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OR Rev Stat § 759.345 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.345 - Use of proceeds from issuance; accounting; rules.

(1) No telecommunications utility shall, without the consent of the Public Utility Commission, apply the issue of any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or any part or proceeds thereof, to any purpose not specified in the commission’s order, or to any purpose specified in the commission’s order in excess of the amount authorized for such purpose, or issue or dispose of the same on any terms less favorable than those specified in such order, or a modification thereof. (2) The commission has power to require telecommunications utilities to account for the disposition of the proceeds of all sales of stocks and bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, in such form and detail as the commission deems advisable, and to establish such rules and regulations as the commission deems reasonable and necessary to insure the disposition of such proceeds for the purpose or purposes specified in the order. [1987 c.447 §37]
OR Rev Stat § 759.350 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.350 - Limitation on authority of utility to guarantee debt of another.

No telecommunications utility shall assume any obligation or liability as guarantor, indorser, surety or otherwise in respect to the securities of any other person, firm or corporation, when such securities are payable at periods of more than 12 months after the date thereof, without first having secured from the Public Utility Commission an order authorizing it to do so. Every assumption made other than in accordance with such an order is void. [1987 c.447 §38]
OR Rev Stat § 759.355 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.355 - Issuance or use of proceeds contrary to commission order.

No telecommunications utility shall directly or indirectly, issue or cause to be issued any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness in nonconformity with the order of the Public Utility Commission authorizing the same or contrary to the provisions of ORS 759.300 to 759.360, or of the Constitution of this state, or apply the proceeds from the sale thereof, or any part thereof, to any purpose other than the purposes specified in the commission’s order, or to any purpose specified in the commission’s order, in excess of the amount in the order authorized for such purpose. [1987 c.447 §39]
OR Rev Stat § 759.360 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.360 - Prohibited acts regarding issuance of securities.

No person shall: (1) Knowingly authorize, direct, aid in, issue or execute, or cause to be issued or executed, any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, in nonconformity with the order of the Public Utility Commission authorizing the same, or contrary to the provisions of ORS 759.300 to 759.360 or of the Constitution of this state. (2) In any proceeding before the commission, knowingly make any false statement or representation or with knowledge of its falsity file or cause to be filed with the commission any false statement or representation which may tend in any way to influence the commission to make an order authorizing the issue of any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, or which results in procuring from the commission the making of any such order. (3) With knowledge that any false statement or representation was made to the commission in any proceeding tending in any way to influence the commission to make such order, issue, execute or negotiate, or cause to be issued, executed or negotiated, any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness. (4) Directly or indirectly, knowingly apply, or cause or assist to be applied, the proceeds, or any part thereof, from the sale of any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, to any purpose not specified in the commission’s order, or to any purpose specified in the commission’s order in excess of the amount authorized for such purpose. (5) With knowledge that any stock or bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness, has been issued or executed in violation of ORS 759.300 to 759.360, negotiate, or cause the same to be negotiated. [1987 c.447 §40]
OR Rev Stat § 759.375 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.375 - Approval prior to sale, mortgage or disposal of operative utility property.

(1) A telecommunications utility doing business in Oregon shall not, without first obtaining the Public Utility Commission’s approval of such transaction: (a) Sell, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of the whole of the property of such telecommunications utility necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to the public or any part thereof of a value in excess of $100,000, or sell, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of any franchise, permit or right to maintain and operate such telecommunications utility or telecommunications utility property, or perform any service as a telecommunications utility; (b) Mortgage or otherwise encumber the whole or any part of the property of such telecommunications utility necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to the public, including any franchise, permit or right to maintain and operate such telecommunications utility or telecommunications utility property, or perform any service as a telecommunications utility; or (c) By any means whatsoever, directly or indirectly, merge or consolidate any of its lines, plant, system or other property whatsoever, or franchise or permit to maintain or operate any telecommunications utility property, or perform any service as a telecommunications utility, or any part thereof, with any other public utility or telecommunications utility. (2) A telecommunications utility that sells, leases, assigns or otherwise disposes of the whole of the property of such telecommunications utility necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to the public or any part thereof of a value in excess of $25,000, but less than $100,000, shall notify the commission of the sale within 60 days following the date of the sale. (3) Every sale, lease, assignment, mortgage, disposition, encumbrance, merger or consolidation subject to subsection (1) of this section made other than in accordance with the order of the commission authorizing the same is void. (4) This section does not prohibit or invalidate the sale, lease or other disposition by any telecommunications utility of property which is not necessary or useful in the performance of its duties to the public. [1987 c.447 §41; 1999 c.530 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 759.380 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.380 - Purchase of stock or property of another utility.

