Bill Text: MS HB1388 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Cell phones; users of shall not be liable for unauthorized use of.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee [HB1388 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2010-HB1388-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2010 Regular Session
To: Public Utilities
By: Representative Blackmon
House Bill 1388
AN ACT TO PREVENT A TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE CUSTOMER FROM BEING LIABLE FOR CHARGES RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED USE OF THEIR TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. A telecommunication service customer will not be liable for charges resulting from unauthorized use of their telecommunication device, if they have suspended use of their telecommunication device and the wireless provider who provides telecommunication service has been notified that their telecommunication device has been lost or stolen.
SECTION 2. The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a) "Telecommunication device" means any type of instrument, device, machine, or equipment that is designed for or capable of transmitting or receiving telephonic, electronic or radio communications, or any part of such instrument, device, machine or equipment, or any computer circuit, computer chip, electronic mechanism or other component which is capable of facilitating the transmission or reception of telephonic, electronic or radio communications;
(b) "Telecommunication service" means any service provided for a charge or compensation to facilitate the origination, transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, data, writings, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature by telephone, including cellular telephones, wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical system.
(c) "Telecommunication service provider" means an entity engaged in the creation, display, management, storage, processing, transmission or distribution for compensation of images, text, voice, video or data by wire or by wireless means, or entities engaged in the construction, design, development, manufacture, maintenance or distribution for compensation of devices, products, software or structures used in the above activities. The term does not include companies organized to do business as commercial broadcast radio stations, television stations or news organizations primarily serving in-state markets.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.
