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This law was first created in 2006. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 691<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2018, chapters 532<\/a> and 533<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":64873,"section_number":"58.1-1730","catch_line":"Tax for enhanced 911 service; definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/58.1-1730\/"}],"permalink":{"id":248495,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85236,"identifier":"56-1.3","token":"56\/1\/1\/56-1.3","url":"\/56-1.3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-1.3\/","token":"56\/1\/1\/56-1.3","dublin_core":{"Title":"Regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-1.3","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span>, except \u00a7 58.1-1730<\/a>, to the contrary:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> “Telecommunications service” and “telephone service” shall not include the provision of Voice-over-Internet protocol service<\/span> for purposes of regulation by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The Commission<\/span> shall not have jurisdiction<\/span> with respect to the regulation of Voice-over-Internet protocol service<\/span>, including but not limited to the imposition of regulatory fees, certification requirements, and the filing or approval of tariffs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Nothing herein shall be construed to either mandate<\/span> or prohibit the payment of switched network access rates<\/span> or other intercarrier compensation, if any, related to Voice-over-Internet protocol service<\/span>, as may be determined by the Commission<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGULATION OF VOICE-OVER-INTERNET PROTOCOL SERVICE (\u00a7 56-1.3)\n\nNotwithstanding any provision of law, except \u00a7 58.1-1730, to the contrary:\n\n1. “Telecommunications service” and “telephone service”\nshall not include the provision of Voice-over-Internet protocol service for\npurposes of regulation by the Commission.\n\n2. The Commission shall not have jurisdiction with respect to the regulation of\nVoice-over-Internet protocol service, including but not limited to the\nimposition of regulatory fees, certification requirements, and the filing or\napproval of tariffs.\n\n3. Nothing herein shall be construed to either mandate or prohibit the payment\nof switched network access rates or other intercarrier compensation, if any,\nrelated to Voice-over-Internet protocol service, as may be determined by the\nCommission.\n\nHISTORY: 2006, c. 691; 2018, cc. 532, 533.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}