Indiana § 8-1-32.4-17 Relief from provider of last resort obligation; notice by incumbent local
exchange carrier; presence of two ETC eligible providers required
before July 1, 2014; obligations under federal law not affected; "ETC
eligible communications service provider"

Indiana Statutes

§ 8-1-32.4-17 — Relief from provider of last resort obligation; notice by incumbent local exchange carrier; presence of two ETC eligible providers required before July 1, 2014; obligations under federal law not affected; "ETC eligible communications service provider"

Indiana § 8-1-32.4-17

Art. 1UTILITIES GENERALLY

Ch. 32.4Telecommunications Providers of Last Resort

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Ind. Code § 8-1-32.4-17 (2026).

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(a)Subject to subsection (b), upon notice to the commission by an incumbent local exchange carrier that is the provider of last resort in one (1) or more parts of the incumbent local exchange carrier's service area, the incumbent local exchange carrier is relieved of its obligation as the provider of last resort in any part of the incumbent local exchange carrier's service area in which there are at least two (2) ETC eligible communications service providers, one (1) of which may be the incumbent local exchange carrier, offering a voice service through any technology or medium, including any of the following:

(1)Wire communication (as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153).

(2)Internet Protocol enabled services.

(3)Commercial mobile service (as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332).

(b)After June 30, 2014, up

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(a) Subject to subsection (b), upon notice to
the commission by an incumbent local exchange carrier that is the
provider of last resort in one (1) or more parts of the incumbent local
exchange carrier's service area, the incumbent local exchange carrier
is relieved of its obligation as the provider of last resort in any part of
the incumbent local exchange carrier's service area in which there are
at least two (2) ETC eligible communications service providers, one (1)
of which may be the incumbent local exchange carrier, offering a voice
service through any technology or medium, including any of the
following:
(1) Wire communication (as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153).
(2) Internet Protocol enabled services.
(3) Commercial mobile service (as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332).
(b) After June 30, 2014, upon notice to the commission by an
incumbent local exchange carrier that is the provider of last resort in
one (1) or more parts of the incumbent local exchange carrier's service
area, the incumbent local exchange carrier is relieved of its provider of
last resort obligation with respect to any part of its service area
identified in the incumbent local exchange carrier's notice to the
commission under this subsection.
(c) Relief from a provider of last resort obligation under this chapter
does not affect an incumbent local exchange carrier's obligations under
federal law.
(d) As used in this section, "ETC eligible communications service
provider" means a communications service provider that provides,
using any available technology or medium, the voice telephony
services described in 47 CFR 54.101, regardless of whether the
communications service provider has been designated as an eligible
telecommunications carrier.