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MN Stat § 237.27 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.27 — Attorney General To Compel Obedience.

237.27 ATTORNEY GENERAL TO COMPEL OBEDIENCE. When any telephone company fails to comply with any law of the state or any order of the commission after it has become final, or any order or judgment of the district court, the court of appeals, or the supreme court in any cases taken to any of the courts on appeal, after the judgment or order has become final, the attorney general shall apply to the district court in the name of the state in any county in which the plant of the telephone company, or any part of it, is situated, for a mandatory injunction or other appropriate writ to compel obedience to the law, order, or judgment. The district court shall punish any disobedience of its orders in the enforcement proceedings as for contempt of court. History:  (5311) 1915 c 152 s 25; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1980 c 614 s 123; 1983 c 247 s 101
MN Stat § 237.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.28 — Burden Of Proof.

237.28 BURDEN OF PROOF. In any investigation, action or proceeding arising under, or growing out of, an action initiated by the commission upon its own motion, the burden of proof shall be upon the telephone company to establish the reasonableness of the existing rates. History:  (5311-1) 1937 c 426 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1980 c 614 s 123
MN Stat § 237.30 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.30 — Telephone Investigation Fund; Appropriation.

237.30 TELEPHONE INVESTIGATION FUND; APPROPRIATION. A Minnesota Telephone Investigation Fund shall exist for the use of the Department of Commerce and of the attorney general in investigations, valuations, and revaluations under section 237.295. All sums paid by the telephone companies to reimburse the department for its expenses pursuant to section 237.295 shall be credited to the revolving fund and shall be deposited in a separate bank account and not commingled with any other state funds or moneys, but any balance in excess of $25,000 in the revolving fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the general fund. All subsequent credits to said revolving fund shall be paid by the commissioner of management and budget upon application of the department or of the attorney general to an aggregate amount of not more than one-half of such sums to each of them, which proportion shall be constantly maintained in all credits and withdrawals from the revolving fund. History:  (5311-2a) 1939 c 333 s 2; 1969 c 399 s 1; 1971 c 25 s 67; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 1 s 96; 1989 c 269 s 43; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 58; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2014 c 222 art 1 s 38; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 3 s 29
MN Stat § 237.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.411 — Reduced Rate Regulation For Certain Business Customers.

237.411 REDUCED RATE REGULATION FOR CERTAIN BUSINESS CUSTOMERS. Subdivision 1. Business customer; defined. For the purpose of this section, "business customer" means a customer subscribing to four or more business lines. Subd. 2. Competitive area; defined. A "competitive area" is an exchange located in Minnesota. Subd. 3. Reduced rate regulation. The rates, prices, tariffs, or charges to a business customer in a competitive area by a telephone company or a telecommunications carrier offering local service are only subject to sections 237.07, subdivision 1; 237.66; and 237.663, and are not subject to any rules imposing rate or price restrictions beyond those sections or to other order or investigation of local rates under section 237.081. A telephone company or telecommunications carrier subject to this subdivision is not required to file specific price information. However, upon request of the department, the commission, or the Office of Attorney General, a telephone company or telecommunications carrier must demonstrate that its pricing complies with subdivision 4. Subd. 4. Protection from anticompetitive pricing. This subdivision applies to prices governed by subdivision 3. A telephone company must not price its local telephone services, whether offered singly or as part of a bundle of services, below the total service long-run incremental cost of providing the service or services. Subd. 5. Enforcement. (a) The powers and duties granted to the commission by section 237.081 apply to violations or suspected violations of this section. A person aggrieved by a violation of this section may file a complaint as provided in section 237.081, which shall be treated as any other complaint filed under that section. The commissioner of commerce may investigate violations or alleged violations of this section. (b) Section 237.461 applies to violations of this section. History:  2004 c 261 art 6 s 1,5; 2005 c 10 art 1 s 80; 2008 c 277 art 1 s 30; 2009 c 57 s 1,4; 2010 c 247 s 1
MN Stat § 237.435 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.435 — Annual Universal Service Funding Certification.

