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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 46. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION · Chapter 5. TELEPHONE SERVICE · Article 7. COMPETITIVE EMERGING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES

46-5-222. No commission authority to set rates or terms and conditions for broadband or other services; construction.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

  1. (a)

    The commission shall not have any jurisdiction, right, power, authority, or duty to impose any requirement or regulation relating to the setting of rates or terms and conditions for the offering of broadband service, VoIP, or wireless services.#

  2. (b)

    This Code section shall not be construed to affect:#

    1. (1)

      State laws of general applicability to all businesses, including, without limitation, consumer protection laws and laws relating to restraint of trade;#

    2. (2)

      Any authority of the commission with regard to consumer complaints; or#

    3. (3)

      Any authority of the commission to act in accordance with federal laws or regulations of the Federal Communications Commission, including, without limitation, jurisdiction granted to set rates, terms, and conditions for access to unbundled network elements and to arbitrate and enforce interconnection agreements.#

  3. (c)

    Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Code section, nothing in this Code section shall be construed to restrict or expand any other authority or jurisdiction of the commission.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 46-5-222, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 641, § 2/SB 120; Ga. L. 2010, p. 1135, § 5/HB 168; Ga. L. 2025, p. 1029, § 46(70)(S)/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 “Public Service Commission” in subsections (a) and (c) and paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3).

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2010, p. 1135, § 1/HB 168, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “It is the intent of the General Assembly to: “(1) Update and modernize Georgia’s telecommunications laws to encourage competition and bring about lower prices and better services for the consumer; “(2) Make Georgia a more attractive place for telecommunications investment and encourage the deployment of advanced technologies; “(3) Create and preserve jobs for Georgia workers; and “(4) Reduce the subsidies paid by Georgia consumers. “It is not the intent of the General Assembly to impose any fee or other charge on Georgia consumers.” Ga. L. 2010, p. 1135, § 2/HB 168, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known as and may be cited as the ‘Telecom Jobs and Investment Act.’”

Code Commission notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2006, Code Section 46-5-202, as enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 641, § 2/SB 120, was redesignated as Code Section 46-5-222.

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