(1) No telecommunications utility shall, directly or indirectly, purchase, acquire or become the owner of any of the stocks or bonds or property utilized for utility purposes and having a value in excess of $10,000 of any other public utility or telecommunications utility unless authorized to do so by the Public Utility Commission. (2) Every contract by any telecommunications utility for the purchase, acquisition, assignment or transfer to it of any of the stock of any other telecommunications utility by or through any person, partnership or corporation without the approval of the commission shall be void and of no effect, and no such transfer or assignment of such stock upon the books of the corporation pursuant to any such contract is effective for any purpose. [1987 c.447 §42]
OR Rev Stat § 759.385 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.385 - Contracts regarding use of utility property; filing with commission; investigation.

(1) When any telecommunications utility doing business in this state, except a telecommunications carrier that has elected to be subject to ORS 759.405 and 759.410, enters into a contract with another corporation with relation to the construction, operation, maintenance or use of the property of the telecommunications utility in Oregon, or the use of the property of the other contracting party, or any part of the property, or for service, advice, engineering, financing, rentals, leasing or for any construction or management charges with respect to any of the property, or for the purchase of property, materials or supplies, the proposed contract shall be filed with the Public Utility Commission for investigation and approval when the telecommunications utility owns a majority of or controls directly or indirectly the voting stock of the other contracting corporations. (2) Any proposed contract described in subsection (1) of this section shall be filed with the commission within 90 days of execution of the contract. The contract shall be deemed to be executed on the date the parties sign a written contract or on the date the parties begin to transact business under the contract, whichever date is earlier. The commission shall promptly investigate and act upon the contract in accordance with ORS 759.390 (4) and (7). (3) In making an investigation of the contract, the commission and accountants, examiners and agents, appointed by the commission for the purpose, shall be given free access to all books, books of account, documents, data and records of the telecommunications utility, as well as of the corporation with which it is proposing to contract, that the commission may deem material to the investigation. The failure or refusal of either of the parties to the proposed contract to comply with this subsection is prima facie evidence that the contract is unfair, unreasonable and contrary to public interest, and is sufficient to justify a determination and finding of the commission to that effect. A determination and finding by the commission under this subsection has the same force and effect as any other determination or order of the commission. (4) This section applies only to transactions in which the telecommunications utility’s Oregon intrastate expenditure to the affiliate is more than $100,000. [1987 c.447 §43; 1989 c.956 §4; 1991 c.899 §1; 1999 c.809 §1; 2005 c.232 §21; 2009 c.11 §97]
OR Rev Stat § 759.393 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.393 - Applicability of ORS 759.385 and 759.390.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the filing of proposed contracts under ORS 759.385 and 759.390 shall constitute a telecommunications utility’s sole reporting obligation under ORS 759.385 and 759.390 and the Public Utility Commission may not require a telecommunications utility to submit annual or other cumulative reports regarding such contracts, including contracts with affiliates of the utility. (2) On April 1 of each year, every telecommunications utility shall file with the commission a list of affiliate contracts executed in the preceding year. The list shall consist of the names of the parties to the contracts, the dollar amounts of the contracts and the dates of execution of the contracts. [1999 c.809 §3]
OR Rev Stat § 759.400 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.400 - Definitions for ORS 759.400 to 759.455.

