Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 14 - Notification of Transactions Affecting Customers or Business Operations › Section 165:56-14-1 - Notification of certain transactions affecting the customers or operations of a reseller

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				parties to an agreement, the performance of which will result in the movement
				of some or all of the regulated telecommunications services customers of one or
				more certificated resellers to a different legal entity, shall, at least
				forty-five (45) days before the effective date of such proposed transaction,
				file an original and eight (8) copies of a Notification of Transaction with the
				Commission's Office of the Court Clerk, accompanied by the applicable filing
				fee, in order to notify the Commission of the transaction.
(b) The parties to an agreement, the
				performance of which will result in the transfer of a certificate of
				convenience and necessity, with or without the transfer of a tariff, from one
				legal entity to another legal entity shall, at least forty-five (45) days
				before the effective date of such proposed transaction, file an original and
				eight (8) copies of a Notification of Transaction with the Commission's Office
				of the Court Clerk, accompanied by the applicable filing fee, in order to
				notify the Commission of the transaction.
(c) The parties to an agreement, the
				performance of which will result in the merger of one or more legal entities
				with a surviving legal entity which is certificated to provide local and/or
				interexchange telecommunications services, shall, at least forty-five (45) days
				before the effective date of such proposed transaction, file an original and
				eight (8) copies of a Notification of Transaction with the Commission's Office
				of the Court Clerk, accompanied by the applicable filing fee, in order to
				notify the Commission of the transaction.
(d) This Section shall not require
				notification to the Commission of transactions which involve only changes in
				the ownership of the stock of a reseller. Such transactions are not subject to
				regulation by the Commission.
(e)
				The Notification of Transaction shall include a copy of the agreement, with all
				exhibits and schedules, and set forth the following information, if applicable:
(1) The name of the acquiring entity and the
				acquired entity.
(2) Identification
				of the acquired assets.
(3) The
				anticipated completion date and the effective date (if different) of the
				transaction.
(4) The name of the
				entity(ies) which will be providing telecommunications services in Oklahoma
				subsequent to the effective date of the transaction (the "surviving
				entity").
(5) The name, address and
				telephone number of a contact person for purposes of the Notification of
				Transaction.
(6) The names and
				qualifications of the individuals who will serve as officers and management of
				the surviving entity.
(7) The
				name(s), address(es) and telephone number(s) of the representatives of the
				surviving entity who will be the contact(s) for the Public Utility Division and
				the Consumer Services Division and will be primarily responsible for:
(A) Providing customer service;
(B) Repair and maintenance;
(C) Answering complaints;
(D) Authorizing and/or furnishing refunds to
				customers;
(E) Tariff issues;
				and,
(F) Receiving Notices related
				to causes docketed at the Commission.
(8) An affidavit, including a financial
				statement, that states that the surviving entity possesses the financial
				ability to provide reseller services in the State of Oklahoma.
(9) A copy of the notice which will be
				provided to affected customers informing them of the transaction and any change
				in the name of the entity which provides telecommunications services to them or
				in their rates, charges or terms and conditions of service as a result of the
				transaction.
(10) Identification of
				any changes in services to be offered or tariffed rates to affected customers
				required by the transaction.
(11) A
				narrative and/or schematic description of the relationship between or among the
				acquired and acquiring entities and the surviving entity.
(12) An acknowledgment that any tariff
				revisions shall only be accomplished in a separate filing.
(13) A statement of the approximate number of
				Oklahoma customers.