Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1220 - Tennessee Public Utility Commission
Subtitle 1220-04 - Division of Public Utilities
Chapter 1220-04-08 - Regulations for Local Telecommunications Providers
Section 1220-04-08-.04 - APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPETING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS - LOCAL SERVICE

(a) demonstration of the ability and willingness to adhere to all applicable Authority policies, rules and orders;

(b) documentation of managerial, financial and technical ability to provide such services;

(c) the name of the service provider, the address of the corporate headquarters, and the names and addresses of the service provider's principle corporate officers;

(d) if different than above, the names and addresses of all officers and corporate officers located in Tennessee and the name(s) and address(es) of employee(s) responsible for Tennessee operations;

(e) information about the structure of the business organization and, where applicable, a copy of any articles of incorporation, partnership agreement or by-laws of the service provider, and a copy of any license to do business in Tennessee;

(f) repair and maintenance information including the name, address and telephone number of a Tennessee contact person responsible for and knowledgeable about the provider's operations;

(g) a list of other states where the provider is authorized to operate and a list of those states which have denied any requested authority;

(h) such other information as the Authority may require;

(i) a description of the category and types of services to be offered, the facilities and arrangements to be made available to end users and/or carriers, where applicable, and the geographic areas in which the services shall be offered.

(a) the applicant possesses sufficient managerial, financial and technical abilities to provide the applied for services;

(b) the applicant has demonstrated that it will adhere to all applicable Authority policies, rules and orders.

(a) Certificates awarded to Competing Local Telecommunications Service Providers shall designate those incumbent local exchange companies which serve those areas in which the competing provider intends to operate. If the competing provider wishes to expand into areas served by other incumbent providers, the competing provider must file a petition to modify the certificate. The Authority shall act upon that petition within sixty (60) days of filing.

(b) With entry into the local exchange communications markets in Tennessee comes basic obligations and responsibilities to serve the public interest. Therefore, all Competing Telecommunications Service Providers providing basic local exchange telephone service or its equivalent shall either directly or through arrangements with other carriers or companies:

(c) All telecommunications service providers certified pursuant to this rule shall at a minimum be required to: