Section 238.02 — Definitions.
238.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The words and phrases used in this chapter have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears in the text. Subd. 1a. Access. “Access” means entrance onto the premises of the property owner and an easement for purposes of surveying, designing, installing, inspecting, maintaining, operating, repairing, replacing, or removing […]
Section 237.769 — Rules Applicable.
237.769 RULES APPLICABLE. Any company under a plan is subject to any rules adopted under section 237.16 on the same date as those rules are applicable to other companies. History: 1995 c 156 s 16,25; 1997 c 223 s 17; 2003 c 97 s 2
Section 237.770 — Subsidization.
237.770 SUBSIDIZATION. No telephone company shall subsidize flexibly priced or non-price-regulated services from other services. A telephone service is not subsidized if the aggregate revenues for the service equal or exceed the total service long-run incremental costs of providing the service. If the commission determines, after a proceeding under section 237.081, that subsidization exists, it […]
Section 237.771 — Discrimination.
237.771 DISCRIMINATION. The rates of a telephone company under a plan must be the same in all geographic locations of the state except for good cause. A plan may contain provisions that define good cause, including consideration of the ability to respond to competition. Sections 237.09, 237.121, and 237.60, subdivision 3, apply to a telephone […]
Section 237.772 — Cost Study Methodology.
237.772 COST STUDY METHODOLOGY. Subdivision 1. Total service long-run incremental cost. (a) For purposes of this chapter, total service long-run incremental cost (TSLRIC) means the total cost to the company of supplying a service, group of services, or basic network function. The term “long-run” means a period of time sufficient so that all inputs are […]
Section 237.773 — Alternative Regulation For Small Telephone Company.
237.773 ALTERNATIVE REGULATION FOR SMALL TELEPHONE COMPANY. Subdivision 1. Definition. For purposes of this section, “small telephone company” means a local exchange telephone company with fewer than 50,000 subscribers that has made an election under subdivision 2 whether or not the company is subject to sections 237.59 and 237.60, subdivisions 1, 2, and 5. Subd. […]
Section 237.774 — Application Of Other Laws.
237.774 APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS. Except as provided in sections 237.76 to 237.773, a telephone company subject to a plan approved under sections 237.764 and 237.773, shall comply with any state or federal laws governing the provision of telephone services. Nothing contained in sections 237.76 to 237.773 is intended in any way to change or […]
Section 237.775 — Existing Plan Not Affected.
237.775 EXISTING PLAN NOT AFFECTED. An alternative regulation plan approved by the commission prior to May 1, 1997, is not subject to the amendments in Laws 1997, chapter 223; provided that a plan filed, revised, or renewed after that date is subject to those amendments. History: 1997 c 223 s 18
Section 237.79 — Telephone Company Providing Cable Service.
237.79 TELEPHONE COMPANY PROVIDING CABLE SERVICE. A telephone company that provides cable television services shall, with respect to provisioning of those services in Minnesota, be subject to the same franchise requirements, procedures, and fees, and public, educational, and government access requirements as a cable communication company under chapter 238. History: 1997 c 123 s 6
Section 237.80 — Interexchange Telephone Service.
237.80 INTEREXCHANGE TELEPHONE SERVICE. Subdivision 1. MS 2012 [Repealed, 2014 c 222 art 1 s 58] Subd. 2. Consultation with FCC. Any investigation or proceeding by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for the purpose of verifying compliance with the competitive checklist requirements of section 271(c) of the act must be completed by the commission and […]