§ 62-73.1 – Complaints against providers of telephone services.
62-73.1. Complaints against providers of telephone services. (a) A local exchange company or competing local provider that is unable to resolve a customer complaint shall (i) provide notice to the consumer of the consumer’s right to contact the Public Staff of the Commission and (ii) provide to the consumer, in writing, contact information for the […]
§ 62-74 – Complaints by public utilities.
62-74. Complaints by public utilities. Any public utility shall have the right to file a complaint against any other public utility or any person on any of the grounds upon which complaints are allowed to be filed by other parties, and the same procedure shall be adopted and followed as in other cases, except that […]
§ 62-75 – Burden of proof.
62-75. Burden of proof. Except as otherwise limited in this Chapter, in all proceedings instituted by the Commission for the purpose of investigating any rate, service, classification, rule, regulation or practice, the burden of proof shall be upon the public utility whose rate, service, classification, rule, regulation or practice is under investigation to show that […]
§ 62-76 – Hearings by Commission, panel of three commissioners, single commissioner, or examiner.
62-76. Hearings by Commission, panel of three commissioners, single commissioner, or examiner. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter, any matter requiring a hearing shall be heard and decided by the Commission or shall be referred to a panel of three commissioners or one of the commissioners or a qualified member of the Commission […]
§ 62-77 – Recommended decision of panel of three commissioners, single commissioner or examiner.
62-77. Recommended decision of panel of three commissioners, single commissioner or examiner. Any report, order or decision made or recommended by a panel of three commissioners, commissioner or examiner with respect to any matter referred for hearing shall be in writing and shall set forth separately findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall […]
§ 62-60 – Commission acting in judicial capacity; administering oaths and hearing evidence; decisions; quorum.
62-60. Commission acting in judicial capacity; administering oaths and hearing evidence; decisions; quorum. For the purpose of conducting hearings, making decisions and issuing orders, and in formal investigations where a record is made of testimony under oath, the Commission shall be deemed to exercise functions judicial in nature and shall have all the powers and […]
§ 62-60.1 – Commission to sit in panels of three.
62-60.1. Commission to sit in panels of three. (a) The Utilities Commission shall sit in panels of three commissioners each unless the chairman by order shall set the proceeding for hearing by the full Commission. (b) Any order or decision made unanimously by a panel of three commissioners shall constitute the order or decision of […]
§ 62-61 – Witnesses; production of papers; contempt.
62-61. Witnesses; production of papers; contempt. The Commission shall have the same power to compel the attendance of witnesses, require the examination of persons and parties, and compel the production of books and papers, and punish for contempt, as by law is conferred upon the superior courts. (1949, c. 989, s. 1; 1963, c. 1165, […]
§ 62-62 – Issuance and service of subpoenas.
62-62. Issuance and service of subpoenas. All subpoenas for witnesses to appear before the Commission, a division of the Commission or a hearing commissioner or examiner and notice to persons or corporations, shall be issued by the Commission or its chief clerk or a deputy clerk and be directed to any sheriff or other officer […]
§ 62-63 – Service of process and notices.
62-63. Service of process and notices. The chief clerk, a deputy clerk, or any authorized agent of the Commission may serve any notice issued by it and his return thereof shall be evidence of said service; and it shall be the duty of the sheriffs and all officers authorized by law to serve process issuing […]