69-3-1301. Purpose. The purpose of this part is to prohibit telecommunications carriers, including entities not otherwise regulated by the commission, from switching a customer‘s telecommunications services from one telecommunications carrier to another without the customer’s consent and to prohibit charges for a product or service not requested by or provided to the customer from being placed on the customer’s telephone bill.

Terms Used In Montana Code 69-3-1301

  • carrier: means any provider of telecommunications services. See Montana Code 69-3-1302
  • commission: means the public service commission provided for in 2-15-2602. See Montana Code 69-1-101
  • Customer: means a person who has purchased telecommunications services from a telecommunications carrier or who has been billed charges on a telephone bill for the services or products of another entity. See Montana Code 69-3-1302