Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 247c - Ancillary Specialized Telecommunications Services › Telecommunications Regulations › Section 16-247c-3 - Certificate of public convenience and necessity

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				Any person, firm or corporation may apply to the department for an initial
				certificate of public convenience and necessity to offer and provide intrastate
				telecommunications services pursuant to section
				16-247g
				of the Connecticut General Statutes. Any initial application for a certificate
				of public convenience and necessity shall contain the following information:
(1) Full legal name, principal address and
				telephone number of the applicant and the applicant's agent for
				service;
(2) Each state under which
				the applicant is organized, the form of organization (person, firm,
				partnership, association, or corporation) and the date of
				organization;
(3) Documentation of
				registration in Connecticut as a foreign corporation, if applicable, and a
				sworn statement of intent to pay any required corporate or sales
				taxes;
(4) The name and address of
				a contact for regulatory and legal matters;
(5) A brief description of any intrastate
				telecommunications service the applicant intends to offer, including
				designation of the geographic areas for which authority to serve is
				sought;
(6) A general description
				of the facilities of others, if any, to be used in the provision of the
				proposed intrastate telecommunications services;
(7) A one-year capital construction plan, if
				seeking certification as a facilities-based provider;
(8) A copy of the applicant's annual report,
				annual return or a summary financial statement, including filings made with the
				securities and exchange commission such as 10-K or 10-Q and 8-K filings and
				audited financial statements and annual reports;
(9) Information regarding the status of the
				applicant's operations in other states, including a list of each state in which
				the applicant currently provides or is authorized to provide service and a list
				of any jurisdictions in which the applicant's application was denied or in
				which any negative action is pending;
(10) An affidavit listing any sanctions or
				fines imposed by other jurisdictions;
(11) An exhibit demonstrating the applicant's
				technical qualifications, which may include information regarding:
(A) Prior business experience, experience in
				the telecommunications business, and formal training of employees;
(B) FCC operating licenses and approvals;
				or
(C) The provision of the same or
				similar services in other jurisdictions, either independently or in conjunction
				with other telecommunications companies or entities;
(12) The applicant's customer service plan,
				including security deposit and refund requirements, termination of service
				policies, late payment charge policies, complaint procedures, and office
				hours;
(13) A description of the
				actions taken by the applicant to ensure that new customers affirmatively
				select the applicant, a description of letters of authorization used to confirm
				a customer's affirmative selection or other indicia of such a selection, and a
				description of sales agents' training and supervision;
(14) Proposed tariffs; and
(15) Any other information the department may
				deem necessary.