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Ohio Rev Code § 4927.15 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.15 | Rates, Terms and Conditions for 9-1-1 and Other Services.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A)(1) The rates, terms, and conditions for 9-1-1 service provided in this state by a telephone company or a telecommunications carrier and each of the following provided in this state by a telephone company shall be approved and tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission and shall be subject to the applicable laws, including rules or regulations adopted and orders issued by the commission or the federal communications commission:(a) N-1-1 services, other than 9-1-1 service;(b) Pay telephone access lines;(c) Toll presubscription;(d) Telecommunications relay service.(2) The rates, terms, and conditions for both of the following provided in this state by a telephone company or an incumbent local exchange carrier shall be approved and tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission and shall be subject to the applicable laws, including rules or regulations adopted and orders issued by the commission or the federal communications commission:(a) Carrier access;(b) Pole attachments and conduit occupancy under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code.(B) The public utilities commission may order changes in a telephone company's rates for carrier access in this state subject to this division. In the event that the public utilities commission reduces a telephone company's rates for carrier access that are in effect on September 13, 2010, that reduction shall be on a revenue-neutral basis under terms and conditions established by the public utilities commission, and any resulting rate changes necessary to comply with division (B) or (C) of this section shall be in addition to any upward rate alteration made under section 4927.12 of the Revised Code.(C) The public utilities commission has authority to address carrier access policy and to create and administer mechanisms for carrier access reform, including, but not limited to, high cost support.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.16 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.16 | Unbundling, Resale or Network Interconnection.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|(A) The public utilities commission shall not establish any requirements for the unbundling of network elements, for the resale of telecommunications service, or for network interconnection that exceed or are inconsistent with or prohibited by federal law, including federal regulations. (B) The commission shall not establish pricing for such unbundled elements, resale, or interconnection that is inconsistent with or prohibited by federal law, including federal regulations, and shall comply with federal law, including federal regulations, in establishing such pricing.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.17 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.17 | Notice of Rates, Terms or Conditions of Service; Contact Information to Be Provided on Bills and Notices.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Except as provided in sections 4927.07 and 4927.124 of the Revised Code, a telephone company shall provide at least fifteen days' advance notice to its affected customers of any material change in the rates, terms, and conditions of any retail service required to be tariffed by the public utilities commission or the federal communications commission, any wholesale service as to which there is no other applicable notice requirement, and any change in the company's operations that are not transparent to customers and may impact service.(B) A telephone company shall inform its customers of the commission's toll-free number and e-mail address on all bills and disconnection notices and any residential customers of the office of the consumers' counsel's toll-free number and e-mail address on all residential bills and disconnection notices.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.18 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.18 | Adoption of Rules Regarding Inmate or Juvenile Offender Services.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|The public utilities commission may adopt rules regarding the rates, terms, and conditions of intrastate telecommunications service initiated from a telephone instrument set aside for use by inmates or juvenile offenders by authorities of a secured correctional facility.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.19 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.19 | Examination of Books, Records or Practices.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) The public utilities commission may investigate or examine the books, records, or practices of any telephone company, but only to the extent of the commission's jurisdiction over the company under sections 4927.01 to 4927.21 of the Revised Code. Subject to that limitation, the commission may do any of the following: (1) Through its commissioners or by inspectors or employees authorized by it, examine the books, records, contracts, documents, and papers of any such company for any purpose incidental to the commission's authority under those sections; (2) By subpoena duces tecum, compel the production of such books, records, contracts, documents, and papers; (3) Compel the attendance of such witnesses as it requires to give evidence in connection with such an investigation. (B) The commission may investigate or inspect the plant and facility of any telephone company, subject to the following limitations: (1) To the extent of the commission's jurisdiction over the company under sections 4927.01 to 4927.21 of the Revised Code; (2) Only in response to a complaint that implicates the plant or facility to be inspected and that is made by a consumer concerning basic local exchange service or another entity concerning wholesale service.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.20 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.20 | Compliance With Commission's Directives.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|To the extent subject to the public utilities commission's jurisdiction under this chapter, all of the following shall comply with every order, direction, and requirement of the commission made under authority of this chapter: (A) Every telephone company, including every wireless service provider;(B) Every telecommunications carrier;(C) Every provider of internet protocol-enabled services, including voice over internet protocol.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.03 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.03 | Identification of Competitive Services and Noncompetitive Services.

Effective: October 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|Beginning on the starting date of competitive retail electric service, retail electric generation, aggregation, power marketing, and power brokerage services supplied to consumers within the certified territory of an electric utility are competitive retail electric services that the consumers may obtain subject to this chapter from any supplier or suppliers. In accordance with a filing under division (F) of section 4933.81 of the Revised Code, retail electric generation, aggregation, power marketing, or power brokerage services supplied to consumers within the certified territory of an electric cooperative that has made the filing are competitive retail electric services that the consumers may obtain subject to this chapter from any supplier or suppliers.Beginning on the starting date of competitive retail electric service and notwithstanding any other provision of law, each consumer in this state and the suppliers to a consumer shall have comparable and nondiscriminatory access to noncompetitive retail electric services of an electric utility in this state within its certified territory for the purpose of satisfying the consumer's electricity requirements in keeping with the policy specified in section 4928.02 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.04 | Additional Competitive Services.

