{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1831","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 34-1831","heading":"Pay telephone service providers.","body":"(a)\nThe Public Service Commission shall have the power and authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation, maintenance, and location of outdoor pay telephones in the District of Columbia.\n\n(b)\nThe Commission shall, by rules or regulations, establish standards:\n(1)\nTo certify a pay telephone service provider seeking to provide pay telephone services in the District of Columbia;\n(2)\nFor the registration, renewal of a registration for a pay telephone, and transfer of ownership of a registered pay telephone;\n(3)\nFor the installation and removal of a pay telephone;\n(4)\nTo investigate a consumer complaint regarding pay telephone service; and\n(5)\nto establish operating requirements for all outdoor pay telephones.\n\n(c)\nThe Commission shall by regulation or order prescribe procedures for reviewing any complaint relating to pay telephone services in the District of Columbia. The regulation or order shall include provisions for a formal hearing, decision, and appeal arising from any complaint.\n\n(d)\n(1)\nIn weighing evidence regarding whether a pay telephone constitutes a public nuisance, the Public Service Commission shall give great weight to the:\n(A)\nWritten recommendation of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in which the pay telephone is located or proposed to be located; and\n(B)\nWritten statement or testimony of a member of the Metropolitan Police Department.\n(2)\nFor the purpose of this section only, great weight means that, unless there is a compelling reason to do otherwise, the Public Service Commission shall defer to the opinion of the Metropolitan Police Department or Advisory Neighborhood Commission.","path":["Title 34. Public Utilities.","Chapter 18A. Pay Telephones."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/34-1831","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"3fe5f1a647804153932d1dd3003f4787ac686110a4e66a7ee7aee5f6f6ba9ebe","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1806","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-34-1901.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}