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):

Consumer protection.

Fraud.

Telephone.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2001

Summary:

Examines FCC policies to protect consumers from unauthorized, fraudulent or deceptive switching of their long distance telephone service providers, including new rules under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and reviews GAO 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:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Slamming: The Unauthorized Change of a Consumer's Telephone Service Provider

Publisher Number:

CRS-2001-RSI-0314

Access Restriction:

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