Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE › Division 4240 - Public Service Commission › Chapter 34 - Emergency Telephone Service Standards › Section 20 CSR 4240-34.060 - Telecommunications Facilities Standards

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule sets forth the general
				  telecommunications facilities standards for ETS.
(1) Telecommunications facilities used to
				provide emergency telephone service (ETS) shall conform to the requirements of
				the ETS customer and/or Missouri Public Service Commission as follows:
(A) The facilities based basic local exchange
				telecommunications company shall recognize the authority of the ETS customer to
				establish ETS configurations and grant final approval or denial of the service
				configurations offered by the facilities based basic local exchange
				telecommunications company. Such approval or denial shall be obtained by the
				facilities based basic local exchange telecommunications company in writing
				from the ETS customer;
(B) The
				facilities based basic local exchange telecommunications company shall obtain
				such approval prior to providing basic local exchange telecommunications
				service in areas where ETS is available to subscribers. At a minimum, such
				configurations shall establish dedicated facilities for routing ETS calls from
				the basic local exchange telecommunications company's central office
				switch;
(C) The ETS customer shall
				have thirty (30) days from receipt to approve or deny in writing the proposed
				ETS configurations. If the ETS customer does not serve a written approval or
				denial on the facilities based basic local exchange telecommunications company
				within thirty (30) days, then the proposed ETS configurations shall be deemed
				approved;
(D) If the ETS customer
				serves written denial of the proposed ETS configurations on the facilities
				based basic local exchange telecommunications company within thirty (30) days,
				the ETS customer shall explain its reasoning for denying the proposed
				configuration. Upon receipt of such denial, the facilities based basic local
				exchange telecommunications company can submit revised proposed ETS
				configurations to the ETS customer or can file a request for review with the
				Missouri Public Service Commission;
(E) If the facilities based basic local
				exchange telecommunications company files for review with the commission, it
				shall include in the filing the proposal made to the ETS customer and the ETS
				customer's written denial, and shall at the same time serve the request for
				review on the ETS customer; and
(F)
				Consistent with commission rules, the ETS customer may respond to the request
				for review within ten (10) days of the filing. The commission shall conduct
				such proceedings as it deems appropriate in reviewing such materials and shall
				issue a decision within forty-five (45) days of the filing by the facilities
				based basic local exchange telecommunications company. In such instances,
				approval of service configurations by the commission shall be deemed sufficient
				to satisfy the requirements of (1)(B) above.