Michigan Code — TELEPHONE.TELEGRAPH.AND.RADIO
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- § 484.1. Incorporators; signing, filing, form, and contents of articles of incorporation; provisions governing corporation.
- § 484.4. Construction of line; restrictions; condemnation; purchase of stock; holding of realty.
- § 484.6. Injury to property; penalty.
- § 484.7. Conversion into limited liability company; requirements; "business organization" defined.
- § 484.8. Governing laws.
- § 484.9. Lines in lower peninsula; location.
- § 484.10. Condemnation; procedure, restrictions.
- § 484.125. Delivering commercial advertising by recorded message; transfer, assignment, or sale of authorization to contact subscriber; evidence of intention to violate act; action for damages; reporting violations; use of automatic dialing equipment; termination of call; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
- § 484.151. Telegraph companies; incorporators.
- § 484.152. Telegraph companies; certificate of organization, contents, filing.
- § 484.153. Body corporate; certified copy of certificate as evidence.
- § 484.154. Power to hold realty; officers and agents; rules and by-laws.
- § 484.155. Telegraph lines; construction, restrictions.
- § 484.156. Aggrieved property owner; remedy, procedure.
- § 484.157. Injury to line; penalty.
- § 484.158. Stockholder's liability for corporate debts; contribution.
- § 484.159. Annual report; contents; failure to make, liability of directors.
- § 484.160. Annual tax; in lieu of other state taxes.
- § 484.161. Shares of stock; status as personalty, transfer, purchase in other corporations.
- § 484.163. Books; inspection, use as evidence; penalty, forfeiture.
- § 484.164. Transmission of dispatches; penalty.
- § 484.165. Transmission of dispatches; order of transmission; penalty.
- § 484.166. Divulging contents; willful failure to transmit; penalty, civil liability.
- § 484.167. State's lien for taxes; sale; surplus.
- § 484.168. Amendment or repeal of act.
- § 484.169. Immediate effect.
- § 484.170. Appraisal of damages; lands in more than 1 county.
- § 484.171. Appraisal of damages; contiguous lands of same person.
- § 484.172. Amendment to articles; filing, recording, use of certified copy as evidence.
- § 484.201. License and reports.
- § 484.202. Taxation.
- § 484.203. Permission to do business.
- § 484.204. Penalty.
- § 484.251. Duty to serve; civil liability.
- § 484.252. Duty to transmit dispatches in order; civil liability.
- § 484.331. Actions for damages against owners, operators or licensees of radio broadcasting stations for defamatory statements.
- § 484.332. Defamatory statement by or on behalf of candidate for public office; liability.
- § 484.1101. Short title.
- § 484.1102. Definitions.
- § 484.1201. Implementation of emergency 9-1-1 service system; conditions; creation by 1 or more counties or cities; access.
- § 484.1202. Technical modifications to existing system; cost.
- § 484.1203. Primary emergency 9-1-1 number; secondary backup number; number for nonemergency contacts.
- § 484.1204. System designs.
- § 484.1205. Capabilities and requirements of 9-1-1 system.
- § 484.1206. PSAP transmissions.
- § 484.1207. Automatic alerting devices prohibited.
- § 484.1301. Emergency 9-1-1 district; establishment; implementation of 9-1-1 service; modification or alteration of existing emergency 9-1-1 service; emergency 9-1-1 district board; creation and powers.
- § 484.1302. Emergency 9-1-1 district; joint establishment; implementation of 9-1-1 service; actions; notices.
- § 484.1303. Tentative 9-1-1 service plan; adoption by resolution; requirements; payments for installation and recurring charges associated with PSAP.
- § 484.1304. Specifications of resolution.
- § 484.1305. Forwarding copy of resolution and letter to clerk or other appropriate official.
- § 484.1307. Notice of intent to function as PSAP or secondary PSAP.
- § 484.1308. Hearing on tentative 9-1-1 service plan; notice.
- § 484.1309. Conduct of hearing; opportunity to be heard.
- § 484.1310. Final 9-1-1 service plan; adoption by resolution; application to service suppliers.
- § 484.1311. Implementation of 9-1-1 service in 9-1-1 service district; public safety agency to function as PSAP or secondary PSAP.
- § 484.1312. Amendment of final 9-1-1 service plan.
- § 484.1313. Termination of 9-1-1 system.
