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Ohio Rev Code § 4926.48 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4926 | Electric Cooperative Pole Attachments|Section 4926.48 | Burden of Proof Regarding Rate, Term, or Condition or Denial of Access.

Effective: May 17, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly|(A) The complainant under section 4926.39 of the Revised Code has the burden of establishing a prima facie case that the rate, term, or condition complained of is not just and reasonable or that the denial of access was unlawful. (B) In a case involving a denial of access, the electric cooperative has the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the denial was lawful, once a prima facie case is established by the complainant. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 2:11 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4926.51 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4926 | Electric Cooperative Pole Attachments|Section 4926.51 | Burden of Proof Regarding Incremental Cost Claim.

Effective: May 17, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly|In a complaint filed under section 4926.39 of the Revised Code, if an electric cooperative claims that the proposed rate is lower than its incremental costs, the cooperative has the burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, its incremental costs. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 2:12 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4926.54 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4926 | Electric Cooperative Pole Attachments|Section 4926.54 | Rebuttable Presumptions.

Effective: May 17, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly|In a complaint filed under section 4926.39 of the Revised Code, there is a rebuttable presumption that each of the following is just and reasonable: (A) The time frame to grant or deny access, if it is within the time frame established by the federal communications commission; (B) The process for make-ready work, if it is in accordance with the process for make-ready work under 47 U.S.C. 224 and the federal communications commission orders and regulations implementing that section; (C) The charged rate, if the electric cooperative can show that its charged rate does not exceed an annual recurring attachment rate calculated in accordance with the cable pole attachment rate formula in 47 U.S.C. 224(d) and federal communications commission orders and regulations implementing that formula. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 2:12 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4926.57 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4926 | Electric Cooperative Pole Attachments|Section 4926.57 | Remedies Available to Court.

Effective: May 17, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly|(A) If, pursuant to a complaint filed under section 4926.39 of the Revised Code, a court of common pleas determines that any rate, term, or condition described in the complaint is not just and reasonable, it may do, but is not limited to doing, any of the following: (1) Terminate the rate, term, or condition and prescribe a just and reasonable rate, term, or condition; (2) Require entry into a pole attachment agreement on just and reasonable rates, terms, and conditions; (3) Require access to poles as provided under sections 4926.06 to 4926.36 of the Revised Code; (4) Substitute in the pole attachment agreement the just and reasonable rate, term, or condition established by the court; (5) Order a refund or payment, as appropriate. (B) A refund or payment ordered under this section may not exceed the difference between the actual amount paid under the unjust and unreasonable rate, term, or condition and the amount that would have been paid under the rate, term, or condition established by the court for the period described in the complaint, provided that the period during which refunds or payments are made does not exceed two years. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 2:12 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4926.60 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4926 | Electric Cooperative Pole Attachments|Section 4926.60 | Court Determination Is Final and Appealable.

