Missouri Laws 392.185 – Purpose of chapter
The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to:
(1) Promote universally available and widely affordable telecommunications services;
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 392.185
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
(2) Maintain and advance the efficiency and availability of telecommunications services;
(3) Promote diversity in the supply of telecommunications services and products throughout the state of Missouri;
(4) Ensure that customers pay only reasonable charges for telecommunications service;
(5) Permit flexible regulation of competitive telecommunications companies and competitive telecommunications services;
(6) Allow full and fair competition to function as a substitute for regulation when consistent with the protection of ratepayers and otherwise consistent with the public interest;
(7) Promote parity of urban and rural telecommunications services;
(8) Promote economic, educational, health care and cultural enhancements; and
(9) Protect consumer privacy.