- § 484.1314. Duties of service supplier or other owner or lessee of pay station telephone; installation of pay station telephone; costs of service supplier.
- § 484.1315. Displaying address of telephone.
- § 484.1316. Providing accurate database information; customer telephone numbers and service addresses; expenses; waiver of privacy; notice of inaccurate information.
- § 484.1317. Use of name, address, and telephone number information; limitation; violation as misdemeanor.
- § 484.1317a. Emergency notification system.
- § 484.1318. Agreement to service as PSAP or secondary PSAP.
- § 484.1319. Duties of certain public agencies.
- § 484.1320. Emergency 9-1-1 district board; creation; membership, powers, and duties; appropriations to board; contracts; system to be used in dispatching participating service units; basis for determination.
- § 484.1321. Services provided by consolidated dispatch.
- § 484.1401. Agreement; emergency telephone technical charge and emergency telephone operational charge; billing and collection service; computation; monthly charge for recurring costs and charges; ballot question; annual accounting; distribution of operational charge; limitation on levy and collection; applicability of subsections (3) through (13) after June 30, 2008.
- § 484.1401a. Billing and collection of state 9-1-1 charge; listing on bill or payment receipt; state charge; separate charges imposed on access points or lines.
- § 484.1401b. Additional charge assessed by county board of commissioners; methods; limitation; approval of charge by voters; statement on service provider's bill; annual accounting; payment and distribution; methods; adjustment; county having multiple emergency response districts; distribution to secondary PSAPs; retention of percentage to cover supplier's costs; listing as separate charge on customer's bill; exemption from disclosure; separate charges imposed on access points or lines; use of charge assessed.
- § 484.1401c. Collection of emergency 9-1-1 surcharge by seller from prepaid consumers; amount; in-state transactions; sale at single, nonitemized price; "minimal amount" defined; monthly remittance of surcharge by seller; deposit; retention of amount as reimbursement for direct costs; liability for damages; review and report of emergency 9-1-1 fund; examination or audit; definitions.
- § 484.1401d. Billing and collection of emergency telephone technical charge; "local exchange provider" defined.
- § 484.1401e. Surcharge; assessment; submission of certain information to commission; review and approval or disapproval of surcharge.
- § 484.1401f. Initiation of proceeding to reduce 9-1-1 charge; intervention; final order; effective date.
- § 484.1402. Liability for charge.
- § 484.1403. Responsibility for billing charge and transmitting money; notification of failure to report, charge, collect, or transmit charges; civil action; other actions authorized by law; prohibition on investigation or commencement of civil action under certain circumstances.
- § 484.1404. Alteration of state or county 9-1-1 charge.
- § 484.1406. Expenditure of funds; accounting, auditing, monitoring, and evaluation procedures provided by county, PSAP, or secondary PSAP; annual audit; authorization or expenditure of increase in charges; receipt of 9-1-1 funds.
- § 484.1407. Emergency 9-1-1 fund; creation; disposition of assets; money remaining in fund; expenditure; disbursement; audit.
- § 484.1408. State 9-1-1 service charge by service supplier; retention of percentage to cover supplier's costs; deposit of money in emergency 9-1-1 fund; collection, deposit, and distribution of money; methods of distribution to primary PSAPs by county; proceeding to determine recurring and nonrecurring cost categories; rules to establish standards for receipt and expenditure of funds.
- § 484.1412. Report on 9-1-1 system and charge.
- § 484.1412a. Annual accounting of total emergency telephone charges; adjustment of amount collected; additional charge.
- § 484.1413. Rules; applicability to service suppliers; multiline telephone system compliance with federal regulations; "multiline telephone system" defined.
- § 484.1501. Notice of intent to function as PSAP or secondary PSAP; forwarding notice to service supplier; commencement of function; payment of cost of equipment installation or system modification.
- § 484.1502. Cessation of function as PSAP or secondary PSAP; notice; payment of costs for equipment removal or system modification.
- § 484.1503. Adding jurisdiction of public agency to 9-1-1 service district; conditions.
- § 484.1504. Forwarding certified copy of resolution to service supplier by certified mail; commencement of service and collection of state and county 9-1-1 charge.
- § 484.1505. Withdrawal of jurisdiction; conditions.
- § 484.1507. Contract with service supplier for 9-1-1 service.
