(a) General rule.--All public and semipublic coin telephone stations maintained by a public utility or provided, maintained or sold in this Commonwealth by any other person, partnership, association or corporation shall, except in extraordinary circumstances, provide two-way service. The commission shall permit public coin telephones to be converted so that they are technically capable of placing, but not receiving, calls only when such conversion is necessary to protect the public safety, health and welfare and would be in the best interests of the public.
(b) Public coin telephone service by nonpublic utilities.--No public utility shall provide telephone service to any person, partnership, association or corporation for the purpose of providing public and semipublic coin service unless the coin telephone complies with subsection (a).
(c) Definition.--As used in this section the term "two-way service" means the technical capability to place and receive local and intrastate telephone calls, the conspicuous display of a telephone number at which the public coin telephone can be reached and the ability to recognize when a call is incoming.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 29 - Telephone and Telegraph Wires
Section 2902 - Private wire for gambling information prohibited
Section 2903 - Written contract for private wire
Section 2904 - Joint use of telephone and telegraph facilities
Section 2905 - Telephone message services
Section 2906 - Dissemination of telephone numbers and other identifying information
Section 2907 - State correctional institutions
Section 2911 - Legislative findings and declarations
Section 2912 - Availability of adequate coin telephone service
Section 2913 - Minimum service requirement