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  <title><![CDATA[
Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes  Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-04-18-03-9120</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ In this document, the Commission addresses issues raised in 
petitions for reconsideration implementing section 258 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 
1996. Section 258 prohibits the practice of ``slamming,'' the 
unauthorized change in a subscriber's selection of a provider of  telephone exchange or toll service. Slamming distorts the <br/>
telecommunications market by enabling companies that engage in 
fraudulent activity to increase their customer and revenue bases at the 
expense of consumers and lawabiding companies. We believe that the 
slamming rules instituted by the Commission will further the 
Commission's goal of preventing anticompetitive behavior while 
protecting consumer choice.
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  <pubDate>Fri, Apr 18 2003 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes  Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies]]></title>
  <link>http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2003-04-18-03-9119</link>
  <description><![CDATA[ In this document, the Commission seeks comment on whether to 
revise, clarify, or adopt any additional rules in order to more 
effectively carry out Congress' directives in the Communications Act to 
combat unauthorized changes in a subscriber's telecommunications 
providers (also known as ``slamming''). In order to maximize the 
accuracy and efficiency for consumers, carriers, and the Commission, 
additional minimum requirements for third party verification may be 
necessary. It is the Commission's experience that additional 
requirements may address issues that the Commission has seen repeatedly 
in our enforcement of the slamming rules. Therefore, we seek comment on 
whether third party verifiers should state the date during the taped 
verification process. We also seek comment on whether the verifier 
should be required to make additional statements and whether these 
additional statements would serve to lessen or heighten customer 
confusion.
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