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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-03 - CERTIFICATE

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Every provider whose end-users are not all within the
				  exception group shall obtain a certificate from the Commission. Application
				  shall be made on the form specified in the Appendix to this Chapter. One
				  certificate is required for each same contiguous premises to be served. Upon
				  approval of the application, the STS provider shall notify the local exchange
				  company in writing of its certification and shall describe the proposed
				  service.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-04 - SERVICE WHICH CAN BE SHARED OR RESOLD

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The provider may share/resell local exchange telephone
				  service, MTS and WATS provided by a public utility to end-users located on the
				  same contiguous premises.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-05 - CONTRACT

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A provider shall have a written contract with each end-user
				  not within the exception group which shall contain the following
				  provision:
(a) A statement of the
				terms and conditions of service including current rates and termination
				charges, if any;
(b) A statement
				that the user may obtain service directly from the local telephone
				company;
(c) The name and telephone
				number of a representative of the provider to whom complaints should be
				addressed;
(d) A statement that a
				user may submit unresolved complaints about quality of service to the Utilities
				Commission;
(e) A statement that at
				least thirty days written notice will be given prior to any rate
				increase;
(f) A statement that the
				contract shall be voidable at the option of the end-user and without further
				liability to the end-user if the contract is breached by the reseller or
				sharer;
(g) A statement specifying
				when rates may be changed and the amount of increase that may be imposed during
				the contract period;
(h) A
				statement that rates, charges, payment arrangements, rules on disconnection and
				deposit requirements are not regulated by the North Carolina Utilities
				Commission;
(i) A statement
				specifying (a) the limitations of E911 emergency service regarding proper
				identification of the caller and the caller's location whenever a call is
				placed from a STS station and (b) the limitations on portability or reuse of
				the assigned telephone number upon a move or transfer of service and (c) the
				limitations regarding intercept service provided by the local exchange company
				for direct inward dial (DID) numbers; and
(j) A copy of this Chapter of the Rules and
				Regulations.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-06 - LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY ACCESS

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Providers shall allow the local exchange company reasonable
				  access to end-users who desire service directly from the local exchange
				  company. Such access shall be provided to the local exchange company free of
				  charge.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-07 - PROVISION OF LOCAL ACCESS LINES

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The certificated local exchange telephone company shall be
				  the only source of access lines or trunks connecting resold or shared service
				  to the telephone network.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-08 - NETWORKING

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Interconnection of end-users of different providers or
				  between end-users of the same provider not occupying the same contiguous
				  premises must be through the local exchange company or certified long distance
				  carrier.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-09 - QUALITY OF SERVICE

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Every provider is required to secure adequate local exchange
				  trunks to ensure an adequate quality of service. The probability of blocking
				  objective to be used in evaluating the adequacy of service is P.01.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-10 - RATING OF LOCAL SERVICE

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Intercom calling among end-users shall be permitted without
				  restriction.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Section 11 R14-11 - CHARGES TO END-USERS

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Providers may share local service and resell MTS and WATS to
				  end-users within the exception group defined in Rule R14-2(e) subject to the
				  following conditions:
(a) All
				end-users must occupy the same contiguous premises; and
(b) No separate charge is made for local
				service.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 2/26/88; NCUC Docket No. P-100, Sub 72b,
				  01/02/04.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 14 › Appendix 11 R14 - APPENDIX

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APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CERTIFICATE TO OFFER SHARED AND/OR
				  RESOLD (STS) TELEPHONE SERVICE
STS SPECIAL CERTIFICATE NO. ____
Note: To apply for Special Certification, Applicant must
				  submit a filing fee of $25.00 and the typed
original and 8 copies of this document to the Commission at
				  the following address:
Chief Clerk
North Carolina Utilities Commission
4325 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4325
DATE OF APPLICATION ________________
APPLICANT
_________________________________________________________________________________
(NAME)
_________________________________________________________________________________
(STREET)
_________________________________________________________________________________
(CITY, STATE, ZIP)
TELEPHONE ( ) ___________
ADDRESS AND DESCRIPTION OF PREMISES TO BE SERVED AND SERVICES
				  TO BE OFFERED: (A map may be attached)
REPRESENTATIVE TO WHOM COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED
_________________________________________________________________________________
(NAME)
_________________________________________________________________________________
(STREET)
_________________________________________________________________________________
(CITY, STATE, ZIP)
TELEPHONE ( )___________________
As the provider of resold and/or shared service, I certify
				  that I have read and agree to abide by the Rules in Chapter 14 of the North
				  Carolina Utilities Commission attached as Appendix A to this
				  Application.
___________________Date
Signature of Applicant__________________________
Title________________________________________
VERIFICATION
STATE OF _________ COUNTY OF _______________
The above-named _________, personally appeared before me this
				  day and, being first duly sworn, says that the facts stated in the foregoing
				  application and any exhibits, documents, and statements thereto attached are
				  true as he verily believes.
WITNESS my hand and notarial seal, this ____ day of _____,
				  19__.
________________________
Notary Public
My Commission expires: __________
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-01 - APPLICATION

