196.209 Privacy considerations.
(1) Rules. The commission shall promulgate rules that establish privacy guidelines applicable to telecommunications services. Notwithstanding any exemptions identified in this chapter, a telecommunications provider is subject to rules promulgated under this subsection and s. 196.66 applies to a violation of this subsection.
(2) Rule review. At least biennially, the commission shall review and revise as appropriate rules promulgated under sub. (1).
(3) New services. A telecommunications provider introducing a new telecommunications service shall explicitly address privacy considerations before introducing that telecommunications service.
(4) Scope. Rules promulgated by the commission under this section and privacy considerations addressed by a telecommunications provider shall include all of the following:
(a) Protections against the outflow of information about users of telecommunications services.
(b) Protection to the users of telecommunications services from receiving privacy intrusions.
History: 1993 a. 496 ss. 107, 108, 110; 1995 a. 27; 2015 a. 55.
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