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UT Code § 54-8b-1.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 1.1 - Legislative policy declarations.

54-8b-1.1. Legislative policy declarations.  The Legislature declares it is the policy of the state to:   (1) endeavor to achieve the universal service objectives of the state as set forth in Section 54-8b-11;     (2) facilitate access to high quality, affordable public telecommunications services to all residents and businesses in the state;     (3) encourage the development of competition as a means of providing wider customer choices for public telecommunications services throughout the state;     (4) allow flexible and reduced regulation for telecommunications corporations and public telecommunications services as competition develops;     (5) facilitate and promote the efficient development and deployment of an advanced telecommunications infrastructure, including networks with nondiscriminatory prices, terms, and conditions of interconnection;     (6) encourage competition by facilitating the sale of essential telecommunications facilities and services on a reasonably unbundled basis;     (7) seek to prevent prices for tariffed public telecommunications services or price-regulated services from subsidizing the competitive activities of regulated telecommunications corporations;     (8) encourage new technologies and modify regulatory policy to allow greater competition in the telecommunications industry;     (9) enhance the general welfare and encourage the growth of the economy of the state through increased competition in the telecommunications industry; and     (10) endeavor to protect customers who do not have competitive choice.    Enacted by Chapter 269, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 3 - Exemptions from requirements.

 Effective 5/9/2017  54-8b-3. Exemptions from requirements.    (1)   (a) The commission, on its own initiative or in response to an application by a telecommunications corporation, a public agency, or a user of a public telecommunications service, may, after public notice and a hearing, issue an order exempting any telecommunications corporation or public telecommunications service from any requirement of this title, including any requirement or limitation relating to a telecommunication corporation's earnings, rate base, or pricing of public telecommunications services.     (b) The commission may issue an order described in Subsection (1)(a), after an informal adjudication, without a hearing if:   (i) the matter is not a proceeding described in Subsection 54-1-3(2)(a);     (ii) a party to an application submitted under Subsection (1)(a) requests an informal adjudication; and     (iii) no person opposes the request for informal adjudication before 10 business days after the day on which the party files the request.         (2) The commission shall specify in the order any requirements, terms, or conditions which may apply to any exemption.     (3) An exemption may be granted for the entire service territory of a telecommunications corporation or for a specific geographic area of the service territory.     (4) The commission may issue an order for an exemption only if it finds that:   (a) the telecommunications corporation or service is subject to effective competition; and     (b) the exemption is in the public interest.       (5) In determining if the telecommunications corporation or service is subject to effective competition, the commission shall consider all relevant factors, which may include:   (a) the extent to which competing telecommunications services are available from alternative telecommunications providers;     (b) the ability of alternative telecommunications providers to offer competing telecommunications services that are functionally equivalent or substitutable and reasonably available at comparable prices, terms, quality, and conditions;     (c) the market share of the telecommunications corporation for which an exemption is proposed;     (d) the extent of economic or regulatory barriers to entry;     (e) the impact of potential competition; and     (f) the type and degree of exemptions to this title that are proposed.       (6) In determining if the proposed exemption is in the public interest, the commission shall consider, in addition to other relevant factors, the impact the proposed exemption would have on captive customers of the telecommunications corporation.     (7)   (a) The commission shall approve or deny any application for exemption under this section within 240 days, except that the commission may by order defer action for an additional 30-day period.     (b) If the commission has not acted on any application within the permitted time period, the application is considered granted.      Amended by Chapter 130, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-3.4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 3.4 - Exemption from merger and acquisition approval by commission.

 Effective 5/14/2019  54-8b-3.4. Exemption from merger and acquisition approval by commission.    (1)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a telecommunications corporation is exempt from the requirements of Sections 54-4-28, 54-4-29, and 54-4-30 if the telecommunications corporation is:   (i) a competitive entrant pursuant to Section 54-8b-2.1; or     (ii) an incumbent telecommunications corporation that has pricing flexibility pursuant to Section 54-8b-2.3.       (b) A telecommunications corporation that is exempt under Subsection (1) shall notify the commission in writing prior to the conclusion of any transaction that would otherwise be subject to Section 54-4-28, 54-4-29, or 54-4-30.       (2) The exemption described in Subsection (1) does not apply if the telecommunications corporation receives high cost support from the Universal Public Telecommunications Support Fund established in Section 54-8b-15, other than a one-time distribution described in Section 54-8b-15.    Enacted by Chapter 85, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 6 - Prohibition on subsidization of telecommunications services.

