47 U.S.C. § 258 : US Code - Section 258: Illegal changes in subscriber carrier selections

Search 47 U.S.C. § 258 : US Code - Section 258: Illegal changes in subscriber carrier selections

(a) Prohibition
No telecommunications carrier shall submit or execute a change in
a subscriber's selection of a provider of telephone exchange
service or telephone toll service except in accordance with such
verification procedures as the Commission shall prescribe. Nothing
in this section shall preclude any State commission from enforcing
such procedures with respect to intrastate services.
(b) Liability for charges
Any telecommunications carrier that violates the verification
procedures described in subsection (a) of this section and that
collects charges for telephone exchange service or telephone toll
service from a subscriber shall be liable to the carrier previously
selected by the subscriber in an amount equal to all charges paid
by such subscriber after such violation, in accordance with such
procedures as the Commission may prescribe. The remedies provided
by this subsection are in addition to any other remedies available
by law.