Slamming : The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer's Telephone Service Provider.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

United States.

Telecommunication--Law and legislation.

Telecommunication.

Telephone.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2004.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Federal Communications Commission policies to protect consumers from unauthorized switching of their long distance carriers (slamming), including new rules under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and reviews General Accounting Office reports and 105th-106th Congress activity and legislation relating to slamming. Discusses industry initiatives and issues raised by legislative and other efforts to curb slamming.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Slamming

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