54-8b-6. Prohibition on subsidization of telecommunications services.  A telecommunications corporation providing intrastate public telecommunications services may not subsidize its intrastate telecommunications services which are exempted from regulation or offered pursuant to a price list or competitive contract under authority of this chapter with proceeds from its other intrastate telecommunications services not so exempted or made subject to a price list or competitive contract. Similarly, proceeds from intrastate telecommunications services which are exempted from regulation or offered pursuant to a price list or competitive contract as authorized by this chapter may not subsidize other intrastate telecommunications services not so exempted or made subject to a price list or competitive contract.  Amended by Chapter 269, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-7 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 7 - Continuous jurisdiction of commission -- Orders.

54-8b-7. Continuous jurisdiction of commission -- Orders.  The commission shall retain continuous jurisdiction over every telecommunications corporation or public telecommunications service exempted under this chapter and may exercise any statutory grant of power pertaining thereto, including the power to revoke or modify any order approving an exemption from regulation. The commission may, after notice and hearing, revoke or modify an order approving exemption, if after considering the factors in Subsection 54-8b-3(5), the commission finds such modification or revocation to be in the public interest.  Amended by Chapter 30, 1992 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 8 - Antitrust and restraint of trade laws not affected by chapter.

54-8b-8. Antitrust and restraint of trade laws not affected by chapter.  Nothing in this chapter shall in any way preempt, modify, exempt, abrogate, or otherwise affect any right, cause of action, liability, duty, or obligation arising from any federal, state, or local law governing unfair business practices or antitrust, restraint of trade, or other anti-competitive activity.  Enacted by Chapter 257, 1985 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-9 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 9 - Commission's jurisdiction under other provisions of title not enlarged or reduced by chapter.

54-8b-9. Commission's jurisdiction under other provisions of title not enlarged or reduced by chapter.    (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to enlarge or reduce the commission's jurisdiction over the services and entities for which jurisdiction is provided or excluded by other provisions of this title.     (2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to enlarge the commission's jurisdiction over:   (a) providers of:   (i) cellular or wireless telecommunications services; or     (ii) the one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming and the subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection of the video programming; or       (b) telecommunications companies classified as cooperatives.       (3) Nothing in this chapter shall diminish the commission's authority to regulate the quality of telecommunications services provided by telecommunications corporations.    Amended by Chapter 269, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-11 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 11 - Establishing just and reasonable rates.

54-8b-11. Establishing just and reasonable rates.  In administering this title, the commission shall endeavor to make available high-quality, universal telecommunications services at just and reasonable rates for all classes of customers throughout this state.  Enacted by Chapter 96, 1989 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-13 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 13 - Rules governing operator assisted services.

54-8b-13. Rules governing operator assisted services.    (1) The commission shall make rules to implement the following requirements pertaining to the provision of operator assisted services:   (a) Rates, surcharges, terms, or conditions for operator assisted services shall be provided to customers upon request without charge.     (b) A customer shall be made aware, prior to incurring any charges, of the identity of the operator service provider handling the operator assisted call by a form of signage placed on or near the telephone or by verbal identification by the operator service provider.     (c) Any contract between an operator service provider and an aggregator shall contain language which assures that any person making a telephone call on any telephone owned or controlled by the aggregator or operator service provider can access:   (i) where technically feasible, any other operator service provider operating in the relevant geographic area; and     (ii) the public safety emergency telephone numbers for the jurisdiction where the aggregator's telephone service is geographically located.       (d) No operator service provider shall transfer a call to another operator service provider unless that transfer is accomplished at, and billed from, the call's place of origin. If such a transfer is not technically possible, the operator service provider shall inform the caller that the call cannot be transferred as requested and that the caller should hang up and attempt to reach another operator service provider through the means provided by that other operator service provider.       (2)   (a) The Division of Public Utilities shall be responsible for enforcing any rule adopted by the commission under this section.     (b) If the Division of Public Utilities determines that any person, or any officer or employee of any person, is violating any rule adopted under this section, the division shall serve written notice upon the alleged violator which:   (i) specifies the violation;     (ii) alleges the facts constituting the violation; and     (iii) specifies the corrective action to be taken.       (c) After serving notice as required in Subsection (2)(b), the division may request the commission to issue an order to show cause. After a hearing, the commission may impose penalties and, if necessary, may request the attorney general to enforce the order in district court.       (3)   (a) Any person who violates any rule made under this section or fails to comply with any order issued pursuant to this section is subject to a penalty not to exceed $2,000 per violation.     (b) In the case of a continuing violation, each day that the violation continues constitutes a separate and distinct offense.       (4) A penalty assessment under this section does not relieve the person assessed from civil liability for claims arising out of any act which was a violation of any rule under this section.    Amended by Chapter 324, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-14 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 14 - Intrastate interexchange toll service prices.

