§ 69-3-1301 Purpose
§ 69-3-1302 Definitions
§ 69-3-1303 Prohibition — exceptions
§ 69-3-1304 Rulemaking authority
§ 69-3-1305 Unauthorized change in telecommunications carrier — liability — penalty for violation
§ 69-3-1308 Prohibitions on charges on bill — exceptions
§ 69-3-1309 Liability for unauthorized charges on telephone bill — penalty for violation
§ 69-3-1310 Misrepresentation concerning product or service — violations — complaints
§ 69-3-1311 Registration requirements — prohibitions — revocation
§ 69-3-1315 Submission of list of entities served by billing aggregator required
§ 69-3-1316 Notice to attorney general
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Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 69 > Chapter 3 > Part 13 - Change in Customer's Telecommunications Carrier

  • Billing agent: means a telecommunications carrier that includes in a bill that it sends to a customer a charge for a product or service offered by a service provider. See Montana Code 69-3-1302
  • Billing aggregator: means any entity, other than a service provider, that forwards the charge for a product or service offered by a service provider to a billing agent. See Montana Code 69-3-1302
  • 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
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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
  • Electronic signature: has the meaning as provided in 30-18-102. See Montana Code 69-3-1302
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
  • Local exchange company: means a telecommunications company that provides telephone lines or wireless service to members of the general public who are its customers. See Montana Code 69-3-1302
  • Person: includes a corporation or other entity as well as a natural person. See Montana Code 1-1-201
  • Primary interexchange carrier: means the telecommunications carrier from which a customer chooses to purchase long-distance services. See Montana Code 69-3-1302
  • Service provider: means any entity, other than the billing agent, that offers a product or service to a customer, the charge for which appears on the bill of a billing agent. See Montana Code 69-3-1302
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201