2007 Minnesota Code
Chapters 237 - 238 Telecommunications
Chapter 237 Telephone, Telegraph, Telecommunications
Section 237.663 LOADING.

237.663 LOADING.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or (c), a telephone company or telecommunications
carrier providing local service shall not charge a telephone service subscriber, as defined in section
325F.692, for a telephone or telecommunications service that is not required by the commission to
be offered and for which the subscriber did not explicitly contract.
(b) If a charge is assessed on a per-use basis for a service described in paragraph (a), the
charge must be applied as a credit to the subscriber's next monthly bill, if the subscriber notifies
the telephone company or telecommunications carrier that the subscriber did not utilize the
service or did not authorize the utilization of the service.
(c) A telephone company or telecommunications carrier that receives a notification from a
telephone service subscriber under paragraph (b) shall inform the subscriber of the ability to block
the services from future use by the subscriber, and shall block the services from future use by
the subscriber, if the subscriber so requests. If a subscriber requests that the carrier or company
not block the service or later requests to have the block lifted, the subscriber shall be responsible
for charges caused by the future utilization of that service. The carrier or company may not
charge a recurring fee for blocking the service.
History: 1998 c 345 s 12