Rhode Island General Laws 39-21.1-9. Pay telephones, dialing without a coin
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Every pay station telephone of a telephone common carrier served from a central office having a dial-tone-first capability shall permit a caller to dial 911, or to reach an operator by dialing “0,” without first inserting a coin or paying any other charge. No telephone common carrier shall eliminate the dial-tone-first capability from any central office having this capability on June 13, 1986.
History of Section.
P.L. 1986, ch. 152, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-21.1-9
- Telephone common carrier: means any person, party, or entity that provides communications services for profit between a point of origin and a point of reception by way of a land-line wire connection between the two (2) points. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-21.1-3