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AR Code § 23-17-225 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-225. Dissolution

 (a) Any cooperative may dissolve by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at any regular meeting or at any special meeting of its members called for that purpose or by the vote required in the bylaws, whichever requires the greater number.  (b) A certificate of dissolution shall be signed by the president or vice president, attested by the secretary, certifying to the dissolution and stating that they have been authorized to execute and file the certificate by votes cast in person by a majority of the members of the cooperative.  (c) A certificate of dissolution shall be executed, acknowledged, filed, and recorded in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation of a cooperative organized under this subchapter.  (d) As soon as the Secretary of State accepts the certificate of dissolution for filing and recording and issues a certificate of dissolution, the cooperative shall be deemed to be dissolved.  (e) Immediately upon the filing of the certificate with the Secretary of State, the board of directors shall cause notice of the dissolution and winding-up proceedings to be mailed to each known creditor of and claimant against the cooperative and shall publish a copy of the notice of dissolution for one (1) week in a newspaper of bona fide circulation published in the county wherein the home office of the cooperative is located.  (f) However, the cooperative shall continue for the purpose of collecting its assets and paying, satisfying, and discharging any outstanding obligations, and for the purpose of doing all other acts required to adjust and wind up its business affairs, and may sue and be sued in its corporate name.  (g) Any assets remaining after all obligations of the cooperative have been satisfied or discharged, or their payment provided for, shall be used:  (1) In redeeming outstanding shares of capital stock, if any, at the par value thereof, plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon;  (2) In redeeming certificates of memberships; and  (3) In paying to members and patrons of the cooperative, at the time of the filing of the certificate of dissolution, pro rata patronage profits.    (h)  (1) Any cooperative which purports to have been incorporated or reincorporated as the result of a consolidation under this subchapter but which has not complied with all the requirements for regular corporate existence, nevertheless may file a certificate of dissolution in the same manner as a validly existing cooperative.  (2) A certificate of dissolution in such a case shall be authorized, executed, and filed in the same manner and shall have the same effect as is provided for validly existing cooperatives. The cooperative shall distribute its assets in the same manner as is provided for validly existing cooperatives.
AR Code § 23-17-226 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-226. Filing fees

 The Secretary of State shall charge and collect for:   (1) Filing articles of incorporation and issuing a certificate of incorporation — ten dollars ($10.00);  (2) Filing articles of amendment and issuing a certificate of amendment — ten dollars ($10.00);  (3) Filing articles of consolidation and issuing a certificate with respect to consolidation — ten dollars ($10.00); and  (4) Filing a certificate of dissolution — one dollar ($1.00).
AR Code § 23-17-228 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-228. Nonprofit operation

 (a) Each cooperative shall be operated on a nonprofit basis for the mutual benefit of its members and patrons.  (b)  (1) The bylaws of a cooperative or its contracts with members and patrons shall contain provisions consistent with § 23-17-229 relative to the disposition of revenues and receipts as may be necessary and appropriate to establish and maintain its nonprofit cooperative character.  (2) In the case of a cooperative authorized to issue shares of stock, the bylaws and contracts shall provide that no moneys shall be paid, except after the declaration or payment of dividends on the outstanding shares of stock in accordance with the certificate of incorporation of the cooperative, and the bylaws or contracts shall otherwise be consistent with cooperatives' obligations in respect to the shares of stock.    (c) Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, the articles of incorporation of the cooperative, and the bylaws of the cooperative, the cooperative's board of directors shall have the authority to determine the qualifications for a person to be considered a “patron” of the cooperative.
AR Code § 23-17-229 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-229. Use of revenues

 The revenues of the cooperative shall be devoted to:   (1) The payment of operating and maintenance expenses, the rendition of efficient service, and the creation of adequate depreciation reserves sufficient to maintain the investment in facilities;  (2) The payment of the principal and interest on outstanding obligations;  (3) The payment of dividends on stock issued and outstanding, if any;  (4) The creation of such reserves for improvements, construction, and contingencies as the board from time to time may prescribe; and  (5) Any other purposes authorized by law.
AR Code § 23-17-230 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-230. Taxation — Exemptions

 Cooperatives formed under this subchapter shall continue to be exempt from all other excise taxes of whatsoever kind or nature except the Arkansas gross receipts tax under the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, § 26-52-101 et seq., and the Arkansas compensating tax under the Arkansas Compensating Tax Act of 1949, § 26-53-101 et seq.
AR Code § 23-17-231 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-231. Mortgage, pledge, or other disposition of property

 (a) The board of directors of a cooperative shall have full power and authority, without authorization by the members thereof, to authorize the execution and delivery of leases, mortgages, or deeds of trust of, or by pledge or encumbering of, any or all of the property, assets, rights, privileges, licenses, franchises, and permits of the cooperative whether already acquired or to be acquired, and wherever situated, as well as the revenues thereof, all upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors shall determine, to secure any indebtedness of the cooperative to the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof or to acquire another cooperative formed and operated under this subchapter.  (b) A cooperative may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or a substantial portion of its property unless the sale or other disposition is authorized by the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the cooperative.
AR Code § 23-17-232 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-232. Recordation of mortgages — Effect thereof

