Effective: September 30, 2021 Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 – 134th General Assembly (A) As used in this chapter: (1) “Basic local exchange service” means residential-end-user access to and usage of telephone-company-provided services over a single line or small-business-end-user access to and usage of telephone-company-provided services over the primary access line of service, which in […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly (A) It is the policy of this state to: (1) Ensure the adequacy and reliability of basic local exchange service consistent with sections 4927.07, 4927.10, and 4927.11 of the Revised Code, and the adequacy and reliability of voice service throughout the state; […]
Effective: December 20, 2012 Latest Legislation: House Bill 360 – 129th General Assembly (A) Except as provided in divisions (A) and (B) of section 4927.04 of the Revised Code and except to the extent required to exercise authority under federal law, the public utilities commission has no authority over any interconnected voice over internet protocol-enabled […]
Effective: September 13, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 128th General Assembly The public utilities commission has such power and jurisdiction as is reasonably necessary for it to perform the obligations authorized by or delegated to it under federal law, including federal regulations, which obligations include performing the acts of a state commission as […]
Effective: September 13, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 128th General Assembly (A)(1) No telephone company shall operate in this state without first obtaining a certificate from the public utilities commission, and no wireless service provider shall operate in this state without first being registered with the commission. A telephone company not holding such […]
Effective: September 13, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 128th General Assembly (A) No telephone company shall commit any unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with the offering or provision of any telecommunications service in this state. A failure to comply with any of the following requirements shall constitute an unfair or […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided under the notice requirements of section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, a telephone company may withdraw any telecommunications service if it gives at least thirty days’ prior notice to the public utilities commission and to its affected customers. […]
Effective: September 13, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 128th General Assembly (A) A telephone company providing basic local exchange service shall conduct its operations so as to ensure that the service is available, adequate, and reliable, consistent with applicable industry standards. (B) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules prescribing the following standards […]
Effective: September 13, 2010 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 162 – 128th General Assembly Every telephone company providing telephone exchange service shall maintain access to 9-1-1 service on a residential customer’s line for a minimum of fourteen consecutive days immediately following any disconnection for nonpayment of a customer’s telephone exchange service.
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) Subject to division (B) of this section, if the federal communications commission adopts an order that allows an incumbent local exchange carrier to withdraw the interstate-access component of its basic local exchange service under 47 U.S.C. 214, neither of the following […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly (A) Section 4927.10 of the Revised Code and the amendments to sections 4927.01, 4927.02, 4927.07, and 4927.11 of the Revised Code made by H.B. 64 of the 131st general assembly shall not affect any of the following: (1) Any contractual obligation, including […]
Effective: September 23, 2022 Latest Legislation: House Bill 430 – 134th General Assembly Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the public utilities commission shall not, in connection with any proceeding pursuant to section 4927.07 or 4927.10 of the Revised Code, impose on any provider of telecommunications service, wireless service, or internet protocol-enabled services any […]
Effective: September 29, 2015 Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 – 131st General Assembly (A) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier shall provide basic local exchange service to all persons or entities in its service area requesting that service, and that service shall […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: “Exchange area” means a geographical service area established by an incumbent local exchange carrier and approved by the public utilities commission. “Incremental cost” has the meaning as defined by the commission. (B) Subject to division (C) […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly Subject to section 4927.124 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier owned and operated exclusively by and solely for its customers may alter its rates for basic local exchange service upward by any amount and at any time.
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly Subject to section 4927.124 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall allow upward alterations to the rate for basic local exchange service by an incumbent local exchange carrier by any amount necessary in order to comply with the eligibility requirements […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly (A) As used in this section: “Exchange area” has the same meaning as in section 4927.12 of the Revised Code. “Line loss” refers to the number of access lines, whether residential or commercial, for which a customer of an incumbent local exchange […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly (A) An incumbent local exchange carrier altering its rates for basic local exchange service under section 4927.12, 4927.121, or 4927.122 of the Revised Code shall provide not less than thirty days’ notice to the public utilities commission and to affected customers. (B) […]
Effective: March 20, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 402 – 132nd General Assembly The rates, terms, and conditions for basic local exchange service and for installation and reconnection fees for basic local exchange service shall be tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission.
Effective: September 29, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 49 – 132nd General Assembly (A) An incumbent local exchange carrier that is an eligible telecommunications carrier under 47 C.F.R. 54.201 shall implement lifeline service throughout the carrier’s traditional service area for its eligible residential customers. (1) Lifeline service shall consist of all of the following: (a) […]
