Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 63.131 - General provisions(b) A telecommunications company subject to this subchapter shall treat customer communications and customer information as confidential. Except for the limited instances provided in this subchapter, release of customer information to the public shall be permitted only on the authority of the customer. When a telecommunications company or its authorized employees, agents or independent contractors utilize customer information, they shall do so only when necessary and only to the extent necessary to accomplish legitimate and authorized purposes, as set forth in this subchapter. Telecommunications companies and their employees, agents or independent contractors shall make every reasonable effort to avoid the unauthorized dissemination of customer information to the public. A telecommunications company, its employee, its affiliates or subsidiaries, or an agent or independent contractor that has entered into a contractual relationship with the telecommunications company and handles customer communications and customer information is subject to this subchapter.(c) Nothing in this subchapter supersedes the Wiretap Act, or permits a telecommunications company service or activity which is otherwise prohibited by the Wiretap Act.The provisions of this §63.131 amended August 12, 2022, effective 8/13/2022, 52 Pa.B. 5049.The provisions of this § 63.131 amended under 66 Pa.C.S. § 3019(b)(2) and (3).