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2018 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers
Chapter 39-21.1 911 Emergency Telephone Number Act
Section 39-21.1-9 Pay telephones, dialing without a coin.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 39-21.1-9 (2018)
§ 39-21.1-9. Pay telephones, dialing without a coin.
Every pay station telephone of a telephone common carrier served from a central office having a dial-tone-first capability shall permit a caller to dial 911, or to reach an operator by dialing "0", without first inserting a coin or paying any other charge. No telephone common carrier shall eliminate the dial-tone-first capability from any central office having this capability on June 13, 1986.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1986, ch. 152, § 1.)
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