§ 40-15-202 — Certificate required

(1) No provider of services regulated in this
part 2 shall operate in this state except in accordance with the provisions of this
part 2.

(2) No provider of services regulated in this part 2 shall operate within this
state without first having obtained from the commission a certificate declaring that
the present or future public convenience and necessity requires or will require such
operation, unless such operation is authorized by section 40-5-102.

(3) The commission is authorized to issue a certificate of public convenience
and necessity to a provider of services regulated in this part 2, and the commission
may attach to the exercise of the rights granted by said certificate such terms and
conditions as, in its judgment, the public convenience and necessity may require.

(4) A provider of services regulated in this part 2 holding a certificate of
public convenience and necessity to offer or provide basic local exchange service
or a provider of services regulated in this part 2 that had authority lawfully to offer
or provide basic local exchange service immediately prior to July 2, 1987, without a
certificate of public convenience and necessity shall continue to have such
authority without having to make application to the commission for additional or
continued authority.

Legislative History

Source: L. 87: Entire article R&RE, p. 1481, � 1, effective July 2. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2080, � 50, effective July 1.