- § 484.1601. Technical assistance and assistance in resolving dispute.
- § 484.1602. Development of voluntary informal dispute resolution process; hearing dispute as contested case.
- § 484.1604. Liability for civil damages.
- § 484.1605. Prohibited use of emergency 9-1-1 service; violation; penalty; exception.
- § 484.1712. Emergency 9-1-1 service committee; creation; purpose; authority and duties.
- § 484.1713. Committee; membership; quorum; vote; chairperson; conduct of business; compensation and expenses of members.
- § 484.1714. Duties of committee; staff assistance.
- § 484.1715. Business conducted at public meeting.
- § 484.1716. Availability of writing to public.
- § 484.1717. Repeal of act.
- § 484.1901. Short title.
- § 484.1902. Definitions.
- § 484.1903. Contract with wireless telecommunications provider; termination; requirements.
- § 484.1904. Termination of contract; effective date; conditions.
- § 484.1905. Charges incurred before termination; early termination charge.
- § 484.1906. Violation of act; filing of civil action by attorney general; disposition of recovered money.
- § 484.1907. Act inapplicable to prepaid wireless telecommunications services.
- § 484.2101. Short title; purpose.
- § 484.2102. Definitions.
- § 484.2103. Construction of act; database of licensed providers; submission of information.
- § 484.2201. Jurisdiction; authority; administration of act; consistency with federal laws, rules, orders, and regulations.
- § 484.2202. Additional powers and duties; enforcement of rules; electronic filings; promulgation of new rules.
- § 484.2203. Commencement of case; filing; emergency relief order; burden of proof; investigation; hearings; judicial review; continuation of service; posting security; alternative dispute process; additional relief; motion for stay.
- § 484.2203a. Resolution of complaint by alternative means.
- § 484.2204. Disagreement between telecommunication providers; application for resolution.
- § 484.2205. Investigation and resolution of service complaints.
- § 484.2209. Awarding costs to prevailing party where frivolous position taken in proceeding; “frivolous” and “prevailing party” defined.
- § 484.2210. Trade secrets and commercial or financial information; exemption from freedom of information act; protective order; confidentiality; presumption; information regarding settlement.
- § 484.2211. Assessment.
- § 484.2211a. New or emerging technology; registration; information.
- § 484.2213. Rules; rescission of certain rules.
- § 484.2214. Community resource information and referral entity; designation as 2-1-1 answering point; designation as 2-1-1 coordinating agency.
- § 484.2252. Telecommunication services offered by public entity.
- § 484.2301. License to provide or resell basic local exchange service; temporary license.
- § 484.2302. Approval of application for license; required findings; retention of license and availability of information.
- § 484.2303. Effect of sale or transfer of stock; addition, elimination, or modification of area code; prohibition; bankruptcy.
- § 484.2304. Local call; adjacent area; classification; total service long run incremental cost of provider with less than 10,000 end-users.
- § 484.2305. Provider of basic local exchange service; prohibited conduct.
- § 484.2305a. Originating, forwarding, or terminating intrastate traffic; duties of provider; dispute resolution; violation; payment; fine; establishment of reciprocal compensation arrangement; payment of tariffed rate; authority of commission to resolve disputes.
- § 484.2305b. Duties.
- § 484.2305c. Emergency power requirements; compliance.
- § 484.2307. Educational institutions generally.
- § 484.2309. Local directory assistance; 900 prefix services.
- § 484.2310. Rates for toll access services; intrastate switched toll access rate; restructuring mechanism; establishment; administration; report; size; mandatory monthly contributions; modifications to size, operation, or composition of restructuring mechanism; proceedings; disputes; resolution; enforcement; information to be provided by providers; definitions.
- § 484.2310a. Charging, assessing, or imposing intrastate subscriber line charge or end-user line charge; prohibition.
- § 484.2312c. Use of payphone or toll service; receipt of rate quote; exception; "consumer" defined.
- § 484.2313. Discontinuance of service.
- § 484.2314a. Customer on active duty in military; shut-off protection.
- § 484.2314b. Person certified as deaf or hard of hearing or speech-impaired; shut-off protection.
- § 484.2315. Text telephone-telecommunications device for deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired; relay service; rates and charges; discounts; recovery of costs.
- § 484.2316. Rates for low-income basic local exchange service customers; reduction; qualifications; exception; notification of lifeline services; provider opt out.