237.435 ANNUAL UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDING CERTIFICATION. In determining whether to provide the annual certification of any eligible telecommunications carrier for continued receipt of federal universal service funding, the commission shall apply the same standards and criteria to all eligible telecommunications carriers. History:   2004 c 261 art 4 s 2
MN Stat § 237.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.46 — Gross Misdemeanor Violation.

237.46 GROSS MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION. Any telephone company or telecommunications carrier and, if it be a corporation, the officers thereof, violating any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. History:  (5310) 1915 c 152 s 24; 1919 c 183 s 6; 2014 c 222 art 1 s 39
MN Stat § 237.461 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.461 — Enforcement.

237.461 ENFORCEMENT. Subdivision 1. Actions. This chapter and rules and orders of the commission adopted under this chapter may be enforced by any one or combination of: criminal prosecution, action to recover civil penalties, injunction, action to compel performance, and other appropriate action. Subd. 2. Civil penalty. A person who knowingly and intentionally violates a provision of this chapter or rule or order of the commission adopted under this chapter shall forfeit and pay to the state a penalty, in an amount to be determined by the court, of at least $100 and not more than $5,000 for each day of each violation. Subd. 3.  MS 2004 [Expired, 1999 c 224 s 7; 2004 c 261 art 6 s 3; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 117] Subd. 4. Civil penalty proceeds deposited in treasury. The civil penalties provided for in this section may be recovered by a civil action brought by the attorney general in the name of the state. Amounts recovered under this section must be paid into the state treasury. History:  1990 c 598 s 2; 1995 c 156 s 6,25; 1999 c 224 s 3-5; 2003 c 97 s 2
MN Stat § 237.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.49 — Combined Local Access Surcharge.

237.49 COMBINED LOCAL ACCESS SURCHARGE. Each local telephone company shall collect from each subscriber an amount per telephone access line representing the total of the surcharges required under sections 237.52, 237.70, and 403.11. Amounts collected must be remitted to the commissioner of public safety in the manner prescribed in section 403.11. The commissioner of public safety shall divide the amounts received and deposit them in the appropriate accounts. The commissioner of public safety may recover from the agencies receiving the surcharges the personnel and administrative costs to collect and distribute the surcharge. A company or the billing agent for a company may itemize the surcharges on a billing statement sent to a subscriber. History:  1988 c 621 s 1; 1993 c 272 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 66; 2006 c 260 art 6 s 1; 2016 c 115 s 9
MN Stat § 237.491 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.491 — Combined Per Number Fee.

237.491 COMBINED PER NUMBER FEE. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section. (b) "911 emergency and public safety communications program" means the program governed by chapter 403. (c) "Minnesota telephone number" means a ten-digit telephone number being used to connect to the public switched telephone network and starting with area code 218, 320, 507, 612, 651, 763, or 952, or any subsequent area code assigned to this state. (d) "Service provider" means a provider doing business in this state who provides real-time, two-way voice service with a Minnesota telephone number. (e) "Telecommunications access Minnesota program" means the program governed by sections 237.50 to 237.55. (f) "Telephone assistance program" means the program governed by sections 237.69 to 237.71. Subd. 2. Per number fee. (a) The fee shall be set at a level calculated to generate only the amount of revenue necessary to fund: (1) the telephone assistance program and the telecommunications access Minnesota program at the levels established by the commission under sections 237.52, subdivision 2, and 237.70; and (2) the 911 emergency and public safety communications program at the levels appropriated by law to the commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of management and budget for purposes of sections 403.11, 403.113, 403.27, 403.30, and 403.31 for each fiscal year. (b) The recommendations must include any changes to Minnesota Statutes necessary to establish the procedures whereby each service provider, to the extent allowed under federal law, would collect and remit the fee proceeds to the commissioner of revenue. The commissioner of revenue would allocate the fee proceeds to the three funding areas in paragraph (a) and credit the allocations to the appropriate accounts. History:  2005 c 136 art 10 s 1; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 57; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109; 2014 c 222 art 1 s 40
MN Stat § 237.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.54 — Telecommunications Relay Services (trs).

