Virginia § 56-508.15 - Registration required for intrastate pay telephone service; pay telephone instruments disconnected upon suspension or revocation of registration
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§ 56-508.15. Registration required for intrastate pay telephone service; pay telephone instruments disconnected upon suspension or revocation of registration
A. No person shall sell or resell intrastate telephone service through pay telephone instruments without either being registered pursuant to this chapter with the State Corporation Commission or holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to Chapter 10.1 (§ 56-265.1 et seq.) of this title. Upon suspension or revocation of any registration, certificated carriers shall disconnect pay telephone instruments of the registrant as directed by order of the Commission.
B. All persons engaged in the sale or resale of intrastate telephone service through pay telephone instruments as of July 1, 1993, shall, within the following 180 days, either acquire Commission registration or demonstrate to the Commission possession of a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to Chapter 10.1 of this title.
C. As used in this chapter, "intrastate telephone service" means telephone calls that originate and terminate within the Commonwealth.
1993, c. 140.
Source: official Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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