54-8b-14. Intrastate interexchange toll service prices.    (1) Prices for intrastate interexchange message toll services transmitted between two specific points shall be the same regardless of the point of origin.     (2) Subsection (1) applies only to services provided by telecommunications corporations subject to the jurisdiction of the commission.    Enacted by Chapter 269, 1995 General Session
UT Code § 54-8b-16 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8b - Public Telecommunications Law|Section 16 - Public Service Commission authority to enforce interconnection service quality standards and interconnection agreements -- Grounds for filing complaint.

54-8b-16. Public Service Commission authority to enforce interconnection service quality standards and interconnection agreements -- Grounds for filing complaint.    (1) For purposes of this section, "interconnection service quality standards" means specific, measurable criteria that shall be applied to a telecommunications corporation, including obligations pursuant to Section 251 of the Federal Telecommunications Act, regarding the telecommunications corporation's provision of or request for:   (a) interconnection services;     (b) services for resale;     (c) unbundled network elements; and     (d) access to operations support systems that support those services and elements.       (2) To serve the public interest and to enable the development and growth of competition within the telecommunications market in the state, the commission shall, by order when considered necessary by the commission, enforce:   (a) rules regarding interconnection service quality standards adopted by the commission under authority of this chapter;     (b) a commission approved interconnection agreement pursuant to Sections 251 and 252 of the Federal Telecommunications Act; and     (c) a statement of generally available terms under Section 252(f) of the Federal Telecommunications Act.       (3) An aggrieved party may file a complaint under Subsection 54-8b-2.2(1)(e) with the commission for a violation of:   (a) the terms of the commission's interconnection service quality rules;     (b) the terms or conditions of an interconnection agreement;     (c) a statement of generally available terms; or     (d) a telecommunications corporations' obligations under the Federal Telecommunications Act.       (4) In a proceeding described in Subsection (3), the commission shall have the power to enforce:   (a) the terms of the interconnection agreement;     (b) the commission's interconnection service quality rules;     (c) the statement of generally available terms; or     (d) the telecommunications corporation's obligations pursuant to the Federal Telecommunications Act.      Enacted by Chapter 96, 1998 General Session
UT Code § 54-8c-1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8c - High Voltage Overhead Lines|Section 1 - Definitions.

54-8c-1. Definitions.  As used in this chapter:  (1) "Authorized person" means an employee or agent:   (a) of a public utility that:   (i) generates, transmits, or delivers electricity; or     (ii) provides and whose work relates to communication services;       (b) of an industrial plant whose work relates to the electrical system of the industrial plant;     (c) of a cable television or communication services company, or of a contractor of cable television or communication services company, if specifically and expressly authorized by the owner of the poles to make cable television or communication services attachments; or     (d) of a state, county, or municipal agency which has or whose work relates to:   (i) overhead electrical lines;     (ii) overhead lighting systems;     (iii) authorized overhead circuit construction;     (iv) conductors on poles; or     (v) structures of any type.         (2) "Business day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday.     (3) "High voltage" means voltage in excess of 600 volts measured between:   (a) conductors; or     (b) a conductor and the ground.       (4) "Overhead line" means all bare or insulated electrical conductors installed above the ground.     (5) "Public utility" means any entity that generates, transmits, or distributes electrical energy, including any:   (a) public utility as defined in Title 54, Chapter 2, General Provisions;     (b) municipality as defined in Title 10, Utah Municipal Code;     (c) agricultural cooperative association as defined in Title 3, Uniform Agricultural Cooperative Association Act;     (d) improvement district as defined in Section 17B-1-102; or     (e) entity created pursuant to Title 11, Chapter 13, Interlocal Cooperation Act.       (6) "Responsible party" means any person who contracts to perform, is responsible for the performance of, or has control over, any function or activity at any location.    Amended by Chapter 329, 2007 General Session
UT Code § 54-8c-2 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8c - High Voltage Overhead Lines|Section 2 - Notification to public utility -- Protective measures -- Procedures -- Payment.