237.54 TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS). Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1995 c 190 s 17] Subd. 2. Operation. (a) The commissioner of commerce shall contract with one or more qualified vendors for the provision of Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). (b) The TRS providers shall operate the relay service within the state of Minnesota. The TRS providers shall comply with all current and subsequent Federal Communications Commission regulations at Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, sections 64.601 to 64.606, and shall inform persons who have communication disabilities and the public of the availability and use of TRS. History:  1987 c 308 s 5,8; 1993 c 272 s 14,17; 1995 c 190 s 12; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 66; 2002 c 329 s 4; 2012 c 216 art 10 s 5
MN Stat § 237.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.55 — Annual Report On Telecommunications Access.

237.55 ANNUAL REPORT ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS. The commissioner of commerce must prepare a report for presentation to the Public Utilities Commission by January 31 of each year. Each report must review the accessibility of telecommunications services to persons who have communication disabilities, describe services provided, account for annual revenues and expenditures for each aspect of the fund to date, and include predicted program future operation. History:  1987 c 308 s 6,8; 1993 c 272 s 15,17; 1995 c 190 s 13; 1Sp2001 c 4 art 6 s 67; 2012 c 216 art 10 s 6
MN Stat § 237.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.56 — Adequate Service Enforcement.

237.56 ADEQUATE SERVICE ENFORCEMENT. The services required to be provided under sections 237.50 to 237.55 may be enforced under section 237.081 upon a complaint of at least two persons within the service area of any one telecommunications service provider, provided that if only one person within the service area of a company is receiving service under sections 237.50 to 237.55, the Public Utilities Commission may proceed upon a complaint from that person. History:  1987 c 308 s 7,8; 1993 c 272 s 17; 2012 c 216 art 10 s 7
MN Stat § 237.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.57 — Definitions.

237.57 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Scope. The terms used in this chapter have the meanings given them in this section. Subd. 2. Competitive service. "Competitive service" means a service that has been determined to be subject to effective competition or emerging competition. Subd. 3. Effective competition. "Effective competition" exists when the criteria of section 237.59, subdivision 5, have been satisfied for a service. Subd. 4. Emerging competition. A service will be regulated under "emerging competition" provisions when the criteria of section 237.59, subdivision 5, have not been satisfied, but there is a trend toward effective competition, or if it is a new service offered for the first time after August 1, 1994, that is not integrally related to the provision of adequate telephone service or access to the telephone network or to the privacy, health, or safety of the company's customers, whether or not it meets the criteria of section 237.59, subdivision 5. Subd. 5. Local access and transport area. "Local access and transport area" (LATA) means a geographical area designated by the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western Electric Co., Inc., 552 F. Supp. 131 (D.D.C. 1982). Subd. 6. Noncompetitive service. "Noncompetitive service" means a service that has not been classified as competitive by the commission. History:  1987 c 340 s 1,26; 1989 c 74 s 7,25; 1994 c 534 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 237.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.60 — Discriminatory Practices; Service Costs.

237.60 DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES; SERVICE COSTS. Subdivision 1.  [Expired] Subd. 2.  [Expired] Subd. 3. Discrimination. No telephone company shall offer telecommunications service within the state upon terms or rates that are unreasonably discriminatory. No telephone company shall unreasonably limit its service offerings to particular geographic areas unless facilities necessary for the service are not available and cannot be made available at reasonable costs. The rates of a telephone company must be the same in all geographic locations of the state unless for good cause the commission approves different rates. A company that offers long-distance services shall charge uniform rates and charges on all long-distance routes and in all geographic areas in the state where it offers the services. However, a company may offer or provide volume discounts in connection with intrastate long-distance services and may pass through any state, municipal, or local taxes in the specific geographic areas from which the taxes originate. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes a telephone company to provide service outside of its authorized service area except as provided in section 237.16. Subd. 4. Cost of service. Prices or rates charged for competitive services must cover the incremental costs of providing the service. If a telephone company provides both local service and long-distance services, that company shall, in determining the cost of the long-distance service, include at least the same level of contribution to common and joint costs as is contained in the access charges to other telephone companies. The company may do so on an aggregate basis, instead of on a time or mileage band basis. Subd. 5.  [Expired] History:  1987 c 340 s 4; 1989 c 74 s 13,14; 1992 c 493 s 7; 1994 c 465 art 1 s 28; 1994 c 534 art 1 s 10
MN Stat § 237.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.61 — Expedited Proceeding.

