No telecommunications company shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any person, corporation or locality, or subject any particular person, corporation or locality to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect whatsoever. The commission shall have primary jurisdiction to determine whether any rate, regulation, or practice of a telecommunications company violates this section. This section shall not apply to contracts offered by a telecommunications company classified as competitive or to contracts for services classified as competitive under RCW 80.36.320 and 80.36.330.
RCW 80.36.170
Unreasonable preference prohibited.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case General Telephone Co. of Northwest, Inc. v. City of Bothell (1985)
Most recently applied in General Telephone Co. of Northwest, Inc. v. City of Bothell (January 1985)
1989 c 101 s 4; 1985 c 450 s 31; 1961 c 14 s 80.36.170
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.