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    CHAPTER 55. REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
    § 55.001. General Standard
    § 55.002. Commission Authority Concerning Standards
    § 55.003. Rule or Standard
    § 55.004. Local Exchange Company Rule or Practice Change
    § 55.005. Unreasonable Preference or Prejudice Concerning Service Prohibited
    § 55.006. Discrimination and Restriction on Competition
    § 55.007. Minimum Services
    § 55.008. Improvements in Service; Interconnecting Service
    § 55.009. IntraLATA Calls
    § 55.010. Billing for Service to the State
    § 55.011. Notice of Identity of Interexchange Carrier
    § 55.012. Lifeline Service
    § 55.012. Telecommunications Billing
    § 55.012. Limitations on Discontinuance of Basic Local Telecommunications Service
    § 55.013. Limitations on Discontinuance of Basic Local Telecommunications Service
    § 55.014. Provision of Advanced Telecommunications Services
    § 55.015. Lifeline Service
    § 55.021. Extended Area Service
    § 55.022. Mandatory Service
    § 55.023. Optional Extended Area Service
    § 55.024. Charge for Extended Area Service
    § 55.025. Hunting Service
    § 55.041. Definitions
    § 55.042. Contiguous Exchange
    § 55.043. Splitting Exchanges Prohibited
    § 55.044. Exemption
    § 55.045. Eligibility to Petition
    § 55.046. Petition Requirements
    § 55.047. Balloting and Consideration
    § 55.048. Charges
    § 55.081. Definition
    § 55.082. Applicability
    § 55.083. Rules and Procedures
    § 55.084. Information Displayed on Public Use Telephone
    § 55.085. Connection Announcement
    § 55.086. Information Required on Access to Local Exchange Company Operator
    § 55.087. Access to Local Exchange Company and Other Utilities Required
    § 55.088. Access to Live Operator Required
    § 55.089. Commission May Investigate and Act on Violation
    § 55.101. Definitions
    § 55.102. Applicability
    § 55.103. Provision of Service
    § 55.104. Use of Information
    § 55.105. Per-Call Blocking
    § 55.106. Per-Line Blocking
    § 55.1065. Use of Blocking by Telephone Solicitor
    § 55.107. Limitation on Commission Authority
    § 55.108. Caller ID Consumer Education Panel
    § 55.109. Implementation of Panel Recommendations
    § 55.110. Report of Blocking Failure
    § 55.121. Definition
    § 55.122. Exemptions
    § 55.123. Notice of Use of Device to Telecommunications Utility
    § 55.124. Random or Sequential Number Calling
    § 55.125. Hours When Use Prohibited
    § 55.126. Device Disconnection
    § 55.127. Contents of Recorded Message
    § 55.128. Duration of Recorded Message
    § 55.129. Permit Required
    § 55.130. Permit
    § 55.131. Permit Fee
    § 55.132. Notification of Change
    § 55.133. Notification of Local Exchange Company
    § 55.134. Complaints and Enforcement
    § 55.135. Revocation of Permit
    § 55.136. Disconnection of Service
    § 55.137. Administrative Penalty
    § 55.138. Criminal Penalty
    § 55.151. Compliance With Request Not to be Called
    § 55.152. Notice to Consumers
    § 55.153. Educational Program
    § 55.171. Definition
    § 55.172. Limitation
    § 55.173. Registration
    § 55.174. Prohibition on Charge for Certain Calls
    § 55.175. Charge for Local Calls
    § 55.176. Charge for 800-Type Calls
    § 55.177. Charge for Credit Card, Calling Card, or Operator-Assisted Calls
    § 55.178. Notice of Inability to Receive Calls
    § 55.179. Information Requirements
    § 55.180. Violations
    § 55.201. Terms of Directory Listings and Assistance
    § 55.202. Directory Published by Telecommunications Utility
    § 55.203. Directory Published by Private Publisher
    § 55.251. Charge for Hotel or Motel Call
    § 55.252. 900 Service Used by Probationers or Parolees
    § 55.253. Telephone Prepaid Calling Services
    § 55.301. State Policy
    § 55.302. Commission Rules
    § 55.303. Verification of Change
    § 55.304. Unauthorized Change
    § 55.305. Corrective Action and Penalties
    § 55.306. Repeated and Reckless Violation
    § 55.307. Deceptive or Fraudulent Practice
    § 55.308. Consistency With Federal Law