- § 484.2316a. Definitions; creation of intrastate universal service fund; provision of supported telecommunication services.
- § 484.2317. Operator service providers; registration required; fee; connection of emergency call to emergency responder service.
- § 484.2318. Payphone service; discrimination prohibited; compliance with nonstructural safeguards.
- § 484.2320. Payphone service; registration required; report of inoperative payphone; notification; rules or orders; regulation of service by local unit of government.
- § 484.2351. Providers of basic local exchange service or basic local exchange and toll service; applicability of article.
- § 484.2352. Rates for basic local exchange service for interconnection; rates for network elements, unbundled loops, number portability, and termination of local traffic.
- § 484.2353. Report and recommendations.
- § 484.2353a. Interconnection agreement; negotiation.
- § 484.2355. Service unbundling and separate pricing.
- § 484.2356. Co-location with other providers.
- § 484.2357. Basic local exchange services; availability for resale; wholesale rates; applicability of section.
- § 484.2358. "Number portability" defined; requirements.
- § 484.2359. Termination of local traffic; establishment of rate charge; agreement.
- § 484.2361. “Attachment” and “usable space” defined; rates, terms, and conditions for attachments.
- § 484.2363. Access to data bases.
- § 484.2375. Providers receiving federal universal service support for services provided to elementary and secondary schools; discounts.
- § 484.2376. Providers receiving federal universal service support for services provided to libraries; discounts.
- § 484.2401. Unregulated services generally.
- § 484.2402. Unregulated services; tariff.
- § 484.2403. Impairing speed of connection to telecommunication emergency service.
- § 484.2502. Provider of basic local exchange service; prohibited conduct; assurance of discontinuance of method, act, or practice.
- § 484.2503. Use of unpublished telephone number from telephone caller identification service.
- § 484.2505. Switching to another telecommunications provider; authorization of end user required.
- § 484.2506. Violation of MCL 484.2505 or MCL 484.2507; contested case; hearings; remedies and penalties; exception; finding of frivolous complaint or defense.
- § 484.2507. Optional services; authorization of end-user.
- § 484.2601. Remedies and penalties.
- § 484.2603. Repeal of acts and parts of acts.
- § 484.3101. Short title; purpose of act.
- § 484.3102. Definitions.
- § 484.3103. Local community stabilization authority; powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities; annual report; rules; transfer of certain powers, duties, records, and funds from metropolitan extension telecommunications rights-of-way oversight authority to the authority; abolishment; duties of director of department of licensing and regulatory affairs and state budget director; suit, action, or other proceeding; effect of rules, regulations, orders, contracts, and agreements adopted before October 1, 2014.
- § 484.3104. Enactment of local laws; limitation; existing rights.
- § 484.3105. Use of public rights-of-way; providers subject to permit and fee requirements; facilities located in public right-of-way at effective date of act; permit application.
- § 484.3106. Applications and permits issued after effective date of act; form and process; disagreement on terms; appointment of mediator; determination by commissioner; extension; request for emergency relief; filing permit application with municipality; route maps; maintenance of website by commission.
- § 484.3107. Inability of provider and municipality to agree; appointment of mediator by commission; determination by commission; issuance; extension.
- § 484.3108. Maintenance fee.
- § 484.3109. Fee discount.
- § 484.3110. Fee-sharing payments.
- § 484.3111. Fee sharing; allocation of fund under section 10(1); excluded municipalities.
- § 484.3112. Fee sharing; allocation of fund under section 10(2); weighted linear feet; excluded municipalities.
- § 484.3113. Modification of fees by municipality.
- § 484.3114. Telecommunication or cable modem service through broadband internet access transport service; requirements; exceptions; violation; complaint.
- § 484.3115. Provider access to and use of public rights-of-way.
- § 484.3116. Cable franchise.
- § 484.3117. Review of decision or review.
- § 484.3118. Complaint; proceeding; remedies and penalties.
- § 484.3119. Provisions found invalid or unconstitutional; effect.
- § 484.3120. Supreme court opinion; request by legislature or governor.
- § 484.3201. Short title.
- § 484.3202. Legislative findings.
- § 484.3203. Definitions.
- § 484.3204. Michigan broadband development authority; creation; duties.
- § 484.3205. Administrative functions; performance under direction and supervision of state treasurer.
