Slamming definition

Slamming means the designation of a new provider of a telecommunications service to a customer, including the initial selection of a service provider, without the verified consent of the customer. “Slamming” does not include the designation of a new provider of a telecommunications service to a customer made pursuant to the sale or transfer of another carrier’s customer base, provided that the designation meets the requirements of 199 IAC 22.23(2)“e.”

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Slamming means where a request for CPS, WLR and/or LLU has been made without the Customer’s express knowledge and/or consent; that is in the following circumstances:

Slamming means the unauthorized enrollment of a customer without the customer’s permission or the unauthorized transfer of a customer to another Electric Supplier.

Examples of Slamming in a sentence

• In accordance with FCC Slamming Liability Rules, the relevant governmental agency will determine if an unauthorized change has occurred.

• Slamming occurs when your Retail Electricity Provider is changed without your authorization.

• In accordance with FCC Slamming Liability Rules, BellSouth will reestablish service with the appropriate local service provider and will assess Talk America as the CLEC initiating the alleged unauthorized change, the appropriate nonrecurring charges, as set forth in Section A4 of the General Subscriber Service Tariff.

• Before using this process, we will take reasonable steps to establish that Slamming and/or Failure to Cancel has actually taken place.

• The determination as to whether Dealer engaged in Slamming will be made by Company in its sole discretion.

More Definitions of Slamming

Slamming means the act of changing the Customer’s chosen AES, or changing the Customer from Full Requirements Service to Generation Service from an AES, without the Customer’s consent.

Slamming means where:

Slamming means the act of changing the Member-Consumer’s chosen AES, or changing the Member-Consumer from Full Requirements Service to Generation Service from an AES, without the Member-Consumer’s consent.

Slamming means the transfer of or requesting the transfer of a customer's competitive natural gas service to another provider without obtaining the customer's consent.

Slamming means a practice whereby a Subscriber is switched from an Other Licensee to the Licensee without the express knowledge and consent of the Subscriber;

Slamming means where a request for a CPS, WLR, SMPF and/or MPF has been made, or a Transfer Order or a Working Line Takeover Order has been placed on Openreach, without the Customer’s express knowledge and/or consent; that is in the following circumstances:

Slamming means the unauthorized switching of an end-user's telecommunications service provider or presubscribed IXC.