New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 5 - REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCAL EXCHANGE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO
Section 17.11.5.12 - PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS FOR CERTIFICATE OF OPERATING AUTHORITY

Universal Citation: 17 NM Admin Code 17.11.5.12

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

The applicant initiates the procedure for a certificate of operating authority by filing its proposed tariffs with rates, terms and conditions.

A. No applicant will have operating authority to provide local exchange services unless the commission determines, after notice and hearing, that the applicant's proposed services will:

(1) ensure continued quality of service;

(2) preserve and advance universal service;

(3) safeguard the rights of consumers;

(4) protect the public health, safety and welfare;

(5) protect the public interest; and

(6) provide service at rates that are just and reasonable.

B. All tariffs related to the provision of local exchange services are subject to the notice and hearings requirements as provided in Article XI, 7 and 8 of the New Mexico Constitution and the commission's rules of procedure. The commission may require the filing of pre-filed direct testimony and any other information that it deems necessary to carrying out its obligations under the New Mexico Constitution, New Mexico statutes, the commission's rules of procedures, other applicable rules, and the 1996 Act.

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