Effective: October 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) The public utilities commission by order may declare that retail ancillary, metering, or billing and collection service supplied to consumers within the certified territory of an electric utility on or after the starting date of competitive retail electric service is a competitive retail electric service that the consumers may obtain from any supplier or suppliers subject to this chapter. The commission may issue such order, after investigation and public hearing, only if it first determines either of the following:(1) There will be effective competition with respect to the service.(2) The customers of the service have reasonably available alternatives.The commission shall initiate a proceeding on or before March 31, 2003, on the question of the desirability, feasibility, and timing of any such competition.(B) In carrying out division (A) of this section, the commission may prescribe different classifications, procedures, terms, or conditions for different electric utilities and for the retail electric services they provide that are declared competitive pursuant to that division, provided the classifications, procedures, terms, or conditions are reasonable and do not confer any undue economic, competitive, or market advantage or preference upon any electric utility.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.07 | Separate Pricing of Services on Bill.

Effective: October 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|To the maximum extent practicable on or after the starting date of competitive retail electric service, an electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator subject to certification under section 4928.08 of the Revised Code shall separately price competitive retail electric services, and the prices shall be itemized on the bill of a customer or otherwise disclosed to the customer. Although a competitive retail electric service shall be supplied to any consumer on such a basis, such an electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator may repackage the service on or after the starting date and offer it on a bundled basis with other retail electric services to meet consumer preferences. Such repackaging by an electric utility shall be subject to sections 4905.33 to 4905.35 of the Revised Code. Repackaging by such an electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator shall be subject to the limitation that no such entity, as to a competitive retail electric service for which the company, cooperative, or aggregator is subject to certification, shall furnish free service or service for less than actual cost for the purpose of destroying competition.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.08 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.08 | Certification to Provide Retail Electric Competitive Service.

Effective: October 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) This section applies to an electric cooperative, or to a governmental aggregator that is a municipal electric utility, only to the extent of a competitive retail electric service it provides to a customer to whom it does not provide a noncompetitive retail electric service through transmission or distribution facilities it singly or jointly owns or operates.(B) No electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator shall provide a competitive retail electric service to a consumer in this state on and after the starting date of competitive retail electric service without first being certified by the public utilities commission regarding its managerial, technical, and financial capability to provide that service and providing a financial guarantee sufficient to protect customers and electric distribution utilities from default. Certification shall be granted pursuant to procedures and standards the commission shall prescribe in accordance with division (C) of this section, except that certification or certification renewal shall be deemed approved thirty days after the filing of an application with the commission unless the commission suspends that approval for good cause shown. In the case of such a suspension, the commission shall act to approve or deny certification or certification renewal to the applicant not later than ninety days after the date of the suspension.(C) Capability standards adopted in rules under division (B) of this section shall be sufficient to ensure compliance with the minimum service requirements established under section 4928.10 of the Revised Code and with section 4928.09 of the Revised Code. The standards shall allow flexibility for voluntary aggregation, to encourage market creativity in responding to consumer needs and demands, and shall allow flexibility for electric services companies that exclusively provide installation of small electric generation facilities, to provide ease of market access. The rules shall include procedures for biennially renewing certification.(D) The commission may suspend, rescind, or conditionally rescind the certification of any electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator issued under this section if the commission determines, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, that the utility, company, cooperative, or aggregator has failed to comply with any applicable certification standards or has engaged in anticompetitive or unfair, deceptive, or unconscionable acts or practices in this state.(E) No electric distribution utility on and after the starting date of competitive retail electric service shall knowingly distribute electricity, to a retail consumer in this state, for any supplier of electricity that has not been certified by the commission pursuant to this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.11 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.11 | Minimum Service Requirements for Noncompetitive Services.

