§ 39-3-41 - Regulations for pay-per-call services. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 39-3-41

   § 39-3-41  Regulations for pay-per-callservices. – (a) The commission may promulgate reasonable regulations concerning theoffering of pay-per-call services to customers within the state. Theregulations may include advertising standards, conditions under which chargesfor "pay-per-call services" may be adjusted or waived along with otherrestrictions or requirements that the commission determines are necessary toprotect consumers' reasonable access to "pay-per-call services".

   (b) For the purposes of this section "pay-per-call service"means any passive, interactive, polling, conference, or other similar audiotextservice that is accessed by telephone, through a 900 area or exchange code orotherwise, and generates a service-related fee billed to a telephone customervia a telephone common carrier or local exchange telephone company in thecustomer's normal monthly bill for telephone service.