As used in ORS 759.400 to 759.455: (1) "Basic telephone service" means local exchange telecommunications service defined as basic by rule of the Public Utility Commission. (2) "Commercial mobile radio service" has the meaning given that term in 47 C.F.R. 20.3. (3) "Interconnected voice over internet protocol service" has the meaning given the term "interconnected VoIP service" in 47 C.F.R. 9.3. (4) "Retail telecommunications service" means a telecommunications service provided for a fee to customers. "Retail telecommunications service" does not include a service provided by one telecommunications carrier to another telecommunications carrier, unless the carrier receiving the service is the end user of the service. (5) "Telecommunications carrier" means any provider of retail telecommunications services, except a call aggregator as defined in ORS 759.680. [1999 c.1093 §23; 2020 s.s.1 c.17 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 759.415 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.415 - Order in rate proceeding filed prior to January 1, 1999, to establish maximum rate for affected telecommunications services; dismissal of rate proceeding filed after January 1, 1999.

(1) In a rate proceeding brought by a telecommunications carrier that elects to be subject to ORS 759.405 and 759.410, or by the Public Utility Commission against an electing telecommunications carrier, prior to January 1, 1999, that is on appeal on September 1, 1999, a final rate for a telecommunications service implemented as a result of the final judgment and order or negotiated settlement shall become the maximum rate for purposes of ORS 759.410. (2) A rate proceeding brought by or against an electing telecommunications carrier, after January 1, 1999, that is pending on the effective date of the carrier’s election to be subject to ORS 759.405 and 759.410, shall be dismissed by the commission or by the court if on appeal, provided the carrier elects to be subject to regulation under ORS 759.405 and 759.410 within the later of: (a) Ninety days from the commencement of the proceeding; or (b) Ninety days from September 1, 1999. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, the parties to a rate proceeding brought by or against an electing telecommunications carrier, after January 1, 1999, that is pending on the effective date of the carrier’s election to be subject to ORS 759.405 and 759.410, may agree to continue the proceeding. [1999 c.1093 §27]
OR Rev Stat § 759.420 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.420 - Application of ORS 759.400 to 759.455 to wholesale transactions regulated under federal law.

Nothing in ORS 759.400 to 759.455 is intended to affect, alter or in any way modify wholesale transactions regulated by the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104) as in effect on September 1, 1999, and regulations adopted thereunder. [1999 c.1093 §26]
OR Rev Stat § 759.435 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.435 - Assessment of telecommunications infrastructure and community needs; contents; report.

(1) The Oregon Business Development Department, in collaboration with affected telecommunications carriers, the Connecting Oregon Communities Advisory Board, representatives of local communities and other members of the public interested in improved telecommunications services, shall conduct an assessment of telecommunications infrastructure and community telecommunications needs in local communities and across the various regions of this state. The assessment shall include: (a) The type of telecommunications services and technology, including infrastructure, already deployed within communities and regions; (b) The type of telecommunications technology and services desired by communities within regions; (c) The competitiveness of the local telecommunications market, including a list of all telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers; (d) The economic significance of desired telecommunications investments; (e) Community and regional priority lists for telecommunications infrastructure and service investments; (f) The ability of qualified public and nonprofit users within the community or region to aggregate demand for telecommunications services and the benefits of such aggregation; (g) The estimated costs and implementation schedule of desired or proposed telecommunications investments; (h) An analysis of state, federal, nonprofit and private sources of funding for the proposed improvements; (i) The ability of the investment to be self-supporting; and (j) The ability of a community or region to make the investments necessary to connect to the Oregon Enterprise Network, and the local and statewide benefits of such investments. (2)(a) To the maximum extent practicable, the assessment shall recognize and include existing state, regional and local plans and information. The department may use its own staff or may contract with third parties to conduct the assessment. (b) A copy of the assessment shall be submitted to the Oregon Business Development Commission and to the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology. The commission shall consider the information contained in the report when adopting or amending the rules required under ORS 759.430 (1). (3) The commission shall not approve plans under ORS 759.430 (1) until the commission has received the assessment required under this section. The department shall report to the Joint Legislative Committee on Information Management and Technology on implementation of ORS 759.430 to 759.445 prior to the approval of project plans under ORS 759.430 (1). [1999 c.1093 §32]
OR Rev Stat § 759.440 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.440 - Additional funding for evaluating project plans.

