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Chapter 392

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 392

Telephone and Telegraph Companies

392.010Telephone and telegraph corporations, by whom and how formed 392.020Articles, where filed — powers when incorporated 392.030Powers of corporation 392.040Election of directors — appointment of officers 392.050Directors, procedure for election of 392.060Meeting of board 392.070Consolidation of companies 392.080May construct lines on public roads — consent of city required — constructive easement acquired, when 392.090Mode of construction may be directed, by whom 392.100May enter upon lands, when 392.110No contract for exclusive use of land 392.120Power to own and maintain lines 392.130Companies to provide facilities to meet public needs — penalty for failure to deliver messages 392.140Duties in forwarding dispatches over other lines 392.150Employees to notify sender when message cannot be transmitted immediately — penalty 392.160Penalty for transmitting false communications 392.170Liability for negligence in transmitting and delivering messages — not to disclose contents — penalty 392.175Operator services, live operator to be provided, when 392.180What definitions to apply 392.185Purpose of chapter 392.190Application of sections 392.190 to 392.530 392.200Adequate service — just and reasonable charges — unjust discrimination — unreasonable preference — reduced rates permitted for federal lifeline connection plan — delivery of telephone and telegraph messages — customer — specific pricing — term agreements, discount rates 392.201Electronic publishing limitations — adoption of provisions — public service commission to administer — exception 392.205Public schools to have reduced rates 392.210Reports and records of telecommunication companies 392.220Rates, schedules, suspension of, when — revocation of certificate of service, penalty 392.230Charges for short and long distance service — power of commission to stay increased rates — hearing, requirements, small telephone company, requirements 392.240Rates — rentals — service and physical connections 392.245Companies to be regulated, when — maximum prices, determined how, changed how — classification — change of rates — nonwireless basic local telecommunications services, exempt from maximum allowable prices 392.246Petition for rate relief — relief to be granted, when 392.248Universal service board created, purpose, powers, duties, members — assessment, failure to pay, penalty — eligibility for funding — carriers of last resort — commission's duties — limited liability 392.250Power of commission to order repairs or changes 392.270Power of commission to ascertain valuation of property of telegraph and telephone corporations 392.280Depreciation account required — application for change, information required — ruling, when — minimum rates in lieu of fixed rates 392.290Right to issue stocks, bonds and notes is subject to regulation by state — exception — limitation on powers of commission 392.300Transfer of property and ownership of stock without consent of commission prohibited — impact of transfer on local tax revenues, information on to be furnished, to whom, procedure 392.310Approval of issues of stocks, bonds and other forms of indebtedness 392.320Certificate of commission to be recorded — stock dividends, permitted when 392.330Account for disposition of proceeds — issue void, when, exception — penalties — state not liable 392.340Reorganization 392.350Liability for loss or damage 392.360Forfeiture — penalties 392.361Classification of telecommunications company, services — procedure — effect of classification 392.370Transitionally competitive telecommunications services, classified when 392.380Applicability of law to competitive and transitionally competitive telecommunications companies and services 392.390Minimum requirements of telecommunications companies, reports to be filed with commission 392.400Noncompetitive telecommunication services, rates not to cover expenses of competitive services, exception — complaint may be filed by another company, purpose — commission may examine records, purpose 392.410Certificate of public convenience and necessity required, exception — certificate of interexchange service authority, required when — duration of certificates — temporary certificates, issued when — political subdivisions restricted from providing certain telecommunications services or facilities 392.415Call location information to be provided in emergencies — immunity from liability, when 392.420Regulations, modification of, company may request by petition, when — waiver, when 392.430Certificates to be approved, when 392.440Service authority, certificate of, approved when 392.450Requirements, approval of certificates — commission to adopt rules — modification, when — federal law not preempted 392.451State adopts federal exemption for certain rural telephone companies 392.455Commission to establish certification process 392.460Abandonment of service, commission must approve — definitions — carriers of last resort, relief from obligation, when, criteria, waivers — exemption for St. Louis County*, St. Louis City, portions of Kansas City 392.461Exemption from certain rules, telecommunications companies 392.470Conditions, commission may impose, when — compensation to other companies, when, commission may order 392.475Prohibition of resale, when 392.480Services to be offered under tariff 392.500Changes in rates, competitive telecommunication services, procedure 392.510Tariffs, bands and ranges allowed, when, requirements 392.520Private shared tenant services, coin operated telephone services, regulation of 392.530Construction of provisions of the chapter 392.540Public service commission to promulgate rules on changes of telecommunications providers 392.550Interconnected voice over internet protocol service, registration required — charges to apply — procedure for registration — authority of commission 392.605Local exchange telecommunications companies to decrease certain rates for three years — exemption 392.611Inapplicability of laws and rules, when — universal service fund surcharge — broadband not subject to regulation, when — no exemption from rules, when — alternative certification