 (a) Any mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument executed by a cooperative which affects real and personal property and which is recorded in the real property records in any county in which the property is located or is to be located shall have the same force and effect as if the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument were also recorded, filed, or indexed, as provided by law in the proper office in the county, as a mortgage of personal property.  (b)  (1) All after-acquired property of the cooperative described or referred to as being mortgaged or pledged in any mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument shall become subject to the lien thereof immediately upon the acquisition of the property by the cooperative, whether or not the property was in existence at the time of the execution of the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument.  (2) The recordation of such mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument shall constitute notice and otherwise have the same effect with respect to the after-acquired property as it has under the laws relating to recordation, with respect to property owned by the cooperative at the time of the execution of the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument and therein described or referred to as being mortgaged or pledged thereby.    (c) The lien upon personal property of any mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument after recordation thereof shall continue in existence and of record for the period of time specified therein without the refiling thereof, or the filing of any renewal certificate, affidavit, or other supplemental information required by the laws relating to the renewal, maintenance, or extension of liens upon personal property.
AR Code § 23-17-233 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-233. Nonliability of members and shareholders for debts of cooperatives

 No member or shareholder shall be liable or responsible for any debts of the cooperative, and the property of the members and shareholders shall not be subject to execution therefor.
AR Code § 23-17-235 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-235. Liabilities of connecting companies or cooperatives

 No cooperative shall be liable for damage resulting from loss, interruption, or diminished quality of service due to earthquake, flood, storm, infestation, pestilence, civil insurrection, act of war, act of terrorism, software or hardware failure, malfunction, or error, or any cause beyond the control of the cooperative.
AR Code § 23-17-236 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-236. Construction standards

 (a) Construction of telecommunications lines and facilities by a telecommunications company or cooperative as a minimum requirement shall comply with the standards of the National Electrical Safety Code of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in effect at the time of the construction or requirements set up by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. Construction shall be in such manner and according to such specifications as will avoid interference with, or hazards to, existing telecommunications lines, facilities, or systems. In any litigation in a court of record, any violation by a telecommunications company or cooperative of the National Electrical Safety Code or requirements established by the commission shall merely be evidence of negligence.  (b) If a cooperative places or utilizes any telecommunications line, cable, or facility over, upon, or under lands owned or occupied by a nongovernmental entity with eminent domain rights under Arkansas law, the nongovernmental entity shall be entitled to just compensation of ten cents (10¢) per linear foot traversed on such entity's land. The reasonableness of the just compensation for use of the nongovernmental entity's land shall be presumed. This presumption shall be rebuttable, but in no event shall the just compensation paid by the cooperative exceed the diminution in value of the land traversed resulting from the use.  (c) Whenever a cooperative shall have placed any telecommunications line, cable, or facility upon, under, or above private lands, as title shall be reflected in the deed records of the county in which the lands lie, no entity having power of eminent domain shall exercise the power or conduct roadway expansion, relocation activities, or roadside excavation activities in such a manner as to reasonably require relocation of the telecommunications line, cable, or facility unless:  (1) The written consent of the cooperative is first obtained; or  (2) The cooperative is paid the reasonable cost of replacing and relocating the line, cable, or facility. The payment shall be considered just compensation to the cooperative.
AR Code § 23-17-237 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-237. Limitation of actions

 No suit shall be brought against any telecommunications company or cooperative by the reason of the installation, use, or maintenance of telecommunications lines, poles, equipment, or fixtures on any real property, or within any right-of-way of any public way, unless it is commenced within two (2) years after the cause of action has accrued.
AR Code § 23-17-240 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-240. Unclaimed capital credits and stock

 (a) When a cooperative formed under this subchapter declares capital credits and any capital credit which remains unclaimed one (1) year after notice of the capital credit was transmitted to the last known address of the beneficiary of the credit:  (1) The cooperative shall not be liable for the credit; and  (2) The credit shall not be deemed unclaimed or abandoned property under § 18-28-201 et seq.    (b)  (1) When a cooperative formed under this subchapter has issued shares of stock and subsequent to that time has declared by providing notice to all shareholders of record that the cooperative is redeeming the stock by repurchase, then one (1) year after the notice has been sent to the last known address of all shareholders of record:  (A) The cooperative shall not be liable for the redemption or repurchase value of the stock; and  (B) The stock not redeemed and repurchased shall have no value or rights in the cooperative.    (2) The stock shall not be deemed unclaimed or abandoned property under § 18-28-201 et seq.    (c) References in the Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act, § 23-17-201 et seq., to “this subchapter” and references in § 23-17-101 et seq. to “this chapter” shall be deemed to also reference this section.
AR Code § 23-17-241 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-241. Opting out of underground damage coverage

