (REPEALED) - §7308. Prepaid calling service (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c....
Chapter 75: SERVICE
35-A §7501. Directories (REPEALED) - §7501. Directories (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 141, §A6...
35-A §7501-A. Emergency numbers in directories (REPEALED) - §7501-A. Emergency numbers in directories (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991,...
35-A §7501-B. Directories - §7501-B. Directories A telephone utility is not required to publish...
35-A §7502. Telephone directory errata lists (REPEALED) - §7502. Telephone directory errata lists (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
35-A §7503. Public telephone service for disabled persons - §7503. Public telephone service for disabled persons 1. Placement of...
35-A §7504. Special telephone equipment - §7504. Special telephone equipment The commission shall retain jurisdiction over...
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...
35-A §7506. Interexchange carrier selection (REPEALED) - §7506. Interexchange carrier selection (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c....
35-A §7507. Emergency interruption of service for law enforcement purposes - §7507. Emergency interruption of service for law enforcement purposes 1....
35-A §7508. Public-interest pay phones - §7508. Public-interest pay phones 1. Public-interest pay phone locations. In...
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...
Chapter 79: TELEPHONE LINES
35-A §7901. Telephone lines - §7901. Telephone lines 1. Connection between the lines of 2...
35-A §7902. Lines along highways and across waters - §7902. Lines along highways and across waters Every entity authorized...
35-A §7903. Connection with other telephone lines - §7903. Connection with other telephone lines Every telephone utility in...
35-A §7904. Land for public use - §7904. Land for public use Every telephone utility in the...
Chapter 81: DUTIES OF TELEGRAPH UTILITIES (REPEALED)
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...
35-A §8102. Liability for fraud; common law liabilities (REPEALED) - §8102. Liability for fraud; common law liabilities (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
Chapter 83: CABLE TELEVISION COMPANIES
35-A §8301. Public Utilities Commission regulation (REPEALED) - §8301. Public Utilities Commission regulation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987,...
35-A §8302. Pole attachments - §8302. Pole attachments If a cable television system and a...
Chapter 85: RADIO PAGING SERVICE
35-A §8501. Separate accounting required (REPEALED) - §8501. Separate accounting required (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c....
35-A §8502. Central office code conservation - §8502. Central office code conservation To the extent permitted under...
Chapter 87: TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES
35-A §8701. Findings - §8701. Findings The Legislature finds and declares that it is...
35-A §8702. Definitions - §8702. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
35-A §8703. Requirements - §8703. Requirements Telecommunications relay services must conform to the following...
35-A §8704. Council - §8704. Council The Telecommunications Relay Services Council, as established by...
Chapter 89: MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
35-A §8901. Separate accounting required (REPEALED) - §8901. Separate accounting required (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c....
35-A §8902. Central office code conservation - §8902. Central office code conservation To the extent permitted under...
Chapter 91: ALTERNATIVE FORM OF REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (REPEALED)
35-A §9101. Definitions (REPEALED) - §9101. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 638, §2...
35-A §9102. Adoption of alternative form of regulation (REPEALED) - §9102. Adoption of alternative form of regulation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
35-A §9103. Conditions of alternative form of regulation (REPEALED) - §9103. Conditions of alternative form of regulation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
35-A §9104. Implementation (REPEALED) - §9104. Implementation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 638, §2...
35-A §9105. Report to Legislature (REPEALED) - §9105. Report to Legislature (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c....
35-A §9106. Application of chapter; repeal (REPEALED) - §9106. Application of chapter; repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2011,...
Chapter 93: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
35-A §9201. Short title - §9201. Short title This chapter may be known and cited...
35-A §9202. Definitions - §9202. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
35-A §9202-A. State broadband policy - §9202-A. State broadband policy 1. Goals. The goals of the...
35-A §9203. ConnectMaine Authority - §9203. ConnectMaine Authority 1. Establishment; membership. The ConnectMaine Authority is...
35-A §9204. Duties of authority (REPEALED) - §9204. Duties of authority (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c....
35-A §9204-A. Duties of authority - §9204-A. Duties of authority 1. Establish criteria defining unserved and...
35-A §9205. General powers - §9205. General powers In order to carry out the purposes...
35-A §9206. ConnectME Advisory Council (REPEALED) - §9206. ConnectME Advisory Council (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c....
35-A §9207. Collection of data - §9207. Collection of data Subject to the provisions in this...
35-A §9208. Legislative oversight; report to committee - §9208. Legislative oversight; report to committee No later than January...
35-A §9209. Conflicts - §9209. Conflicts A member of the authority may not participate...
35-A §9210. Actions against authority - §9210. Actions against authority A member of the authority, while...
35-A §9211. ConnectMaine Fund - §9211. ConnectMaine Fund 1. ConnectMaine Fund established. The ConnectMaine Fund,...
35-A §9211-A. Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund - §9211-A. Municipal Gigabit Broadband Network Access Fund 1. Definitions. As...
35-A §9212. Gifts and contributions - §9212. Gifts and contributions The authority may accept gifts and...
35-A §9213. Use of revenues - §9213. Use of revenues The revenues derived by the authority...
35-A §9214. No franchise fees - §9214. No franchise fees The authority may not establish or...
35-A §9215. Repeal (REPEALED) - §9215. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2005, c. 665, §3...
35-A §9216. Broadband sustainability fee (REPEALED) - §9216. Broadband sustainability fee (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c....
35-A §9217. Community broadband planning - §9217. Community broadband planning The authority shall provide funds for...
35-A §9218. Broadband service strategic plan - §9218. Broadband service strategic plan 1. Broadband service strategic plan....
Chapter 94: BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE CUSTOMER PRIVACY
35-A §9301. Privacy of broadband Internet access service customer personal information - §9301. Privacy of broadband Internet access service customer personal information...
Chapter 94-A: CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE
35-A §9401. Short title - §9401. Short title This chapter may be known and cited...
35-A §9402. Definitions - §9402. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
35-A §9403. State connectivity goals - §9403. State connectivity goals 1. Goals. The goals of the...
35-A §9404. Maine Connectivity Authority - §9404. Maine Connectivity Authority 1. Establishment; membership. The Maine Connectivity...
35-A §9405. Powers and duties of authority - §9405. Powers and duties of authority To carry out the...
35-A §9406. Issuance of bonds - §9406. Issuance of bonds 1. Conclusive authorization. All bonds of...
35-A §9407. Tax exemptions; taxable bonds - §9407. Tax exemptions; taxable bonds 1. Bonds exempt from taxation....
35-A §9408. Collection of data - §9408. Collection of data Subject to the provisions of this...
35-A §9409. Legislative oversight; report to committee - §9409. Legislative oversight; report to committee 1. Annual report. No...
35-A §9410. Liberal construction - §9410. Liberal construction This chapter, being necessary for the welfare...