Effective: May 17, 2021|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 2 - 134th General Assembly|A court of common pleas determination resolving a complaint under sections 4926.39 to 4926.57 of the Revised Code shall be issued in the form of a final appealable order. Last updated June 9, 2021 at 2:12 PM
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.02 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.02 | State Policy.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) It is the policy of this state to:(1) Ensure the adequacy and reliability of basic local exchange service consistent with sections 4927.07, 4927.10, and 4927.11 of the Revised Code, and the adequacy and reliability of voice service throughout the state;(2) Provide incentives for competing providers of telecommunications service to provide advanced, high-quality telecommunications service to citizens throughout the state;(3) Rely primarily on market forces, where they exist, to maintain reasonable service levels for telecommunications services at reasonable rates;(4) Encourage innovation in the telecommunications industry and the deployment of advanced telecommunications services;(5) Create a regulatory climate that provides incentives to create and maintain high technology jobs for Ohioans;(6) Promote diversity and options in the supply of telecommunications services and equipment throughout the state;(7) Recognize the continuing emergence of a competitive telecommunications environment through flexible regulatory treatment of telecommunications services where appropriate;(8) Consider the regulatory treatment of competing and functionally equivalent services and, to the extent practicable, provide for equivalent regulation of all telephone companies and services;(9) Not unduly favor or advantage any provider and not unduly disadvantage providers of competing and functionally equivalent services;(10) Protect the affordability of telephone service for low-income subscribers through the continuation of federal lifeline assistance programs ; and (11) Allow and encourage competition and market forces to determine the availability, prices, terms, and other conditions of providing telecommunications services.(B) The public utilities commission shall consider the policy set forth in this section in carrying out this chapter.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.04 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.04 | Commission's Authority Under Federal Law.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|The public utilities commission has such power and jurisdiction as is reasonably necessary for it to perform the obligations authorized by or delegated to it under federal law, including federal regulations, which obligations include performing the acts of a state commission as defined in the "Communications Act of 1934," 48 Stat. 1064, 47 U.S.C. 153, as amended, and include, but are not limited to, carrying out any of the following: (A) Rights and obligations under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 251, as amended;(B) Authority to mediate and arbitrate disputes and approve agreements under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 252, as amended;(C) Administration of telephone numbers and number portability;(D) Certification of telecommunications carriers eligible for universal-service funding under 47 U.S.C. 214(e);(E) Administration of truth-in-billing;(F) Administration of customer proprietary network information under 47 U.S.C. 222 and federal regulations adopted thereunder;(G) Outage reporting consistent with federal requirements.Except as provided in division (B) of section 4927.03 of the Revised Code, the commission has power and jurisdiction under this section over a telecommunications carrier to the extent necessary to perform the obligations described in this section. Nothing in this chapter limits the commission's authority under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 151, et seq., as amended, including the commission's authority over the provision of universal-service funding.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.05 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.05 | Certificate or Registration Required.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|(A)(1) No telephone company shall operate in this state without first obtaining a certificate from the public utilities commission, and no wireless service provider shall operate in this state without first being registered with the commission. A telephone company not holding such a certificate on the effective date of this section, or a wireless service provider not so registered on that date, shall file, respectively, a certification application or registration with the commission, each in the manner set forth in rules adopted by the commission. The application or registration shall include all of the following: (a) The company's or provider's name and address;(b) The name of a contact person and that person's contact information;(c) A service description, including the general geographic areas served, but not maps of service areas;(d) Evidence of registration with the secretary of state;(e) Evidence of notice to the public utilities tax division of the department of taxation of the company's or provider's intent to provide service;(f) As to a certification application, evidence of financial, technical, and managerial ability to provide adequate service to the public consistent with law.Division (A)(1) of this section does not apply to any incumbent local exchange carrier with respect to its geographic service area as that area existed on the effective date of this section. (2) The commission may suspend or reject the certification application of a telephone company if it finds, within thirty days after the application's submission and based on the evidence provided under division (A)(1)(f) of this section, that the applicant lacks financial, technical, or managerial ability sufficient to provide adequate service to the public consistent with law.(B) If any of the filed information described in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (f) of this section changes, a telephone company shall update its certification and provide any necessary notice to customers, and a wireless service provider shall update its registration. The commission shall adopt rules governing the requirements of this division.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.06 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.06 | Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|(A) No telephone company shall commit any unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with the offering or provision of any telecommunications service in this state. A failure to comply with any of the following requirements shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice by a telephone company: (1) Any communication by the company, including, but not limited to, a solicitation, offer, or contract term or condition, shall be truthful, clear, conspicuous, and accurate in disclosing any material terms and conditions of service and any material exclusions or limitations. The public utilities commission may prescribe, by rule, a commission review process to determine when disclosing such information is not practicable, and therefore nondisclosure does not result in an unfair or deceptive act or practice.(2) Any written service solicitation, marketing material, offer, contract, or agreement, as well as any written response from the company to a service-related inquiry or complaint that the company receives from a customer or others, shall disclose the company's name and contact information. The commission may prescribe, by rule, a commission review process to determine when disclosing such information is not practicable, and therefore nondisclosure does not result in an unfair or deceptive act or practice.(3) The company shall inform its customers, as applicable and in any reasonable manner, of their rights and responsibilities concerning inside wire, the repair and maintenance of customer-owned equipment, and the use of a network interface device, and of any charges that the company imposes for a diagnostic visit, consistent with rules adopted by the public utilities commission.(4) The company shall not commit any act, practice, or omission that the commission determines, by rulemaking under section 4927.03 of the Revised Code or adjudication under section 4927.21 of the Revised Code, constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with the offering or provision of telecommunications service in this state.(B) The commission shall provide notice to all telephone companies specifying any act, practice, or omission that it prescribes pursuant to division (A)(4) of this section. No telephone company is liable for any act, practice, or omission absent that notice and adequate time for implementation.(C) This section does not apply to wireless service. A consumer purchase of wireless service or a related product shall constitute a consumer transaction for purposes of sections 1345.01 to 1345.13 of the Revised Code, notwithstanding any provision of those sections to the contrary.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.07 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.07 | Withdrawal of Service.

