§ 8-1-32.4-13 — Relief from provider of last resort obligations; installation of facilities by another provider

Indiana § 8-1-32.4-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 32.4: Telecommunications Providers of Last Resort

Text

(a) If the holder of a certificate of territorial
authority to provide local exchange service installs facilities to provide
telecommunications service, including local exchange service, in a
defined geographic area and:
(1) the holder is not the designated provider of last resort for the
area; and
(2) the designated provider of last resort for the area has not
installed facilities to serve customers in the area;
the designated provider of last resort may petition the commission for
an order relieving the designated provider of its obligations as the
provider of last resort in the area.
(b) The commission shall relieve the petitioning provider from its
obligations as the provider of last resort for the area described in
subsection (a) and shall designate the holder making the installation
under subsection (a) as the provider of last resort for the area if the
commission determines that:
(1) the petitioning provider does not have facilities in place to
provide local exchange service to all customers in the area; and
(2) the holder making the installation under subsection (a) has
installed facilities adequate to provide local exchange service
throughout the area.
The commission shall make the determinations required by this
subsection not later than sixty (60) days after the date the petition is
filed with the commission under subsection (a).

Legislative History

As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.54.