66-2007 Local exchange rates; commission investigation of increases; approval of certain price increases.
66-2007. Local exchange rates; commission investigation of increases; approval of certain price increases. (a) All local exchange carriers, not including electing carriers, providing long distance service in Kansas shall reduce their statewide averaged basic long distance rates to reflect the net reductions in access charges; however, such carriers shall be allowed to increase long distance […]
66-2201 Citation of act.
66-2201. Citation of act. This act may be cited as the gas safety and reliability policy act. History: L. 2006, ch. 99, § 1; July 1.
66-2008 Kansas universal service fund; funding; authorized expenditures; distributions; limitations and cap; supplemental funding.
66-2008. Kansas universal service fund; funding; authorized expenditures; distributions; limitations and cap; supplemental funding. On or before January 1, 1997, the commission shall establish the Kansas universal service fund, hereinafter referred to as the KUSF. (a) The commission shall require every telecommunications carrier, telecommunications public utility and wireless telecommunications service provider that provides intrastate telecommunications […]
66-2202 Definitions.
66-2202. Definitions. For the purposes of this act: (a) “GSRS” means gas system reliability surcharge; (b) “appropriate pretax revenues” means the revenues necessary to produce net operating income equal to: (1) The natural gas public utility’s weighted cost of capital last approved by the commission multiplied by the net original cost of eligible infrastructure system […]
66-2009 Eligibility for KUSF funding; carrier of last resort obligations.
66-2009. Eligibility for KUSF funding; carrier of last resort obligations. (a) Local exchange carriers, not including electing carriers, that provided switched local exchange services in the state prior to January 1, 1996, or their successors, shall serve as the carrier of last resort in their exchanges and shall be eligible to receive KUSF funding. However, […]
66-2203 Filing of petition with commission to establish or change a GSRS rate schedule; recovery of certain costs; procedure.
66-2203. Filing of petition with commission to establish or change a GSRS rate schedule; recovery of certain costs; procedure. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of chapter 66 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, beginning July 1, 2006, a natural gas public utility providing gas service may file a petition and proposed rate schedules […]
66-2010 KUSF administrator; duties and powers; KAN-ED funding.
66-2010. KUSF administrator; duties and powers; KAN-ED funding. (a) The commission shall utilize a competitive bidding process to select a neutral, competent and bonded third party to administer the KUSF. (b) The administrator shall be responsible for: (1) Collecting and auditing all relevant information from all qualifying telecommunications public utilities, telecommunications carriers or wireless telecommunications […]
66-2011 Internet access.
66-2011. Internet access. (a) As used in this section, “the internet” means the international network of interconnected government, educational, and commercial computer networks. An “internet service provider” means an entity that provides end user access to the internet. Nothing in this section shall be construed to mean that the commission has any regulatory jurisdiction over […]
66-2014 Effect of act on property taxes.
66-2014. Effect of act on property taxes. The definitions in this act shall not be used as a basis to determine whether a taxpayer is a public utility for purposes of K.S.A. 79-5a01, and amendments thereto. History: L. 1996, ch. 268, § 17; July 1.
66-2015 Preemption of act.
66-2015. Preemption of act. The commission shall not enforce any provision of this act nor any order entered by authority of this act which is specifically preempted by the federal act. History: L. 1996, ch. 268, § 18; July 1.