The Oregon Business Development Department may request approval from the Emergency Board for the transfer of additional funds from a telecommunications carrier’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Account created under ORS 759.405 for the purpose of providing technical assistance to the department and the Oregon Business Development Commission in evaluating project plans submitted under ORS 759.430. If the request is approved, the commission by order may direct the transfer of funds from a telecommunications carrier’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Account to the Oregon Business Development Department. The department may not request and the Emergency Board shall not approve a request or requests in excess of $100,000 per year. [1999 c.1093 §32a]
OR Rev Stat § 759.500 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.500 - Definitions for ORS 759.500 to 759.570.

As used in ORS 759.500 to 759.570, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Allocated territory" means a geographic area for which the Public Utility Commission has allocated to no more than one person the authority to provide local exchange telecommunications service, the boundaries of which are set forth on an exchange map filed with and approved by the commission. (2) "Person" includes: (a) An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative or municipality; or (b) The agent, lessee, trustee or referee of an individual or entity listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection. (3) "Local exchange telecommunications service" has the meaning given that term in ORS 759.005, except that "local exchange telecommunications service" does not include service provided through or by the use of any equipment, plant or facilities: (a) For the provision of telecommunications services that pass through or over but are not used to provide service in or do not terminate in an area allocated to another person providing a similar telecommunications service; (b) For the provision of local exchange telecommunications service, as defined in ORS 759.005, commonly known as "private lines" or "farmer lines"; or (c) For the provision of shared telecommunications service. [1987 c.447 §53; 2005 c.232 §24; 2007 c.825 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 759.535 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.535 - Application to serve unserved territory; hearing; notice.

(1) A telecommunications utility, cooperative corporation or municipality that desires to provide local exchange telecommunications service in a territory that is not served by another person providing a similar local exchange telecommunications service may apply to the Public Utility Commission for an order allocating the territory to the applicant. The application shall include an exchange map that shows the unserved territory that the applicant is requesting to serve. (2) The commission shall within 30 days after the filing of the application give notice of the filing. If the commission chooses, or if a customer requests a hearing on the matter within 30 days of the notice, the commission shall hold a hearing by telephone or in person. The commission shall give notice of the hearing within 30 days of the request. The notice shall set the date and place of hearing. The hearing shall be held at a place within or conveniently accessible to the territory covered by the application. Notice of the filing shall be by publication in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the territory covered by the application and shall be published at least once weekly for two successive weeks. Written notice of the filing shall be given to providers of similar local exchange telecommunications service in adjacent territory. [1987 c.447 §60; 2005 c.232 §28]
OR Rev Stat § 759.560 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 19 - Utilities, Vehicle Code, Watercraft, Aviation|Chapter 759 - Telecommunications Utility Regulation|Section 759.560 - Assignment or transfer of allocated territory; rules.

(1) The rights acquired by an allocation of territory may only be assigned or transferred with the approval of the Public Utility Commission after a finding that the assignment or transfer is not contrary to the public interest. (2) The commission may approve a transfer of territory previously allocated only upon receipt of an application for allocation that is jointly filed by the transferor and the transferee. The application shall include exchange maps that show how the applicants want the commission to allocate the territory. The commission shall enter an order either approving or disapproving the application as filed, or as amended, together with findings of fact supporting the order. (3)(a) An order approving an allocation of territory may not be construed to confer any property right. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, upon the death of an individual to whom territory was allocated or who was an applicant under an approved order, the executor or administrator of the estate of the individual shall continue the operation of local exchange telecommunications service for the purpose of transferring territorial allocation rights. The executor or administrator shall continue the operation for a period not to exceed two years from the date of death. (4) In the event the property of a person serving an allocated territory is condemned, no value shall be claimed or awarded by reason of the contract or order making the allocation. (5) The commission may by rule establish requirements for notice to affected persons of the assignment or transfer of allocated territory. [1987 c.447 §65; 2005 c.232 §29]