Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-139.2
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Operator-assisted services - Operating requirements -
Official statutory text
Inclusion of law in directories of subscribers.
A. The Corporation Commission shall, by rule or order,
promulgate and enforce operating requirements for every corporation
or person, other than a telephone corporation authorized by the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission Page 49
Commission to operate within a service area, which, for a charge,
furnishes operator-assisted services. These requirements shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. A requirement that furnishing these operator-assisted
services for telephone calls within a service area is prohibited
unless the Commission, after instituting a proceeding for the
purpose, finds and determines that to permit these operator-assisted
services is in the public interest; provided, state, federal, local
and county jails and correctional facilities may utilize operator-
assisted services in conjunction with collect call only telephones,
if intended for exclusive use by prisoners;
2. A requirement that the charges for these operator-assisted
services be disclosed to users of the services upon request; and
3. The provider of operator services, upon accessing a call,
shall audibly and distinctly identify the company to the user of any
telephone before any charges are incurred and shall permit the
consumer to terminate the telephone call at no charge.
B. The Commission shall require every telephone corporation
which publishes a directory of subscribers to include in that
directory information comprising the substance of this section and
the rules and orders of the Commission promulgated pursuant to this
section.
A. The Corporation Commission shall, by rule or order,
promulgate and enforce operating requirements for every corporation
or person, other than a telephone corporation authorized by the
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 17. Corporation Commission Page 49
Commission to operate within a service area, which, for a charge,
furnishes operator-assisted services. These requirements shall
include, but not be limited to:
1. A requirement that furnishing these operator-assisted
services for telephone calls within a service area is prohibited
unless the Commission, after instituting a proceeding for the
purpose, finds and determines that to permit these operator-assisted
services is in the public interest; provided, state, federal, local
and county jails and correctional facilities may utilize operator-
assisted services in conjunction with collect call only telephones,
if intended for exclusive use by prisoners;
2. A requirement that the charges for these operator-assisted
services be disclosed to users of the services upon request; and
3. The provider of operator services, upon accessing a call,
shall audibly and distinctly identify the company to the user of any
telephone before any charges are incurred and shall permit the
consumer to terminate the telephone call at no charge.
B. The Commission shall require every telephone corporation
which publishes a directory of subscribers to include in that
directory information comprising the substance of this section and
the rules and orders of the Commission promulgated pursuant to this
section.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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