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     237.036 Coin-operated or public pay telephones. 

    (a) Neither commission approval nor a commission 
 certificate is required to: 

    (1) site a coin-operated or public pay telephone in the 
 state; or 

    (2) implement changes in service, services offered, rates, 
 or location regarding a coin-operated or public pay telephone.  
 Registration under section 237.64 is required to own or operate 
 a coin-operated or public pay telephone in the state. 

    (b) This section does not change the authority of other 
 state or local government entities to regulate aspects of 
 coin-operated or public pay telephone ownership, location, or 
 operation; however, an entity may not regulate aspects of these 
 services that it did not regulate prior to May 26, 1999.  The 
 commission shall retain the authority delegated to it under 
 federal and state law to protect the public interest with regard 
 to coin-operated or public pay telephones. 

    (c) Owners and operators of coin-operated or public pay 
 telephones are exempt from sections 237.06, 237.07, 237.075, 
 237.09, 237.23, 237.295, and 237.39 and the annual reporting 
 requirement of section 237.11. 

    (d) Owners of coin-operated or public pay telephones shall: 

    (1) provide immediate coin-free access, to the extent 
 technically feasible, to 911 emergency service or to another 
 approved emergency service; and 

    (2) provide free access to the telecommunications relay 
 service for the communication impaired. 

    (e) Owners of coin-operated or public pay telephones must 
 post at each coin-operated or public pay telephone location: 

    (1) customer service and complaint information, including 
 the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the 
 coin-operated or public pay telephone and the operator service 
 handling calls from the coin-operated or public pay telephone; a 
 toll-free number of the appropriate telephone company for the 
 resolution of complaints; and the toll-free number of the public 
 utilities commission; and 

    (2) a toll-free number at which consumers can obtain 
 pricing information regarding rates, charges, terms, and 
 conditions of local and long-distance calls. 

    HIST: 1999 c 224 s 1 

Copyright 2005 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota.