§  64.2400   Purpose and scope.

   (a) The purpose of these rules is to reduce slamming and other
   telecommunications fraud by setting standards for bills for
   telecommunications service. These rules are also intended to aid
   customers in understanding their telecommunications bills, and to
   provide them with the tools they need to make informed choices in the
   market for telecommunications service.

   (b) These rules shall apply to all telecommunications common carriers,
   except that § 64.2401(a)(2) and 64.2401(c) shall not apply to providers
   of Commercial Mobile Radio Service as defined in § 20.9 of this chapter,
   or to other providers of mobile service as defined in § 20.7 of this
   chapter, unless the Commission determines otherwise in a further
   rulemaking.

   (c) Preemptive effect of rules. The requirements contained in this
   subpart are not intended to preempt the adoption or enforcement of
   consistent truth-in-billing requirements by the states.

   [ 64 FR 34497 , June 25, 1999;  64 FR 56177 , Oct. 18, 1999;  65 FR 36637 ,
   June 9, 2000, as amended at  65 FR 43258 , July 13, 2000;  69 FR 34950 ,
   June 23, 2004;  70 FR 29983 , May 25, 2005]