Tennessee § 65-4-123 - Declaration of telecommunications services policy.
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§ 65-4-123. Declaration of telecommunications services policy.
The general assembly declares that the policy of this state is to foster the development of an efficient, technologically advanced, statewide system of telecommunications services by permitting competition in all telecommunications services markets, and by permitting alternative forms of regulation for telecommunications services and telecommunications services providers. To that end, the regulation of telecommunications services and telecommunications services providers shall protect the interests of consumers without unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage to any telecommunications services provider; universal service shall be maintained; and rates charged to residential customers for essential telecommunications services shall remain affordable. Acts 1995, ch. 408, § 1. Law Reviews. The Battle for the Book: First-in-the-Nation Ruling Gives Competitors Access to Cover of Bellsouth Directory (Melvin T. Malone and T. Harold Pinkley), 39 No. 7 Tenn. B.J. 18 (2003).
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Section 65-4-123 ("Declaration of telecommunications services policy.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. 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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