- § 484.3206. Board of directors; membership; service of representative in member's absence; compensation; chairperson; officers; quorum; voting; open meetings act; confidentiality; “trade secrets, commercial, financial, or proprietary information” defined; employees; discharge of duties.
- § 484.3207. Powers of authority.
- § 484.3208. Reserve capital account; creation; administration; credit of proceeds from sale of notes or bonds; capital reserve fund; creation; use; security arrangements; transfer of income or interest earned.
- § 484.3209. Capital reserve fund; amount; deficiency; restoration; liability of state for notes or bonds.
- § 484.3210. Notes and bonds; issuance, renewal, and refund by authority.
- § 484.3211. Notes and bonds; issuance by resolution; form and terms; sale; prices.
- § 484.3212. Notes or bonds; contents of resolutions.
- § 484.3213. Money or property pledged and received by authority.
- § 484.3214. Notes or bonds; personal liability.
- § 484.3215. Notes or bonds; power of authority to purchase.
- § 484.3216. Rights of authority to fulfill terms of agreement not limited, altered, or impaired.
- § 484.3217. Notes or bonds as limited obligations.
- § 484.3218. Default.
- § 484.3219. Disposition of money held by authority.
- § 484.3220. Notes and bonds as securities; investment.
- § 484.3221. Full faith and credit bonds; issuance; vote.
- § 484.3222. Notes and bonds; exemption from tax.
- § 484.3223. Property; exemption from tax.
- § 484.3224. Annual report.
- § 484.3225. New partnerships or joint ventures; limitation.
- § 484.3251. Short title.
- § 484.3252. Definitions.
- § 484.3253. Statewide broadband service grant program; appropriation.
- § 484.3254. Awarding of grants for unserved areas; certain conditions prohibited; limitations.
- § 484.3255. Competitive grant process; criteria; priorities.
- § 484.3256. Competitive scoring criteria; establish and publish on website.
- § 484.3257. Application requirement; priorities in making grant award recommendations; publication of grant recommendations; conditions of denial.
- § 484.3258. Request to delineate an area as unserved; requirements; subject to challenge by internet service providers.
- § 484.3259. Notice of grant award recipients.
- § 484.3260. Semiannual report.
- § 484.3261. Falsification of statement; ineligible for grant.
- § 484.3301. Short title; definitions.
- § 484.3302. Uniform video service local franchise agreement; form; provisions.
- § 484.3303. Franchise agreement with local unit of government; notice of completion; approval; transferability; termination or modification; notice of change in information; duration of franchise; renewal; certain conditions prohibited.
- § 484.3304. Public, education, and government access channels; availability; manner of retransmission; interconnection; editorial control; liability; access to signals of local broadcast television station; prohibited conduct by provider; use of reception technology; use for noncommercial purposes; applicability of subsections (7) to (11); request specifying number of channels in actual use.
- § 484.3305. Renewal or extension of existing franchise agreement; unreasonable and unenforceable provisions; burdensome terms, conditions, or requirements.
- § 484.3306. Video service provider fee; payment; "gross revenues" defined; calculation; additional fee; credits; assessment; inapplicability of subsection after December 31, 2009.
- § 484.3307. Audits; claims for unpaid fees or refunds; identification and collection as separate line item.
- § 484.3308. Installation, construction, and maintenance of video service or communications network within public right-of-way; access; fee; limitation.
- § 484.3309. Denial of service access due to race or income; defense to violation of subsection (1); video service requirements; number of households; report on compliance with subsections (2) and (3); use of alternative technology; waiver or time extension; service outside provider's existing telephone exchange boundaries not required; mandatory build-out or deployment provisions, schedules, or requirements.
- § 484.3310. Prohibited conduct; establishment of dispute resolution process; notice to customers; filing of complaint; manner of dispute resolution.
- § 484.3311. Confidentiality.
- § 484.3312. Administration of act; limitations; report.
- § 484.3313. Voluntary franchise agreement.
- § 484.3314. Violation; remedies and penalties; costs; appeal and review.
- § 484.3315. Costs to commission in exercising duties; assessment of amount against each video service provider; limitation; deduction; credit of payments to special account; applicability of section.
- § 484.3331. Transfer of Michigan telecommunications relay service advisory board to department of energy, labor, and economic growth by type III transfer; abolishment of Michigan telecommunications relay service advisory board.