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§ 215. Merger, mortgage or transfer of property; issuance of securities; assumption of obligation of another; transfer of control; exceptions.

§ 215. Merger, mortgage or transfer of property; issuance of securities; assumption of obligation of another; transfer of control; exceptions. (a) No public utility, without having first obtained the approval of the Commission, shall: (1) Directly or indirectly merge or consolidate with any other person or company, or sell, lease, assign, or mortgage except by […]

§ 216. Free passes, franks, products or services.

§ 216. Free passes, franks, products or services. This chapter shall in nowise be construed to prevent the issuance by any public utility of free passes or franks, products or services to its employees, officers, agents, and their families, subject to such conditions as the Commission may prescribe by rule or regulation. 21 Del. Laws, […]

§ 217. Compliance with Commission’s orders; penalty.

§ 217. Compliance with Commission’s orders; penalty. In default of compliance with any order of the Commission when the same becomes effective, the public utility affected thereby shall be subject to a penalty of up to $1,000 per day for every day during which such default continues, to be recovered in an action in the […]

§ 218. Violations and penalties.

§ 218. Violations and penalties. (a) Whoever knowingly performs, commits, or does, or participates in performing, committing or doing, or knowingly causes, participates or joins with others in causing any public utility to do, perform or commit, or advises, solicits, persuades, or knowingly instructs, directs or orders any officer, agent or employee of any public […]

§ 220. Telecommunications service for persons who have deafness, hearing loss or speech disabilities for wireline communications service and devices.

§ 220. Telecommunications service for persons who have deafness, hearing loss or speech disabilities for wireline communications service and devices. (a) All telephone corporations or any corporation supplying wireline communications service within this State shall participate in a program to provide telecommunications service for analog communication devices and a telecommunications relay service for persons who […]

§ 221. Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Committee.

§ 221. Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Committee. (a) The purpose of the Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Committee is to oversee the relay services contract, the Delaware relay web site, new product announcements and all associated outreach programs. The Telecommunications Relay Service Advisory Committee shall advise any public utility which is authorized by the Commission to […]

§ 205. Reports by public utilities.

§ 205. Reports by public utilities. (a) The Commission may require every public utility to file with the Commission such annual and other periodic or special reports, at such times, in such form and of such content, and covering such period or periods of time, as the Commission may by rules and regulations or by […]

§ 222. Exemption from criminal and civil liability.

§ 222. Exemption from criminal and civil liability. The following parties shall not be liable for criminal prosecution or subject to a civil action arising from the relay of any message in the course of providing, or operating, a statewide dual party relay service: (1) A public utility providing a statewide dual party relay service […]

§ 206. Investigations.

§ 206. Investigations. The Commission may investigate, upon its own initiative or upon complaint in writing, any matter concerning any public utility. 47 Del. Laws, c. 254, § 3;  26 Del. C. 1953, § 124;  59 Del. Laws, c. 397, § 1; 

§ 223. Electric cooperative’s election to be exempt from regulation.

§ 223. Electric cooperative’s election to be exempt from regulation. (a) To be exempt under § 202(g) of this title, an electric cooperative shall conduct an election of all its members as follows: (1) An election under this section may be called by the cooperative’s board of directors or shall be called not less than […]