Washington Administrative Code
Title 480 - Utilities and Transportation Commission
Chapter 480-123 - Universal service
Section 480-123-030 - Contents of petition for eligible telecommunications carriers
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 480-123-030
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Petitions for designation as an ETC must contain:
(a) A
description of the area or areas for which designation is sought;
(b) A statement that the carrier will offer
the services supported by federal universal service support mechanisms
throughout the area for which it seeks designation, either using its own
facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another
carrier's services (including the services offered by another ETC);
(c) A description of how it will provide each
supported service;
(d) A
substantive plan of the investments to be made with initial federal support
during the first two years in which support is received and a substantive
description of how those expenditures will benefit customers;
(e) A statement that the carrier will
advertise the availability of services supported by federal universal service
mechanisms, including advertisement of applicable telephone assistance
programs, such as Lifeline, that is reasonably calculated to reach low-income
consumers not receiving discounts;
(f) For wireless petitioners, a map in .shp
format of proposed service areas (exchanges) with existing and planned
locations of cell sites and shading to indicate where the carrier provides and
plans to provide commercial mobile radio service signals;
(g) Information that demonstrates its ability
to remain functional in emergency situations including a description of how it
complies with WAC
480-120-411 or, for a wireless
carrier, information that demonstrates that, when commercial power is not
available, it has a reasonable amount of backup power (fixed, portable or other
backup power source) for its cell sites, and backup power for its switches as
prescribed in WAC
480-120-411(3)
for LEC central offices; and cell sites do not include any small cell facility
as defined in
RCW
80.36.375(2)(d) or any in
building wireless installation; and
(h) Information that demonstrates that it
will comply with the applicable consumer protection and service quality
standards of chapter 480-120 WAC or, for a wireless carrier, a commitment to
comply with the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's (CTIA)
Consumer Code for Wireless Service. Information regarding the version of the
CTIA code adopted and where to obtain it is set forth in WAC
480-123-999.
(2) A company officer must submit the petition in the manner required by RCW 5.50.050.
Statutory Authority: RCW 80.01.040, 80.04.160, 80.36.600, and 80.36.610. 06-14-051 (Docket No. UT-053021, General Order No. R-534), § 480-123-030, filed 6/28/06, effective 7/29/06.
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