Section 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.

1993 a. 496 ss. 107 , 108 , 110 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2015 a. 55 .