Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 38 - PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION
Chapter 38.5 - UTILITY DIVISION
Subchapter 38.5.32 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers and Lifeline/Link-Up
Rule 38.5.3209 - DESIGNATION AND MAINTENANCE - MINIMUM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 38.5.3209
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) An applicant for eligible telecommunications carrier status must demonstrate the requirements for designation will be met upon designation or within a reasonable time following designation, and, on request by the commission, existing eligible telecommunications carriers must demonstrate the requirements for designation are being met or will be met within a reasonable time following a review of status proceeding.
(2) The minimum requirements for designation and maintenance of status as an eligible telecommunications carrier include:
(a)
offering the services that are supported by the federal universal service
support mechanisms as required by
47
CFR 54.201 (d) (1) and identified in
47 CFR
54.101 and
47 USC 254 (c)
;
(b) advertising the availability
of the supported services and the charges for those services using media of
general distribution as required by
47
CFR 54.201 (d) (2);
(c) providing the supported services
throughout the designated service area to all customers making a reasonable
request for service, including low-income, low-density, rural, insular, and
high-cost customers, and, for service in rural areas, in a manner reasonably
comparable and at a rate reasonably comparable to similar services offered in
urban areas;
(d) satisfying
applicable consumer protection and service quality standards;
(e) offering a local usage plan comparable to
the one offered by the incumbent local exchange carrier; and
(f) demonstrating eligible telecommunications
carrier status is in the public interest.
69-3-822, MCA; IMP, 69-3-840, MCA;
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