Effective: September 29, 2015|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly|(A) Except as provided under the notice requirements of section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, a telephone company may withdraw any telecommunications service if it gives at least thirty days' prior notice to the public utilities commission and to its affected customers.(B) Except as provided under the notice requirements of section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, a telephone company may abandon entirely telecommunications service in this state if it gives at least thirty days' prior notice to the commission, to its wholesale and retail customers, and to any telephone company wholesale provider of its services.(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to any of the following:(1) Pole attachments under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code;(2) Conduit occupancy under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code;(3) Interconnection and resale agreements approved under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq., as amended.(D) Except as provided in section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier may not withdraw or abandon basic local exchange service.(E) Neither a telephone company nor an incumbent local exchange carrier may, without first filing a request with the commission and obtaining commission approval, withdraw any tariff filed with the commission for pole attachments or conduit occupancy under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code or abandon service provided under that section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.09 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.09 | Access to 9-1-1 Service.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|Every telephone company providing telephone exchange service shall maintain access to 9-1-1 service on a residential customer's line for a minimum of fourteen consecutive days immediately following any disconnection for nonpayment of a customer's telephone exchange service.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.101 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.101 | Effect of Enactments and Amendments by Hb 64 of 131st General Assembly.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) Section 4927.10 of the Revised Code and the amendments to sections 4927.01, 4927.02, 4927.07, and 4927.11 of the Revised Code made by H.B. 64 of the 131st general assembly shall not affect any of the following:(1) Any contractual obligation, including agreements under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 251 and 252, as amended;(2) Any right or obligation under federal law or rules;(3) The carrier-access requirements under section 4927.15 of the Revised Code;(4) Any right or obligation under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code;(5) Any state law or rule adopted under this title related to wholesale rights or obligations.(B) The amendments to section 4927.15 of the Revised Code made by H.B. 64 of the 131st general assembly shall not affect the obligations and rights described in divisions (A)(1), (2), (4), and (5) of this section.(C) The amendments to sections 128.01, 128.32, 4905.402, 4905.61, 4927.02, 4927.101, 4927.12, 4927.17, and 4927.19 of the Revised Code and the enactment of sections 4927.121, 4927.122, 4927.123, 4927.124, and 4927.125 of the Revised Code made by H.B. 402 of the 132nd general assembly shall not affect the obligations and rights described in division (A) of this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.121 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.121 | Alteration of Rates by Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier Owned and Operated Exclusively by and Solely for Its Customers.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|Subject to section 4927.124 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier owned and operated exclusively by and solely for its customers may alter its rates for basic local exchange service upward by any amount and at any time.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.122 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.122 | Upward Alterations of Rates.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|Subject to section 4927.124 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall allow upward alterations to the rate for basic local exchange service by an incumbent local exchange carrier by any amount necessary in order to comply with the eligibility requirements prescribed by the federal communications commission for the federal universal service high-cost program. Upward alterations may be ordered to be phased in over a period not to exceed three years if the commission determines that a phase-in is necessary to protect the public interest.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.123 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.123 | Exemption for Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) As used in this section:"Exchange area" has the same meaning as in section 4927.12 of the Revised Code."Line loss" refers to the number of access lines, whether residential or commercial, for which a customer of an incumbent local exchange carrier has terminated local exchange service.(B) Not earlier than the date that is exactly four years after the effective date of this section , an incumbent local exchange carrier may apply to the public utilities commission for an exemption from the requirements of section 4927.12 of the Revised Code for an exchange area, subject to division (E) of this section.(C) The commission shall approve an application under division (B) of this section if the carrier demonstrates that both of the following apply:(1) The carrier has experienced at least fifty per cent line loss in the exchange area since January 1, 2002.(2) One of the following applies:(a) The carrier increased the carrier's rates for basic local exchange service for the exchange area within the twelve months prior to September 13, 2010.(b) The commission made a determination that the exchange area qualified for alternative regulation of basic local exchange service under Chapter 4901:1-4 of the Ohio Administrative Code as that chapter existed on September 13, 2010.(c) The carrier filed an application for the exchange area that was approved or deemed approved under division (B)(3)(b) of section 4927.12 of the Revised Code.(D) On the thirty-first day after the filing of an application under division (B) of this section, the commission shall be deemed to have found that the application meets the requirements of division (C) of this section unless the commission, within thirty days after the filing of the application, issues an order finding that the requirements have not been met.(E) If an application for an exchange area is approved or deemed approved under this section, the incumbent local exchange carrier that filed the application shall be exempt from the requirements of section 4927.12 of the Revised Code for the exchange area to which the application applies, except that the carrier may not alter the carrier's rates for basic local exchange service below the carrier's incremental cost. "Incremental cost" has the same meaning as in section 4927.12 of the Revised Code.(F) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair the rights of any person to file a complaint with the commission under section 4927.21 of the Revised Code, or the rights of the commission to initiate such a complaint, against an incumbent local exchange carrier who has been granted an exemption under this section.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.124 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.124 | Notice of Rate Alteration.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|(A) An incumbent local exchange carrier altering its rates for basic local exchange service under section 4927.12, 4927.121, or 4927.122 of the Revised Code shall provide not less than thirty days' notice to the public utilities commission and to affected customers. (B) Division (A) of this section also applies to an incumbent local exchange carrier altering its rates for basic local exchange service in an exchange area for which the carrier has been granted an exemption under section 4927.123 of the Revised Code.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.125 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.125 | Tariffs.

Effective: March 20, 2019|Latest Legislation:  House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly|The rates, terms, and conditions for basic local exchange service and for installation and reconnection fees for basic local exchange service shall be tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission.
Ohio Rev Code § 4927.14 (2021)
2021 Ohio Revised Code|Title 49 | Public Utilities|Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation|Section 4927.14 | Adoption of Rules for Rates for Persons With Disabilities.

Effective: September 13, 2010|Latest Legislation:  Senate Bill 162 - 128th General Assembly|The public utilities commission may adopt rules requiring any telephone company that is a telephone toll service provider to offer discounts for operator-assisted and direct-dial services for persons with communication disabilities.