Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE
Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 80 - COMPETITION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Subchapter 10 - ABANDONMENT OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE
Section 6-80-122 - Abandonment or discontinuance of noncompetitive service
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 6-80-122
Current through August, 2024
(a) A telecommunications carrier intending or seeking to abandon or discontinue offering or providing a noncompetitive service in any geographic or exchange area shall, not later than six months before the proposed date of abandonment or discontinuance of service, provide a written notice of its intent to:
(1) The
commission;
(2) The consumer
advocate;
(3) Its affected
customers; and
(4) Every
telecommunications carrier in the State providing the same or equivalent
service that is proposed to be abandoned or discontinued.
(b) The commission shall investigate the proposed abandonment or discontinuance of service. It may suspend the proposed abandonment or discontinuance of service and, after an expedited hearing:
(1) Allow the proposed abandonment or
discontinuance to take effect upon such reasonable terms and conditions that it
deems are in the public interest;
(2) Delay the proposed abandonment or
discontinuance until:
(A) Another carrier is
able to provide the same or equivalent service, consistent with the public
interest; and
(B) The other carrier
initiates the provision of the same or equivalent service for the given
geographical or exchange area;
(3) If the service proposed to be abandoned
or discontinued constitutes basic service in a high cost area provided by the
carrier of last resort, the commission may delay the proposed abandonment or
discontinuance until:
(A) The commission
selects a new carrier of last resort pursuant to chapter
6-81 or designates another carrier to
temporarily provide basic service in the high cost area; and
(B) The new carrier of last resort or
temporary carrier initiates the provision of basic service in the area;
or
(4) Deny the proposed
abandonment or discontinuance of service.
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