Oregon § 759.070 Charge to access public body radio tower; market rate; exception

Oregon Statutes

§ 759.070 — Charge to access public body radio tower; market rate; exception

Oregon § 759.070

Vol.19

Title 57Utility Regulation

Ch. 759Telecommunications Utility Regulation

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 759.070 (2026).

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(1)As used in this section:

(a)“Market rate” means a price, lease rate or other form of compensation for goods or services provided by a public body, when participating in a proprietary transaction, that is comparable to the average price, lease rate or other form of compensation in the same market for the same goods or services provided by a private-sector provider.

(b)“Private business” does not include a nonprofit emergency services organization.

(c)“Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.

(d)“Radio tower” means a lattice tower that is generally 60 to 200 feet tall with three or four steel support legs, or a monopole that is generally 25 to 125 feet tall, to which multiple antennae may be attached to accommodate a variety of communication services, including ra

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(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Market rate” means a price, lease rate or other form of compensation for goods or services provided by a public body, when participating in a proprietary transaction, that is comparable to the average price, lease rate or other form of compensation in the same market for the same goods or services provided by a private-sector provider.
(b) “Private business” does not include a nonprofit emergency services organization.
(c) “Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109.
(d) “Radio tower” means a lattice tower that is generally 60 to 200 feet tall with three or four steel support legs, or a monopole that is generally 25 to 125 feet tall, to which multiple antennae may be attached to accommodate a variety of communication services, including radio communications service, radio paging and cellular communications service.
(2) A public body shall charge a private business a market rate for access to a radio tower if the private business uses the radio tower to deliver any of the following communication services for hire:
(a) Radio communications service;
(b) Radio paging; or
(c) Cellular communications service.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section does not prohibit a public body, when participating in a proprietary transaction, from charging or receiving compensation in the form of an exchange of goods or services or in any other nonmonetary form.