Mississippi § 77-3-501 - Legislative findings.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 77-3-501 — Legislative findings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 77-3-501. Legislative findings.
The Legislature of the State of Mississippi finds: That telephone service provides a rapid and essential communications link among the general public and with essential offices and organizations such as police, fire and medical facilities; That all persons should have basic telephone service available to them at a fair and equitable cost; That a significant portion of Mississippi’s hearing and speech impaired population have profound disabilities which render normal telephone equipment useless without additional specialized devices; and That there exists a need for a program whereby access to basic telephone service for hearing and speech impaired persons is equal in cost to the amount paid by other telephone customers.
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Section 77-3-501 ("Legislative findings.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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