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10 sections in this chapter.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 1 Department of telecommunications and cable
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Section 1. There shall be in the office of consumer affairs and business regulation a department of telecommunications and cable, in this chapter called the department, for the general supervision of telephone and telegraph companies subject to chapter 166 and community antenna t…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 2 Commissioner; appointment; duties
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Section 2. The department shall be under the supervision and control of a commissioner who shall be appointed by the governor for a term coterminous with that of the governor, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The commissioner shall devote his full time to the …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 3 Performance of duties by commissioner; pecuniary interest in regulated industry companies
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Section 3. The commissioner shall be sworn to the faithful performance of his official duties. The commissioner shall not own, or be in the employ of, or own any stock in any regulated industry company, nor shall he be in any way directly or indirectly pecuniarily interested in o…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 4 Supervision of department; presiding officer
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Section 4. The commissioner shall have and exercise supervision and control over all the affairs of the department. He shall preside at all hearings at which he is present, and shall designate an employee of the department to act as presiding officer in his absence.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 5 Protection of confidential and proprietary information during proceedings
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Section 5. Notwithstanding clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4 and section 10 of chapter 66, the department may protect from public disclosure trade secrets, confidential, competitively sensitive or other proprietary information provided in the course of proceedings con…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 6 Division of telecommunications
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Section 6. There shall be in the department and under the supervision and control of the commissioner a division of telecommunications. The division, subject to such supervision and control, shall perform functions that the commissioner may determine in relation to the administra…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 6A Voiceover internet protocol service and internet protocol enabled service; regulation prohibited
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Section 6A. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:— ''Internet Protocol enabled service'' or ''IP enabled service'', service, capability, functionality, or application provided using …
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 7 Assessments against cable television, telephone and telegraph companies; rate; collection
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Section 7. The commissioner may make an assessment against each cable television, telephone and telegraph company under the jurisdictional control of the department, based upon the intrastate operating revenues subject to the jurisdiction of the department of each such company de…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 8 Lack of jurisdiction over wireless service; affect on related regulatory and enforcement authority
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Section 8. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 159 or any other general or special law to the contrary, the department shall have no jurisdiction, general supervision, regulation or control over wireless service, including mobile radio telephone service or radio utilities. (b) Nothing in…
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 25C, § 9 Authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability; identification of areas that lack adequate capability; facilitation of access
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Section 9. Consistent with the policies of the Federal Communications Commission, the department shall have authority to request and obtain information and data from providers of advanced telecommunications capability as necessary to identify areas that lack adequate advanced tel…
