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Michigan Statutes, Title 484

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Title 484, TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND RADIO

16 chapters · 238 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 484238 Ch 32-of-1986, EMERGENCY 9-1-1 SERVICE ENABLING ACT61 Ch 179-of-1991, MICHIGAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT61 Ch 49-of-2002, MICHIGAN BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT AUTHO…25 Ch 59-of-1851, TELEGRAPH COMPANIES21 Ch 48-of-2002, METROPOLITAN EXTENSION TELECOMMUNICA…20 Ch 480-of-2006, UNIFORM VIDEO SERVICES LOCAL FRANCHI…15 Ch 224-of-2020, BROADBAND EXPANSION ACT OF MICHIGAN11 Ch 129-of-1883, TELEPHONE AND MESSENGER SERVICE COMP…7 Ch 218-of-2010, MILITARY PERSONNEL WIRELESS CONTRACT ACT7 Ch 123-of-1867, TELEGRAPH COMPANIES4 Ch 195-of-1893, TELEGRAPH COMPANIES2 Ch 221-of-1951, ACTIONS AGAINST BROADCASTING STATION…2 Ch E.R.O. No. 2009-35, EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER1 Ch 206-of-1913, TELEPHONE COMPANIES AS COMMON CARRIERS1

61 sections·Filtered byTitle 484✕Ch 179-of-1991✕

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2101 Short title; purpose.
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Sec. 101. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan telecommunications act". (2) The purpose of this act is to do all of the following: (a) Ensure that every person has access to just, reasonable, and affordable basic residential telecommunication service. (b)…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2102 Definitions.
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Sec. 102. As used in this act: (a) "Access service" means access to a local exchange network for the purpose of enabling a provider to originate or terminate telecommunication services within the local exchange. Except for end-user common line services, access service does not in…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2103 Construction of act; database of licensed providers; submission of information.
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Sec. 103. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act shall not be construed to prevent any person from providing telecommunication services in competition with another telecommunication provider. (2) The commission shall maintain a publicly available database of provi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2201 Jurisdiction; authority; administration of act; consistency with federal laws, rules, orders, and regulations.
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Sec. 201. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this act or federal law, the commission has the jurisdiction and authority to administer this act and all federal telecommunications laws, rules, orders, and regulations that are delegated to the state, including, but not limited to, …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2202 Additional powers and duties; enforcement of rules; electronic filings; promulgation of new rules.

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Sec. 202. (1) In addition to the other powers and duties prescribed by this act, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Establish by order the manner and form in which telecommunication providers of regulated services within the state keep accounts, books of accounts, …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2203 Commencement of case; filing; emergency relief order; burden of proof; investigation; hearings; judicial review; continuation of service; posting security; alternative dispute process; additional relief; motion for stay.

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Sec. 203. (1) Upon receipt of an application or complaint filed under this act, or on its own motion, the commission may conduct an investigation, hold hearings, and issue its findings and order under the contested hearings provisions of the administrative procedures act of 1969,…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2203a Resolution of complaint by alternative means.

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Sec. 203a. (1) For all complaints involving a dispute of $1,000.00 or less, a dispute under section 203(14), or upon the consent of all parties after the complaint is filed, for a period of 60 days after the date the complaint is filed under section 203, the parties shall attempt…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2204 Disagreement between telecommunication providers; application for resolution.

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Sec. 204. If 2 or more telecommunication providers are unable to agree on a matter relating to a regulated telecommunication service or a matter prohibited by section 305, then either telecommunication provider may file with the commission an application for resolution of the mat…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2205 Investigation and resolution of service complaints.

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Sec. 205. The commission may investigate and resolve complaints under this act. The penalties under this act shall not be imposed for a violation that occurred more than 2 years before the date the complaint was filed.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2209 Awarding costs to prevailing party where frivolous position taken in proceeding; “frivolous” and “prevailing party” defined.

