New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 3 - EXTENDED AREA SERVICE
Section 17.11.3.11 - COMMUNITY OF INTEREST
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. As a guideline for evaluating community of interest, the Commission may consider that a community of interest exists when:
B. The above notwithstanding, if on any given route between two exchanges, the exchange of petitioning subscribers has less than one-half the number of access lines as the larger exchange, a traffic study of one-way traffic originating in the smaller exchange may be used, in which case the community of interest guidelines may be met if:
C. Resolutions of the local government body and location of schools, shopping, business offices and medical facilities may be considered as evidence of community of interest.
D. In the event that the interexchange traffic patterns over the areas considered for EAS do not meet community of interest qualifications, the Commission may determine that no further investigation is appropriate and deny the petition; provided however, the Commission may, in its discretion, find that factors, other than traffic patterns, should be considered and may continue the EAS inquiry.