Section 10 – Imposing a surcharge to provide deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired individuals with telecommunication devices — Definitions — Procedures for establishing program — Surcharge — Administration and disposition of surcharge money.
Effective 7/1/2020 54-8b-10. Imposing a surcharge to provide deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired individuals with telecommunication devices — Definitions — Procedures for establishing program — Surcharge — Administration and disposition of surcharge money. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Certified deaf, hard of hearing, or severely speech impaired individual” means any state […]
Section 11 – Establishing just and reasonable rates.
54-8b-11. Establishing just and reasonable rates. In administering this title, the commission shall endeavor to make available high-quality, universal telecommunications services at just and reasonable rates for all classes of customers throughout this state. Enacted by Chapter 96, 1989 General Session
Section 3 – Exemptions from requirements.
Effective 5/9/2017 54-8b-3. Exemptions from requirements. (1) (a) The commission, on its own initiative or in response to an application by a telecommunications corporation, a public agency, or a user of a public telecommunications service, may, after public notice and a hearing, issue an order exempting any telecommunications corporation or public telecommunications service from any […]
Section 3.3 – Services that must be offered on a nondiscriminatory basis — Public telecommunications to be cost-based — Packaged services — Quality of service standards.
54-8b-3.3. Services that must be offered on a nondiscriminatory basis — Public telecommunications to be cost-based — Packaged services — Quality of service standards. (1) (a) As used in this section, “cost-based” means that the prices for the telecommunications services shall be established after taking into consideration the total service long-run incremental cost of providing […]
Section 3.4 – Exemption from merger and acquisition approval by commission.
Effective 5/14/2019 54-8b-3.4. Exemption from merger and acquisition approval by commission. (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a telecommunications corporation is exempt from the requirements of Sections 54-4-28, 54-4-29, and 54-4-30 if the telecommunications corporation is: (i) a competitive entrant pursuant to Section 54-8b-2.1; or (ii) an incumbent telecommunications corporation that has pricing […]
Section 4.5 – Commission order — Negotiated provisions of services — Contracts under this section.
54-8b-4.5. Commission order — Negotiated provisions of services — Contracts under this section. (1) (a) The commission may enter an order partially or wholly exempting any public telecommunications service from any requirement of this title relating to rates, tariffs, or fares. (b) The commission may authorize the provision of all or any portion of a […]
Section 1.1 – Legislative policy declarations.
54-8b-1.1. Legislative policy declarations. The Legislature declares it is the policy of the state to: (1) endeavor to achieve the universal service objectives of the state as set forth in Section 54-8b-11; (2) facilitate access to high quality, affordable public telecommunications services to all residents and businesses in the state; (3) encourage the development of […]
Section 2.1 – Competitive entry.
54-8b-2.1. Competitive entry. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of Section 54-4-25 to the contrary, the commission may issue a certificate to a telecommunications corporation authorizing it to compete in providing local exchange services or other public telecommunications services in all or part of the service territory of an incumbent telephone corporation, except until December 31, 1997, […]
Section 2.2 – Interconnection.
54-8b-2.2. Interconnection. (1) (a) (i) The commission may require any telecommunications corporation to interconnect its essential facilities with another telecommunications corporation that provides public telecommunications services in the same, adjacent, or overlapping service territory. (ii) Interconnecting telecommunications corporations shall permit the mutual exchange of traffic between their networks without unreasonable blocking or other unreasonable restrictions […]
Section 2.3 – Pricing flexibility.
54-8b-2.3. Pricing flexibility. (1) (a) A telecommunications corporation that obtains a certificate to compete with the incumbent telephone corporation in a defined geographic area pursuant to Section 54-8b-2.1 may price any public telecommunications services it is authorized to offer, or any new public telecommunications service, by means of a price list or competitive contract. (b) […]