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Sec. 209. (1) If the commission finds that a party's position in a proceeding under this act was frivolous, the commission shall award to the prevailing party the costs, including reasonable attorney fees, against the nonprevailing party and their attorney. (2) As used in this se…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2210 Trade secrets and commercial or financial information; exemption from freedom of information act; protective order; confidentiality; presumption; information regarding settlement.

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Sec. 210. (1) Except under the terms of a mandatory protective order, trade secrets and commercial or financial information submitted under this act are exempt from the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. (2) If information is disclosed under a mandator…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2211 Assessment.

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Sec. 211. Each telecommunication provider of a regulated service in this state shall pay an assessment in an amount equal to the expenses of the commission pursuant to Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1972, being sections 460.111 to 460.120 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2211a New or emerging technology; registration; information.

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Sec. 211a. A provider of any telecommunication service utilizing a new or emerging technology shall register with the commission. The registration shall include all of the following information: (a) The name of the provider. (b) A description of the services provided. (c) The add…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2213 Rules; rescission of certain rules.

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Sec. 213. (1) Subject to section 201 and limited to its specific authority over a service as provided under this act, the commission may promulgate rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. (2) A proceeding before the commission to …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2214 Community resource information and referral entity; designation as 2-1-1 answering point; designation as 2-1-1 coordinating agency.

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Sec. 214. (1) The commission shall issue orders that assign the telephone digits 2-1-1 to community resource information and referral answering points established under subsection (3) and prescribe appropriate interconnection orders to carry out the intent of this section. (2) Ea…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2252 Telecommunication services offered by public entity.

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Sec. 252. (1) A public entity may provide telecommunication services within its boundaries if the public entity has complied with the requirements of section 14 of the metropolitan extension telecommunications right-of-way oversight act, 2002 PA 48, MCL 484.3114, and all of the f…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2301 License to provide or resell basic local exchange service; temporary license.

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Sec. 301. (1) A telecommunication provider shall not provide or resell basic local exchange service in this state, without a license issued from the commission under this act. (2) Pending the determination of an application for a license, the commission without notice and hearing…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2302 Approval of application for license; required findings; retention of license and availability of information.

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Sec. 302. (1) After notice and hearing, the commission shall approve an application for a license if the commission finds both of the following: (a) The applicant possesses sufficient technical, financial, and managerial resources and abilities to provide basic local exchange ser…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2303 Effect of sale or transfer of stock; addition, elimination, or modification of area code; prohibition; bankruptcy.

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Sec. 303. (1) The sale or transfer of shares of stock of a provider of basic local exchange service is not a sale or transfer of a license or a discontinuance of service. (2) The commission has the authority to approve or deny a proposed addition, elimination, or modification of …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2304 Local call; adjacent area; classification; total service long run incremental cost of provider with less than 10,000 end-users.

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Sec. 304. (1) A call made to a local calling area adjacent to the caller's local calling area is considered a local call and shall be billed as a local call. Effective December 31, 2007, a call made to a called party who is not located within the geographic area of the caller's l…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2305 Provider of basic local exchange service; prohibited conduct.

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Sec. 305. A provider of basic local exchange service shall not do any of the following: (a) Discriminate against another provider by refusing or delaying access service to the local exchange. (b) Refuse or delay interconnections or provide inferior connections to another provider…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2305a Originating, forwarding, or terminating intrastate traffic; duties of provider; dispute resolution; violation; payment; fine; establishment of reciprocal compensation arrangement; payment of tariffed rate; authority of commission to resolve disputes.

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Sec. 305a. (1) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, where technically feasible, a provider originating or forwarding an intrastate call that is terminated on the network of another provider shall do all of the following: (a) For originated calls, transmit the telephone nu…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2305b Duties.

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Sec. 305b. A provider of any telecommunication service shall do all of the following: (a) Upon request, provide each customer a clear and simple explanation of the terms and conditions of the services purchased by the customer including, but not limited to, a statement of all fee…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2305c Emergency power requirements; compliance.