237.61 EXPEDITED PROCEEDING. Notwithstanding chapter 14, the commission may conduct an expedited proceeding when authorized under this chapter. In an expedited proceeding, the commission shall give prior notice to interested persons and provide them with an opportunity to present statements of fact and argument and to reply, either orally or in writing or both. In an expedited proceeding, the pleadings must be verified, and oral statements of fact must be made under oath or affirmation. The commission shall make a decision in an expedited proceeding based on the record. History:   1987 c 340 s 5
MN Stat § 237.626 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.626 — Promotion Activities.

237.626 PROMOTION ACTIVITIES. Subdivision 1. Promotions. A telephone company or telecommunications carrier may promote the use of its services by offering a waiver of part or all of a recurring or a nonrecurring charge, a redemption coupon, or a premium with the purchase of a service. Section 237.09 does not apply to promotions under this section, but the customer group to which the promotion is available must be based on reasonable distinctions among customers. The service being promoted must have a price that is above the incremental cost of the service, including amortized cost of the promotion. A promotion may take effect the day after the notice is filed with the commission. The notice must identify customers to whom the promotion is available. Subd. 2. Bundled service. (a) A telephone company or telecommunications carrier may offer telecommunications services subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission as part of a package of services that may include goods and services other than those subject to the commission's regulatory jurisdiction. Subject to the requirements of this chapter and the associated rules and orders of the commission applicable to those regulated services, a telephone company may establish the prices, terms, and conditions of a package of services, except that: (1) each telecommunications service subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the commission must be available to customers on a stand-alone basis; and (2) at the time the packaged offering is introduced or at the time the packaged price is subsequently changed, the packaged rate or price may not exceed the sum of the unpackaged rates or prices for the individual service elements or services. (b) Nothing in this subdivision is intended to extend or diminish the regulatory authority of the commission or the department. Subd. 3. Promotions available for resale. Any promotional offering lasting more than 90 days and filed with the commission under subdivision 1 must be available to qualifying carriers for resale. A qualifying carrier must hold a certificate of authority from the commission and must have an approved interconnection agreement with the company offering the promotion, the terms of which include language governing the resale of services. History:  1992 c 493 s 8; 2003 c 97 s 1; 2009 c 57 s 2
MN Stat § 237.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 237 - 238 — Telecommunications|Chapter 237 — Telecommunications|Section 237.64 — Registration; Bond.

237.64 REGISTRATION; BOND. Subdivision 1. Registration. A person, firm, or corporation seeking to become a telephone company, as defined by section 237.01, subdivision 7, and not required to be certified under section 237.16, shall register with the department and the commission 90 days before beginning operation in the state. The commission may review the proposed rates and services and the financial conditions of the telephone company and may, under section 237.081, investigate any other matter it considers appropriate to protect the public interest. A telephone company that has been authorized by the commission to provide telephone services in this state prior to August 1, 1987, is not required to register under this subdivision. A person, firm, or corporation seeking to offer a noncompetitive service to the public must obtain authority from the commission under section 237.16. Subd. 2. Bond. Telephone companies that have registered under subdivision 1 shall maintain a bond if the company requires advance payments or deposits from its customers, unless waived by the commission. The bond must be issued by a surety company admitted to do business in this state in the principal sum of all deposits and advance payments to be held by the company. The department shall determine the amount of the bond and may require the company to supply information to determine the appropriate amount of the bond. The bond must be in favor of the state for the benefit of any customer who suffers the loss of a deposit or advance payment due to insolvency, cessation of business, or failure to return any unused portion of the deposit or advance payment. The bond must be filed with the department. History:  1987 c 340 s 8; 1989 c 74 s 23,24