§ 8-1-2.6-1 — Legislative declaration

Indiana § 8-1-2.6-1

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 2.6: Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services

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The Indiana general assembly hereby declares
that:
(1) the maintenance of universal telephone service is a continuing
goal of the commission in the exercise of its jurisdiction;
(2) competition has become commonplace in the provision of
telecommunications services in Indiana and the United States;
(3) advancements in and the convergence of technologies that
provide voice, video, and data transmission, including:
(A) landline, wireless, cable, satellite, and Internet
transmissions; and
(B) transmissions involving voice over Internet Protocol
(VOIP), Internet Protocol enabled services, and voice over
power lines;
are substantially increasing consumer choice, reinventing the
marketplace with unprecedented speed, and making available
highly competitive products and services and new methods of
delivering local exchange service;
(4) traditional regulatory policies, practices, and statutes are not
designed to deal with a competitive environment and
technological advancements;
(5) an environment in which Indiana consumers will have
available the widest array of state-of-the-art communications
services at the most economic and reasonable cost possible will
necessitate full and fair facilities based competition in the
delivery of telecommunications services throughout Indiana; and
(6) streamlining of, and flexibility in, the regulation of providers
of telecommunications services, regardless of the technology
used, is essential to the well-being of Indiana, its economy, and its
citizens, and that the public interest requires that the commission
be authorized to formulate and adopt rules and policies as will
permit the commission, in the exercise of its expertise, to regulate
and control the provision of telecommunications services to the
public in an increasingly competitive and technologically
changing environment, giving due regard to the interests of
consumers and the public, the ability of market forces to
encourage innovation and investment, and the continued universal
availability of basic telecommunications service.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.92-1985, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.32; P.L.27-2006, SEC.13.