Business Licensing Database
PHONE SERVICE

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800 NUMBER PHONE LINE	900 NUMBER PHONE LINE	ANSWERING SERVICE	CONVERSATIONAL LINES
INTERNET PROVIDER	MESSAGE SERVICE	PAY PHONES	PHONE CARDS
PHONE SERVICE	PRE-PAY PHONE CARDS	SCOOPLINES	TELEPHONE
TELEPHONE SCOOPLINES	TOLL CHARGE LINES

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State
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Public Utilities Commission 1580 Logan Street, Office Level 2 Denver , CO   80203 (303)894-2000 (800)888-0170 Fax: (303)894-2006	Each telecommunications provider serving Colorado customers must apply for and receive from the PUC Telecommunications Section a CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY ("CPCN") and a CERTIFICATE OF OPERATING AUTHORITY to operate in Colorado. The PUC provides oversight over entry and exit from the Colorado market for telecommunication services. The PUC issues certificates of operating authority to identify the specific market areas and specific services offered by each company. In addition, the PUC grants letters of registration to companies providing emerging competitive intrastate services including providers of long-distance telecommunication services and non-optional operator service providers. Link:  http://www.dora.state.co.us/puc/telecommain.htm There are a variety of other telephone services that are NOT regulated by the state. Link:  http://www.dora.state.co.us/puc/publications/fyi/fyi_t6_unreged.htm
State
Colorado Department of Revenue 1375 Sherman St Denver , CO   80261 (303)238-7378	Phone cards which value your credit in dollars, i.e., you prepay $20 and have $20 of calling credit, are simply credit cards, and have no impact on the sales tax because the tax can be charged against the $20 of the card value. Phone Cards which value your credit in anything other than dollars, particularly minutes, are taxable as the sale of telephone service. This is because the sales tax cannot be charged to the card value. Providers of these cards are making a sale of telephone service, and thus the tax must be collected on the sale. Any products sold over the phone are subject to Colorado Sales Tax if sold to customers in Colorado.
Federal
U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau 445 12th Street, SW Washington , DC   20554 (888)225-5322 Fax: (202)418-0710	The Federal Communications Commission oversees certain aspects of telephone service, such as cramming, wireless questions, telephone company advertising practices, paging services, unsolicited telephone marketing calls and faxes, and accessibility by persons with disabilities. You can find information on filing a complaint at Link:  http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html

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NOTE:  If applicable, see TELEMARKETING

page last updated 1/24/06

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