§ 484.2502 Provider of basic local exchange service; prohibited conduct; assurance of discontinuance of method, act, or practice
§ 484.2503 Use of unpublished telephone number from telephone caller identification service
§ 484.2505 Switching to another telecommunications provider; authorization of end user required
§ 484.2506 Violation of MCL 484.2505 or MCL 484.2507; contested case; hearings; remedies and penalties; exception; finding of frivolous complaint or defense
§ 484.2507 Optional services; authorization of end-user

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 484 > Act 179 of 1991 > Article 5 - Prohibited Activity

  • Accredited association: means an association accredited in accordance with this act. See Michigan Laws 290.702
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Association: means a cooperative association of producers or a division thereof, or a federation of cooperative associations of producers, engaged in the marketing, bargaining, shipping, or processing of an agricultural commodity on behalf of its members who are producers of the agricultural commodity. See Michigan Laws 290.702
  • bargaining: means the mutual obligation of a handler and an accredited association or their designated representatives to meet at reasonable times and confer and negotiate in good faith. See Michigan Laws 290.713
  • case: means a proceeding as defined in section 3 of the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 290.702
  • End user: means the retail subscriber of a telecommunication service. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Exchange: means 1 or more contiguous central offices and all associated facilities within a geographical area in which basic local exchange service is offered by a provider. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • Handler: means a person other than an association engaged in the business or practice of any of the following:
  (i) Acquiring agricultural commodities from producers or associations for processing or sale. See Michigan Laws 290.702
  • License: means a license issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • local exchange service: means the provision of an access line and usage within a local calling area for the transmission of high-quality 2-way interactive switched voice or data communication. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • Member: means a producer who has entered into a contract with an association appointing the association as his or her exclusive agent in negotiations with handlers with respect to the marketing of an agricultural commodity. See Michigan Laws 290.702
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association. See Michigan Laws 290.702
  • Producer: means any person who produces or causes to be produced in any 1 marketing period within the previous 2 marketing periods any agricultural commodity in a quantity beyond his or her own family use and having a minimum value at first point of sale as determined by the department for that agricultural commodity, and who is able, during the marketing period, to transfer to a handler or an association a merchantable title to the agricultural commodity or provide management, labor, machinery, facilities, or any other production input, with the assumption of risk, for the production of the agricultural commodity under a written or oral contract. See Michigan Laws 290.702
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • provider: means a person that for compensation provides 1 or more telecommunication services. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • services: includes regulated and unregulated services offered to customers for the transmission of 2-way interactive communication and associated usage. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.