Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247r
Discrimination by telephone companies and certified telecommunications providers prohibited
Connecticut · General Statutes of Connecticut Chapter 283 — Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies · Status: effective
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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247r, Discrimination by telephone companies and certified telecommunications providers prohibited, Connecticut, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2181376
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No telephone company or certified telecommunications provider, as defined in section 16-1, shall refuse to provide telecommunications services to, or refuse to negotiate to provide such services to any customer because of age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, lawful source of income, disability or familial status. No telephone company or certified telecommunications provider shall decline to provide telecommunications services to a customer for the sole reason that the customer is located in an economically distressed geographic area or the customer qualifies for hardship status under section 16-262c. No telephone company or certified telecommunications provider shall terminate or refuse to reinstate telecommunications services except in accordance with the provisions of this title.