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.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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