The general assembly declares that the policy of this state is to foster the development of an efficient, technologically advanced, statewide system of telecommunications services by permitting competition in all telecommunications services markets, and by permitting alternative forms of regulation for telecommunications services and telecommunications services providers. To that end, the regulation of telecommunications services and telecommunications services providers shall protect the interests of consumers without unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage to any telecommunications services provider; universal service shall be maintained; and rates charged to residential customers for essential telecommunications services shall remain affordable.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 65-4-123
Declaration of telecommunications services policy
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. v. Greer (1997)
Most recently applied in Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Corp. v. Tennessee Regulatory Authority (July 2002)
Acts 1995, ch. 408, § 1.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.