 (a) Any cooperative established under this subchapter may opt out of coverage under the Arkansas Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Act, § 14-271-101 et seq., by providing written notice to the Arkansas Public Service Commission by first class mail.  (b) Any references in this section and §§ 23-17-201 — 23-17-240 and 23-17-242 to “this subchapter” and any references in § 23-17-101 et seq. to “this chapter” shall be deemed to also reference this section.
AR Code § 23-17-242 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 2 - Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Act|§ 23-17-242. Cooperative acquiring another cooperative

 Any cooperative organized prior to January 1, 1979, under the provisions of this subchapter may enter into an agreement with any other cooperative so organized for one of the cooperatives to acquire the other cooperative, subject to the following provisions:   (1) Any agreement between cooperatives for one to acquire another shall be in writing and shall set forth the terms and conditions of the acquisition;  (2) Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws of either of the cooperatives who are party to such an agreement, the agreement shall be approved on behalf of the cooperative being acquired upon majority vote of the members of the cooperative being acquired present in person or by proxy at any regular meeting of the members, or at any special meeting of the members called for the purpose of voting on the agreement. The agreement shall only be approved on behalf of the acquiring cooperative upon majority vote of the directors of the acquiring cooperative;  (3) The acquiring cooperative may elect to form a wholly owned subsidiary corporation, or utilize an existing wholly owned subsidiary corporation, which subsidiary need not itself be a cooperative, to own and operate the cooperative being acquired. The validity of the acquisition shall not be affected by the fact that legal title to the cooperative being acquired is taken in the name of a wholly owned subsidiary by the acquiring cooperative; and  (4) Neither the rights of creditors nor the liens upon the property of either the acquiring cooperative or the cooperative being acquired shall be impaired by the acquisition.
AR Code § 23-17-301 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 3 - Universal Telephone Service Act|§ 23-17-301. Title

 This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Universal Telephone Service Act”.
AR Code § 23-17-302 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 3 - Universal Telephone Service Act|§ 23-17-302. Legislative findings and declarations

 The General Assembly finds and declares that changes in pricing for telephone services mandated by the Federal Communications Commission and made necessary by the divestiture of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company from American Telephone and Telegraph Company will cause significant increases in the cost of local exchange telephone service which could force some local exchange telephone customers to discontinue service. The public interest requires that the extent of such rate increases be ameliorated by the creation of a statewide fund that will partially offset such rate increases. The purpose of the fund created by this subchapter is to ensure a smooth and nondisruptive transition from the present pricing system to the system dictated by the Federal Communications Commission and the divestiture and to ensure that rates for local telephone service are at reasonable levels.
AR Code § 23-17-303 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 3 - Universal Telephone Service Act|§ 23-17-303. Definitions

 As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Public Service Commission;  (2) “Interexchange carriers” includes persons, corporations, or other organizations which provide communications services which interconnect with local exchanges under provisions of the interstate and intrastate access charges tariffs and may include such other persons, corporations, or organizations engaged in interexchange communication services as the commission may find necessary for the successful administration of the fund established in § 23-17-304;  (3) “Interexchange communication services” means all services whereby interexchange carriers transmit voice, data, or other messages within Arkansas, whether or not the transmission is at any point on the facilities of a local exchange carrier; and  (4) “Local exchange carriers” means persons, corporations, or other organizations which provide local exchange telephone service as defined by the commission.
AR Code § 23-17-304 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 3 - Universal Telephone Service Act|§ 23-17-304. Universal Telephone Service Fund created — Contents

 (a) There is created the Universal Telephone Service Fund to be established by assessing upon all interexchange carriers operating in this state a charge on interexchange communication services based on usage, revenue, volume, or other appropriate factors.  (b)  (1) The amount of the charge shall be determined by the Arkansas Public Service Commission after notice and hearing.  (2) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall coordinate the development of the structure and level of the charge, as well as the support to be provided through the Universal Telephone Service Fund, with the interstate Universal Service Fund or similar arrangement established by the Federal Communications Commission so that the Universal Telephone Service Fund is not administered inconsistently with the Federal Communications Commission's Universal Service Fund or similar arrangements.    (c) The amounts shall be remitted to the Arkansas Public Service Commission under such reasonable rules as the Arkansas Public Service Commission may prescribe and shall be deposited by the Arkansas Public Service Commission into an account, separate from all other funds, designated as the “Universal Telephone Service Fund”.
AR Code § 23-17-305 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 23 - Public Utilities and Regulated Industries|Subtitle 1 - Public Utilities And Carriers|Chapter 17 - Telephone and Telegraph Companies|Subchapter 3 - Universal Telephone Service Act|§ 23-17-305. Conditional effective date

 The Universal Telephone Service Fund shall be effective on the date the interstate Universal Service Fund or similar arrangement is established by the Federal Communications Commission unless the Arkansas Public Service Commission, prior to that date and after hearing, finds that the circumstances upon which this subchapter is predicated have so substantially changed as to render the Universal Telephone Service Fund unnecessary or impracticable.