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Sec. 305c. A provider of basic local exchange service shall comply with the following emergency power requirements: (a) A facilities-based provider shall equip each central office, remote switch, remote line unit, and interexchange toll switching office or access tandem with a mi…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2307 Educational institutions generally.

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Sec. 307. (1) Educational institutions shall have the authority to own, construct, and operate a telecommunication system or to purchase telecommunication services or facilities from an entity capable of providing the service or facility. (2) Educational institutions that provide…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2309 Local directory assistance; 900 prefix services.

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Sec. 309. (1) A provider of basic local exchange service shall provide to each customer local directory assistance. (2) A provider of basic local exchange service shall provide each customer at no additional charge the option of having access to 900 prefix services blocked throug…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2310 Rates for toll access services; intrastate switched toll access rate; restructuring mechanism; establishment; administration; report; size; mandatory monthly contributions; modifications to size, operation, or composition of restructuring mechanism; proceedings; disputes; resolution; enforcement; information to be provided by providers; definitions.

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Sec. 310. (1) Except as provided by this section, the commission shall not review or set the rates for toll access services. (2) A provider of toll access services shall set the rates for intrastate switched toll access services at rates that do not exceed the rates allowed for t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2310a Charging, assessing, or imposing intrastate subscriber line charge or end-user line charge; prohibition.

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Sec. 310a. After June 1, 2007, all providers of telecommunication services in this state shall not charge, assess, or impose on end-users an intrastate subscriber line charge or end-user line charge.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2312c Use of payphone or toll service; receipt of rate quote; exception; "consumer" defined.

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Sec. 312c. (1) Before connecting any call, the operator service provider that owns or operates the payphone or contracts to provide toll service for the payphone provider shall at no charge disclose, audibly and distinctly, how the consumer may receive a rate quote. (2) To receiv…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2313 Discontinuance of service.

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Sec. 313. (1) A telecommunication provider that provides either basic local exchange or toll service, or both, shall not discontinue either service to an exchange unless 1 or more alternative providers for toll service, or 2 or more alternative providers for basic local exchange …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2314a Customer on active duty in military; shut-off protection.

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Sec. 314a. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a telecommunication provider shall not discontinue basic local exchange telecommunication service to the residence of a qualifying customer who has made a filing under this section. A customer making a filing under this…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2314b Person certified as deaf or hard of hearing or speech-impaired; shut-off protection.

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Sec. 314b. (1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a telecommunication provider shall not discontinue basic local exchange telecommunication service to a residence of a person who is certified as deaf or hard of hearing, or speech-impaired by a licensed physician, licen…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2315 Text telephone-telecommunications device for deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired; relay service; rates and charges; discounts; recovery of costs.

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Sec. 315. (1) The commission shall require each provider of basic local exchange service to provide a text telephone-telecommunications device for the deaf at cost to each individual who is certified as deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired by a licensed physician,…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2316 Rates for low-income basic local exchange service customers; reduction; qualifications; exception; notification of lifeline services; provider opt out.

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Sec. 316. (1) Except as provided under subsection (10), the commission shall require each provider of basic local exchange service to offer certain low-income customers the availability of basic local exchange service and access service at reduced rates as described in subsection…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2316a Definitions; creation of intrastate universal service fund; provision of supported telecommunication services.

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Sec. 316a. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Affordable rates" means, at a minimum, rates in effect on January 1, 2006 or as determined by the commission. (b) "Intrastate universal service fund" means a fund created by the commission to provide a subsidy to customers for the prov…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2317 Operator service providers; registration required; fee; connection of emergency call to emergency responder service.

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Sec. 317. (1) An operator service provider shall not provide operator services in this state without first registering with the commission. The registration shall include the following information: (a) The name of the provider. (b) The address of the provider's principal office. …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2318 Payphone service; discrimination prohibited; compliance with nonstructural safeguards.

