New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 10 - STATE RURAL UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND
Section 17.11.10.10 - SELECTION OF ADMINISTRATOR

Universal Citation: 17 NM Admin Code 17.11.10.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

The commission will designate a third-party administrator who will be subject to the supervision and control of the commission for a four-year term. The administrator shall perform services under the terms of a written contract to be entered into between the commission and the administrator. The commission shall procure the services of a subsequent administrator before the expiration of the term of each such contract, or in the event of early termination of such contract, as soon as practicable before or after the early termination.

A. Criteria for selection: the commission will issue a request for proposals to select the administrator; the commission shall consider whether the bidder has demonstrated the competence needed to administer the fund and the rate of compensation proposed; the commission shall also consider at a minimum whether the bidder:

(1) is able to be neutral and impartial;

(2) is a member of a trade association that advocates positions before this commission or other state commissions in administrative proceedings related to telecommunications issues;

(3) is an affiliate of any contributing company;

(4) has a substantial financial interest in any entity or affiliate that provides telecommunications services or comparable retail alternative services; and

(5) has a board of directors that includes any member with direct financial interests in entities that contribute to or receive support from the fund in this state or any other state.

B. Termination of administrator's contract: the commission may terminate the administrator's contract with the commission before the expiration of the term of the contract upon such notice, and under such conditions, as are set forth in the contract.

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