Missouri § 392.185 - Purpose of chapter.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 392.185 — Purpose of chapter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 392.185. Purpose of chapter.
The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to:
(1) Promote universally available and widely affordable telecommunications services;
(2) Maintain and advance the efficiency and availability of telecommunications services;
(3) Promote diversity in the supply of telecommunications services and products throughout the state of Missouri;
(4) Ensure that customers pay only reasonable charges for telecommunications service;
(5) Permit flexible regulation of competitive telecommunications companies and competitive telecommunications services;
(6) Allow full and fair competition to function as a substitute for regulation when consistent with the protection of ratepayers and otherwise consistent with the public interest;
(7) Promote parity of urban and rural telecommunications services;
(8) Promote economic, educational, health care and cultural enhancements; and
(9) Protect consumer privacy.
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(L. 1996 S.B. 507)
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