California Public Utilities Code

§ 7943

PUC § 7943 Effective Jan 1, 2007Div. 4 · Ch. 3.5

Statute text

(a)It is the intent of the Legislature that when the commission has no reasonable alternative other than to create a new area code, that the commission do so in a way that creates the least inconvenience for customers.

(b)The commission shall request that the Federal Communications Commission grant authority for the commission to order telephone corporations to assign telephone numbers dedicated to mobile telephony service and mobile data service, as defined in Section 224.4, to a separate area code and to permit seven digit dialing within that technology-specific area code and the underlying preexisting area code or codes.

(c)Before approving any new area code, the commission shall first perform a telephone utilization study and implement all reasonable telephone number conservation measures.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 198, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2007.