Section 374:22-d – Repealed by 1989, 240:8, V, eff. July 23, 1989.

    374:22-d Repealed by 1989, 240:8, V, eff. July 23, 1989. –

Section 374:22-e – Service Territories; Department of Energy Jurisdiction.

    374:22-e Service Territories; Department of Energy Jurisdiction. – I. If 2 or more telephone utilities find that they provide the same service in the same area or that existing maps create overlapping service territories, the department of energy, upon application by one or both of the affected utilities, shall define, alter, or establish service […]

Section 374:22-f – Repealed by 2008, 350:2, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.

    374:22-f Repealed by 2008, 350:2, eff. Sept. 5, 2008. –

Section 374:22-g – Service Territories Served by Certain Telephone Utilities.

    374:22-g Service Territories Served by Certain Telephone Utilities. – I. To the extent consistent with federal law and notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all telephone franchise areas served by a telephone utility that provides local exchange service, subject to the jurisdiction of the department of energy, shall be nonexclusive. The […]

Section 374:22-h – Repealed by 2022, 323:1, IV, eff. Sept. 6, 2022.

    374:22-h Repealed by 2022, 323:1, IV, eff. Sept. 6, 2022. –

Section 374:22-i – Organization and Compensation.

    374:22-i Organization and Compensation. – The oversight committee shall have a chairperson who shall be chosen by vote from among the committee membership. The chairperson’s term of office shall be for the biennium. The committee shall have a clerk who shall be chosen by vote by members of the committee. The clerk’s term of […]

Section 374:22-j – Duties of the Oversight Committee.

    374:22-j Duties of the Oversight Committee. – The committee’s duties shall include, but not be limited to: I. Examining the restructuring of telecommunications services and rates. II. Examining the issue of the resale of telecommunications services and the feasibility of facilitating the resale process. III. Considering the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of installing certain high-speed […]

Section 374:22-k – Definitions.

    374:22-k Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. "Number retention" means the ability of a telephone service customer to retain that customer’s direct inward dialing telephone number at the same location, or a different location served by the central office that provides private branch exchange service to the shared tenant services provider, when switching service […]

Section 374:22-l – Shared Tenant Services Authorized; Limited Regulation.

    374:22-l Shared Tenant Services Authorized; Limited Regulation. – I. The department of energy shall authorize the provision of shared tenant services by providers meeting the minimum requirements established by the department of energy to operate shared tenant services networks. II. Providers of shared tenant services shall be subject to the following limited regulation by […]

Section 374:22-m – Rulemaking.

    374:22-m Rulemaking. – The department of energy shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Minimum requirements for shared tenant services, including disclosure of available options and terms and prices of shared tenant services. II. Customer access to services of authorized local telephone utilities. III. Telephone number retention and recovery of costs, […]

Section 374:22-n – Penalty.

    374:22-n Penalty. – Any person who violates the provisions of this subdivision shall, after notice and an opportunity for hearing, be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 per day of such violation. Source. 1997, 288:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.

Section 374:22-o – Regulation of Competitive Telecommunications Providers Limited.

    374:22-o Regulation of Competitive Telecommunications Providers Limited. – Any person or business entity authorized by the department of energy to engage in business as a competitive local exchange carrier and any competitive toll provider having less than a 10 percent share of toll revenue in New Hampshire shall not be required to seek prior […]

Section 374:22-p – Affordable Telephone Service; Rulemaking; Standards.

    374:22-p Affordable Telephone Service; Rulemaking; Standards. – I. (a) For the purposes of this section, " Federal Telecommunications Act " means the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. (b) For purposes of this section " basic service " means: (1) Safe and reliable single-party, single line voice service; (2) […]

Section 374:22-q – Repealed by 2021, 19:4, I, eff. July 5, 2021.

    374:22-q Repealed by 2021, 19:4, I, eff. July 5, 2021. –

Section 374:23 – Repealed by 1977, 304:2, eff. Aug. 26, 1977.

    374:23 Repealed by 1977, 304:2, eff. Aug. 26, 1977. –

Section 374:24 – Foreign Business Entity.

    374:24 Foreign Business Entity. – No permission under RSA 374:22 shall be granted to any business entity not organized under the laws of this state, and no authority to transfer or lease the franchises, works, or system, or any part of the franchises, works, or system of any public utility in this state to […]

Section 374:25 – Exceptions.

    374:25 Exceptions. – RSA 374:24 shall not apply to: I. Any business entity operating a public utility plant in this state on June 1, 1911, or doing or desiring to do an interstate business; II. Any electric utility as defined in RSA 374-A:1 participating or desiring to participate in an electric power facility within […]

Section 374:26 – Permission.

    374:26 Permission. – The commission shall grant such permission whenever it shall, after due hearing, find that such engaging in business, construction or exercise of right, privilege or franchise would be for the public good, and not otherwise; and may prescribe such terms and conditions for the exercise of the privilege granted under such […]

Section 374:26-a – Repealed by 2007, 25:12, I, eff. May 11, 2007.

    374:26-a Repealed by 2007, 25:12, I, eff. May 11, 2007. –

Section 374:27 – Time Limit.

    374:27 Time Limit. – Authority granted under RSA 374:20-22 and 374:24-26 may only be exercised within 2 years after the same shall be granted, and shall not be exercised thereafter. Source. 1911, 164:13. 1913, 145:13. PL 240:25. RL 289:25.