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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-5-182. Certification of telecommunications companies which bill for or solicit intrastate telecommunications services.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-5-182. Certification of telecommunications companies which bill for or solicit intrastate telecommunications services.

No telecommunications company shall bill for intrastate telecommunications services or solicit intrastate telecommunications services within this state without a certificate of authority from the commission; provided, however, that a certificate is not required for a telecommunications company to bill for or solicit commercial mobile services. If a telecommunications company which is certificated in Georgia uses a rebiller or other entity to render a final bill, then the name of the telecommunications company which is actually providing the telecommunications service, as the name appears on its Georgia certificate, shall appear on the bill, subject to space limitations.

## History

Code 1981, § 46-5-182, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 919, § 1; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 46(70)(P)/SB 153, effective July 1, 2025.

## Amendments

The 2025 amendment, effective July 1, 2025, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “commission” for “Georgia Public Service Commission” in the first sentence.