Effective: October 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|(A) For the protection of consumers in this state, the public utilities commission shall adopt rules under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code that specify minimum service quality, safety, and reliability requirements for noncompetitive retail electric services supplied by an electric utility in this state, to the extent such authority is not preempted by federal law. The rules shall include prescriptive standards for inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the transmission and distribution systems of electric utilities; shall apply to each substantial type of transmission or distribution equipment or facility; shall establish uniform interconnection standards to ensure transmission and distribution system safety and reliability and shall otherwise provide for high quality, safe, and reliable electric service; shall include standards for operation, reliability, and safety during periods of emergency and disaster; and shall include voltage standards for efficient operation of single-phase motors. The rules regarding interconnection shall seek to prevent barriers to new technology and shall not make compliance unduly burdensome or expensive. When questions arise about specific equipment to meet interconnection standards, the commission shall initiate proceedings open to the public to solicit comments from all interested parties. Additionally, rules under this division shall include nondiscriminatory metering standards.(B) The commission shall require each electric utility to report annually to the commission on and after the starting date of competitive retail electric service, regarding its compliance with the rules required under division (A) of this section. The commission shall make the filed reports available to the public. Periodically as determined by commission rule under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code and in a proceeding initiated under division (B) of section 4928.16 of the Revised Code, the commission shall review a utility's report to determine the utility's compliance and may act pursuant to division (B) of section 4928.16 of the Revised Code to enforce compliance.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.111 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.111 | Review of Distribution and Transmission Infrastructure.

Effective: September 10, 2012|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 315 - 129th General Assembly|The public utilities commission shall consult with electric distribution utilities to review the distribution infrastructure in this state and shall consult with regional transmission organizations and entities that own or control transmission facilities to review the transmission infrastructure in this state.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.112 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.112 | Priority to Hospitals in Case of Outage.

Effective: September 12, 2014|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 310 - 130th General Assembly|(A) In the event of an interruption of electric service during a period of emergency or disaster, an electric distribution utility's service restoration plan shall give priority to hospitals that are customers of the electric distribution utility. (B) If requested by a hospital that is its customer, an electric distribution utility shall confer at least biennially with that hospital regarding power quality issues and concerns related to the utility's facilities, including voltage sags, spikes, and harmonic disturbances, in an effort to minimize those events or their impact on the hospital.(C) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules to carry out this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.13 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.13 | Nuclear Generation Facilities Decommissioning.

Effective: October 5, 1999|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 3 - 123rd General Assembly|Through a periodic filing with the public utilities commission in such form as the commission shall prescribe by rule under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code, each electric utility that owns nuclear generation facilities located in this state shall demonstrate compliance with decommissioning requirements of the nuclear regulatory commission and public utilities commission and shall demonstrate adequate financing mechanisms to fund facility decommissioning.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.14 | Failure of Supplier to Provide Service.

Effective: July 31, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 221 - 127th General Assembly|The failure of a supplier to provide retail electric generation service to customers within the certified territory of an electric distribution utility shall result in the supplier's customers, after reasonable notice, defaulting to the utility's standard service offer under sections 4928.141, 4928.142, and 4928.143 of the Revised Code until the customer chooses an alternative supplier. A supplier is deemed under this section to have failed to provide such service if the commission finds, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, that any of the following conditions are met: (A) The supplier has defaulted on its contracts with customers, is in receivership, or has filed for bankruptcy.(B) The supplier is no longer capable of providing the service.(C) The supplier is unable to provide delivery to transmission or distribution facilities for such period of time as may be reasonably specified by commission rule adopted under division (A) of section 4928.06 of the Revised Code.(D) The supplier's certification has been suspended, conditionally rescinded, or rescinded under division (D) of section 4928.08 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4928.141 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4928 | Competitive Retail Electric Service|Section 4928.141 | Distribution Utility to Provide Standard Service Offer.

Effective: July 31, 2008|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 221 - 127th General Assembly|(A) Beginning January 1, 2009, an electric distribution utility shall provide consumers, on a comparable and nondiscriminatory basis within its certified territory, a standard service offer of all competitive retail electric services necessary to maintain essential electric service to consumers, including a firm supply of electric generation service. To that end, the electric distribution utility shall apply to the public utilities commission to establish the standard service offer in accordance with section 4928.142 or 4928.143 of the Revised Code and, at its discretion, may apply simultaneously under both sections, except that the utility's first standard service offer application at minimum shall include a filing under section 4928.143 of the Revised Code. Only a standard service offer authorized in accordance with section 4928.142 or 4928.143 of the Revised Code, shall serve as the utility's standard service offer for the purpose of compliance with this section; and that standard service offer shall serve as the utility's default standard service offer for the purpose of section 4928.14 of the Revised Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, the rate plan of an electric distribution utility shall continue for the purpose of the utility's compliance with this division until a standard service offer is first authorized under section 4928.142 or 4928.143 of the Revised Code, and, as applicable, pursuant to division (D) of section 4928.143 of the Revised Code, any rate plan that extends beyond December 31, 2008, shall continue to be in effect for the subject electric distribution utility for the duration of the plan's term. A standard service offer under section 4928.142 or 4928.143 of the Revised Code shall exclude any previously authorized allowances for transition costs, with such exclusion being effective on and after the date that the allowance is scheduled to end under the utility's rate plan. (B) The commission shall set the time for hearing of a filing under section 4928.142 or 4928.143 of the Revised Code, send written notice of the hearing to the electric distribution utility, and publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the utility's certified territory. The commission shall adopt rules regarding filings under those sections.