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Sec. 318. (1) A provider of basic local exchange service shall not discriminate in favor of its or an affiliate's payphone service over similar services offered by another provider. (2) A provider of payphone service shall comply with all nonstructural safeguards adopted by the f…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2320 Payphone service; registration required; report of inoperative payphone; notification; rules or orders; regulation of service by local unit of government.

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Sec. 320. (1) A person shall not provide payphone service in this state without first registering with the commission. The registration shall include all of the following information: (a) The name of the provider. (b) The address and telephone number of the provider's principal o…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2351 Providers of basic local exchange service or basic local exchange and toll service; applicability of article.

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Sec. 351. Until January 1, 2000 and except for section 361, this article does not apply to providers who, together with any affiliated providers, provide basic local exchange service or basic local exchange and toll service to less than 250,000 end-users in this state on January …

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2352 Rates for basic local exchange service for interconnection; rates for network elements, unbundled loops, number portability, and termination of local traffic.

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Sec. 352. (1) The rates of a provider of basic local exchange service for interconnection under this article shall be at the provider's total service long run incremental cost of providing the service. (2) The rates for network elements and combinations of network elements, unbun…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2353 Report and recommendations.

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Sec. 353. The commission shall issue a report and make recommendations to the legislature and the governor on or before January 1, 2007 involving the issues, scope, terms, and conditions of interconnection of telecommunication providers with the basic local exchange service.

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2353a Interconnection agreement; negotiation.

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Sec. 353a. (1) When negotiating a successor interconnection agreement, unless the parties agree otherwise, the parties shall use an interconnection agreement which has been approved by the commission in the 3-year period immediately preceding the commencement of negotiations as t…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2355 Service unbundling and separate pricing.

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Sec. 355. (1) A provider of basic local exchange service shall unbundle and separately price each basic local exchange service offered by the provider into the loop and port components and allow other providers to purchase such services on a nondiscriminatory basis. (2) Unbundled…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2356 Co-location with other providers.

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Sec. 356. A provider of local exchange service shall allow and provide for virtual co-location with other providers at or near the central office of the provider of local exchange service of transmission equipment that the provider has exclusive physical control over and is neces…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2357 Basic local exchange services; availability for resale; wholesale rates; applicability of section.

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Sec. 357. (1) A provider of local exchange service shall make available for resale on nondiscriminatory terms and conditions all basic local exchange services that on January 1, 1996 it is offering to its retail customers. Resale shall be provided on a wholesale basis. (2) Except…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2358 "Number portability" defined; requirements.

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Sec. 358. (1) As used in this section, "number portability" means the capability for a local exchange customer at a particular location to change providers of basic local exchange service without any change in the local exchange customer's telephone number, while preserving the f…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2359 Termination of local traffic; establishment of rate charge; agreement.

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Sec. 359. (1) Except as otherwise provided by federal law, a provider of basic local exchange service shall establish a rate charge for other providers of basic local exchange service for the termination of local traffic on its network as provided under section 352. (2) This sect…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2361 “Attachment” and “usable space” defined; rates, terms, and conditions for attachments.

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Sec. 361. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Attachment" means any wire, cable, facility, or other apparatus installed upon any pole or in any duct or conduit, owned or controlled, in whole or in part, by a provider. (b) "Usable space" means the total distance between the top of a…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2363 Access to data bases.

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Sec. 363. Providers of basic local exchange service shall allow access by other providers, on a nondiscriminatory basis and in a timely and accurate manner, to data bases, including, but not limited to, the line information data base (LIDB), the 800 data base, and other informati…

Mich. Comp. Laws § 484.2375 Providers receiving federal universal service support for services provided to elementary and secondary schools; discounts.

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Sec. 375. All providers of telecommunications services within this state that receive federal universal service support for telecommunications services provided to eligible elementary and secondary schools, under the telecommunications act of 1996, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 5…