Section 374:22-l Shared Tenant Services Authorized; Limited Regulation.
I. The public utilities commission shall authorize the provision of shared tenant services by providers meeting the minimum requirements established by the commission to operate shared tenant services networks.
II. Providers of shared tenant services shall be subject to the following limited regulation by the commission:
(a) Providers of shared tenant services shall disclose to tenants and prospective tenants all pricing information relative to their services in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(b) Providers of shared tenant services shall disclose to tenants and prospective tenants that they can at their option obtain basic exchange and other service from an authorized local telephone utility rather than from the shared tenant services provider.
(c) Without penalty and in accordance with the rules of the commission, telephone number retention and access to telecommunications services shall be permitted by providers of shared tenant services and authorized local telephone utilities into and out of shared tenant services properties.
(d) The commission shall have jurisdiction to hear matters pertaining to the unauthorized provision of shared tenant services, violations of commission rules relating to shared tenant services, and customer complaints against shared tenant services providers.
Source. 1997, 288:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.