Current through Bulletin 2025-06, March 15, 2025
A. Availability
of Records -- Each telecommunications corporation shall make its books and
records open to inspection by representatives of the Commission, the Division
of Public Utilities, or the Office of Consumer Services (or any successor
agencies) during normal operating hours.
B. Retention of Records -- All records
required by these rules shall be preserved for the period of time specified at
47 CFR 42, incorporated by this reference.
C. Reports --
1. Each telecommunications corporation shall
maintain records of its operations in sufficient detail to permit review of its
service performance.
2. Central
offices with more than 500 local access lines, shall each report as promptly as
possible to the Commission and the local news media, including, but not limited
to, radio, TV, and newspaper, when applicable, failure or damage to the
equipment or facilities which disrupts the local or toll service of 25 percent
or more of the local access lines in that central office for a time period in
excess of two hours.
D.
Uniform System of Accounts -- The Uniform System of Accounts for Class A and
Class B telephone utilities, as prescribed by the Federal Communications
Commission at 47 CFR 32 is the prescribed system of accounts to record the
results of Utah intrastate operations.
E. Data to be Filed with the Commission --
1. Terms and Conditions of Service -- Each
telecommunications corporation shall have its tariff, price lists, etc., which
describe the terms and conditions under which it offers public
telecommunications services on file with the Commission, and where applicable,
in accordance with the rules governing the filing of the information as
prescribed by the Commission. It shall also provide the same information to the
Commission in electronic format as requested by the Commission.
2. Exchange Maps -- Each telecommunications
corporation shall have on file with the Commission an exchange area boundary
map for each of its exchanges within the state. Each map shall clearly show the
boundary lines of the exchange area wherein the telecommunications corporation
serves. Exchange boundary lines shall be located by appropriate measurement to
an identifiable location where that portion of the boundary line is not
otherwise located on section lines, waterways, railroads, roads, etc. Maps
shall show the location of major highways, section lines, geographic township
and range lines and major landmarks located outside municipalities. An
approximate distance scale shall be shown on each map.
