Amends TCA Title 7; Title 47 and Title 65.
Tennessee SB0041 amends provisions related to consumer contracts for telephone, cable television, internet, and broadband services. It allows service providers to bill consumers for the remainder of the current billing cycle upon termination of service, with specific conditions based on when the termination occurs within the billing cycle. Key provisions include prohibiting billing for subsequent cycles if termination is in the first half of the billing cycle, while allowing billing for one additional cycle if termination occurs in the second half, and establishing violations as breaches of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977.
Tennessee SB0041 amends provisions related to consumer contracts for telephone, cable television, internet, and broadband services. It allows service providers to bill consumers for the remainder of the current billing cycle upon termination of service, with specific conditions based on when the termination occurs within the billing cycle. Key provisions include prohibiting billing for subsequent cycles if termination is in the first half of the billing cycle, while allowing billing for one additional cycle if termination occurs in the second half, and establishing violations as breaches of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977.
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