Revised Code of Washington
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.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 80 - Public Utilities

Chapter 80.36 - Telecommunications.

80.36.005 - Definitions.

80.36.010 - Eminent domain.

80.36.020 - Right of entry.

80.36.030 - Extent of appropriation.

80.36.040 - Use of road, street, and railroad right-of-way—When consent of city necessary.

80.36.050 - Use of railroad right-of-way—Penalty for refusal by railroad.

80.36.060 - Liability for wilful injury to telecommunications property.

80.36.070 - Liability for negligent injury to property—Notice of underwater cable.

80.36.080 - Rates, services, and facilities.

80.36.090 - Service to be furnished on demand.

80.36.100 - Tariff schedules to be filed and open to public—Exceptions.

80.36.110 - Tariff changes—Statutory notice—Exception—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

80.36.120 - Joint rates, contracts, etc.

80.36.130 - Published rates to be charged—Exceptions.

80.36.135 - Alternative regulation of telecommunications companies—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

80.36.140 - Rates and services fixed by commission, when.

80.36.145 - Formal investigation and fact-finding—Alternative to full adjudicative proceeding—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

80.36.150 - Contracts filed with commission.

80.36.160 - Physical connections may be ordered, routing prescribed, and joint rates established.

80.36.170 - Unreasonable preference prohibited.

80.36.180 - Rate discrimination prohibited.

80.36.183 - Discounted message toll rates prohibited—Availability of statewide, averaged toll rates.

80.36.186 - Pricing of or access to noncompetitive services—Unreasonable preference or advantage prohibited.

80.36.190 - Long and short distance provision.

80.36.195 - Telecommunications relay system—Long distance discount rates.

80.36.200 - Transmission of messages of other lines.

80.36.210 - Order of sending messages.

80.36.220 - Duty to transmit messages—Penalty for refusal or neglect.

80.36.225 - Pay telephones—Calls to operator without charge or coin insertion to be provided.

80.36.230 - Exchange areas for telecommunications companies.

80.36.240 - Exchange areas for telephone companies—Procedure to establish.

80.36.250 - Commission may complain of interstate rates.

80.36.260 - Betterments may be ordered.

80.36.270 - Effect on existing contracts.

80.36.300 - Policy declaration.

80.36.310 - Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services—Initiation of proceedings—Notice and publication—Effective date—Date for final order.

80.36.320 - Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services—Factors considered—Minimal regulation—Reclassification—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

80.36.330 - Classification as competitive telecommunications companies, services—Effective competition defined—Minimal regulation—Prices and rates—Reclassification—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

80.36.332 - Noncompetitive telecommunications companies, services—Minimal regulation.

80.36.333 - Price lists in effect before June 7, 2006—Extension.

80.36.338 - Withdrawal of price list—Customer information, opportunity to accept changes in rates, terms, or conditions—Cancellation period.

80.36.340 - Banded rates.

80.36.350 - Registration of new companies—Waiver of provisions during state of emergency.

80.36.360 - Exempted actions or transactions.

80.36.370 - Certain services not regulated.

80.36.375 - Personal wireless services—Siting microcells, minor facilities, or a small cell network—Definitions.

80.36.390 - Telephone solicitation.

80.36.400 - Automatic dialing and announcing device—Commercial solicitation by.

80.36.410 - Washington telephone assistance program—Findings.

80.36.420 - Washington telephone assistance program—Availability, components.

80.36.430 - Washington telephone assistance program—Excise tax—Expenses of community service voice mail.

80.36.440 - Washington telephone assistance program—Rules.

80.36.450 - Washington telephone assistance program—Limitation.

80.36.460 - Washington telephone assistance program—Deposit waivers, connection fee discounts.

80.36.470 - Washington telephone assistance program—Eligibility.

80.36.500 - Information delivery services through exclusive number prefix or service access code.

80.36.510 - Legislative finding.

80.36.520 - Disclosure of alternate operator services.

80.36.522 - Alternate operator service companies—Registration—Penalties.

80.36.524 - Alternate operator service companies—Rules.

80.36.530 - Violation of consumer protection act—Damages.

80.36.540 - Telefacsimile messages—Unsolicited transmission—Penalties.

80.36.555 - Enhanced 911 service—Residential service required.

80.36.560 - Enhanced 911 service—Business service required.

80.36.570 - Law enforcement—Requests for call location information—Requirements.

80.36.610 - Universal service program—Authority of commission—Rules—Fees.

80.36.630 - State universal communications services program—Definitions.

80.36.650 - State universal communications services program—Established.

80.36.660 - State universal communications services program—Rules.

80.36.670 - State universal communications services program—Penalties.

80.36.680 - State universal communications services program—Administration.

80.36.690 - State universal communications services program—Account created.

80.36.700 - State universal communications services program—Program expiration.

80.36.710 - Digital equity account.

80.36.850 - Extended area service defined.

80.36.855 - Extended area service program.