54-8c-2. Notification to public utility -- Protective measures -- Procedures -- Payment.    (1) No person or thing may be brought within 10 feet of any high voltage overhead line unless:   (a) a responsible party has notified the public utility operating the high voltage overhead line of the intended activity; and     (b) a responsible party and the public utility have completed mutually satisfactory precautions for the activity.       (2) If the identity of the public utility owning or operating the high voltage overhead line is unknown, the county clerk in the county where the line is located shall provide the name, address, and telephone number of the utility's designated representative. If there is an association as provided in Section 54-8c-6 in the county, the association shall provide this information. The notification required in Subsection (1)(a) shall be given by telephone or in person and shall include the location and duration of the proposed activity.     (3) Mutually satisfactory precautions required in Subsection (1)(b) may include:   (a) coordination of work, construction, and activity schedules;     (b) placement of temporary mechanical barriers to separate and prevent contact between persons or things and the high voltage overhead line;     (c) temporary deenergization and grounding or temporary relocation or raising of the high voltage overhead line.       (4) If a responsible party is under contract or agreement with a governmental entity, and the governmental entity and the public utility operating the high voltage overhead line have already reached agreement concerning precautions, further agreements for the activity are not required.     (5) All responsible parties are obligated to pay to the public utility operating the high voltage overhead line the cost of mutually satisfactory precautions, except if:   (a) prior arrangements for payment have been made between a governmental entity for whom the work is to be done and the public utility operating the line; or     (b) the public utility operating the line has not installed the line in conformance with the National Electrical Safety Code or its preceding code in effect at the time the line was constructed.       (6)   (a) Unless other arrangements are necessary, the public utility operating the high voltage overhead line shall commence the precautionary measures:   (i) within three business days after the date an agreement for payment, if required, has been reached; or     (ii) if no payment is required, within five business days after the date of the request of a responsible party.       (b) The public utility shall not be required to provide the precautionary measures until an agreement for payment, if required, has been reached. Once started, the precautionary measures shall continue without unreasonable interruption until completed.      Enacted by Chapter 250, 1988 General Session
UT Code § 54-8c-3 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8c - High Voltage Overhead Lines|Section 3 - Information filed with county clerk.

54-8c-3. Information filed with county clerk.    (1) A public utility shall file with the county clerk of each county in which it has high voltage overhead lines a list containing:   (a) the name of the public utility owning the high voltage overhead lines;     (b) the name of any municipality, city, or town where the public utility operates high voltage overhead lines; and     (c) the name, title, and address of its representative designated to receive calls for activity close to its high voltage overhead lines.       (2) In counties where an association provided in Section 54-8c-6 is established, the telephone number of the association shall be filed with the county clerk on behalf of all participating public utilities.    Amended by Chapter 39, 1989 General Session
UT Code § 54-8c-4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8c - High Voltage Overhead Lines|Section 4 - Violation.

54-8c-4. Violation.    (1) Any responsible party who causes, permits, or allows a function or an activity in violation of any provision of this chapter is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000, to be imposed by any court of competent jurisdiction against this party and in favor of the state. If imposed, the fine shall be paid into the General Fund.     (2) Actions to recover the civil penalty under this section shall be brought by a public utility or the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurs.     (3) A responsible party is liable to the public utility operating the high voltage overhead line for all damages to the facilities and for all liability incurred by the public utility as a result of any contact if:   (a) the responsible party causes, permits, or allows a function or an activity in violation of any provision of this chapter; and     (b) as a result, a physical or electrical contact with a high voltage overhead line occurs.      Enacted by Chapter 250, 1988 General Session
UT Code § 54-8c-5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 54 - Public Utilities|Chapter 8c - High Voltage Overhead Lines|Section 5 - Exemptions.

54-8c-5. Exemptions.  This chapter does not apply to construction, reconstruction, operation, or maintenance by an authorized person of:  (1) overhead electrical, cable television, or communications circuits or conductors and their supporting structures;     (2) electrical generating, transmission, or distribution systems; or     (3) communications, cable television, or overhead lighting systems.    Enacted by Chapter 250, 1988 General Session