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This Chapter governs sharing and/or resale of telephone
				  service as authorized by
				  G.S.
				  62-110(e).
The relationship between sharers/resellers (providers) and
				  the local exchange telephone company shall be governed by the filed tariff of
				  the telephone company except as provided in this Chapter.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-02 - DEFINITIONS (FOR PURPOSES OF THIS CHAPTER ONLY)

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(a)
				Contiguous premises. Property under common ownership or management that is not
				separated by property owned or managed by others. Property will be considered
				contiguous even if intersected by a public thoroughfare if, absent the
				thoroughfare, the property would be contiguous.
(b) Shared use and resale of telephone
				service. A telecommunications arrangement where two or more unrelated parties
				utilize a common telephone service.
(c) Provider. Provider, for purposes of this
				Chapter, shall mean a nonprofit college or university, and its affiliated
				medical center(s), which is qualified under Sections 501 and 170 of the United
				States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or which is a State-owned institution and
				which subscribes to the local exchange telephone company and offers shared
				and/or resold service to others.
(d) End-user. The party to whom resold or
				shared service is provided. End-users under this Chapter shall mean students or
				guests housed in quarters furnished by the institution, patrons of hospitals or
				medical centers of the institution, or persons or businesses providing
				educational, research, professional, consulting, food, or other support
				services directly to or for the institution, its students, or guests.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-03 - CERTIFICATE

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Every provider desiring to provide shared/resold service
				  pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  62-110(e) shall obtain a
				  certificate from the Commission. Application shall be made on the form
				  specified in the Appendix to this Chapter. One certificate is required for each
				  provider. Upon approval of the application, the provider shall notify the local
				  exchange company in writing of its certification and shall describe the
				  proposed service.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-04 - SERVICE WHICH CAN BE SHARED OR RESOLD

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The provider may share/resell any telephone service provided
				  to it by a public utility to end-users located on contiguous campus premises
				  owned or leased by the institution and non-contiguous premises owned or leased
				  exclusively by the institution.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-05 - CONTRACT

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A provider shall file with the Commission a copy of its
				  standard contract with residential end-users when it applies for a certificate.
				  A provider shall have a written contract with each end-user which shall contain
				  the following provisions:
(a) A
				statement of the terms and conditions of service including current rates and
				termination charges, if any;
(b) A
				statement that the user may obtain service directly from the local telephone
				company;
(c) The name and telephone
				number of a representative of the provider to whom complaints should be
				addressed;
(d) A statement that a
				user may submit unresolved complaints about quality of service to the Utilities
				Commission;
(e) A statement that at
				least thirty days written notice will be given prior to any rate increase
				(except that if a provider receives less than thirty days' notice of a rate
				increase to the provider, it shall give notice of any resulting rate increase
				to its end-users as soon as practicable);
(f) A statement that the contract shall be
				voidable at the option of the end-user and without further liability to the
				end-user if the contract is breached by the reseller or sharer;
(g) A statement specifying when rates may be
				changed and the amount of increase that may be imposed during the contract
				period;
(h) A statement that rates,
				charges, payment arrangements, rules on disconnection and deposit requirements
				are not regulated by the North Carolina Utilities Commission;
(i) A statement specifying (1) the
				limitations of E911 emergency service regarding proper identification of the
				caller and the caller's location whenever a call is placed from a telephone
				station and (2) the limitations on portability or reuse of the assigned
				telephone number upon a move or transfer of service and (3) the limitations
				regarding intercept service provided by the local exchange company for direct
				inward dial (DID) numbers; and
(j)
				A statement that a copy of this Chapter of the Rules and Regulations is
				available for inspection during business hours at the telephone offices of the
				provider and that a copy will be provided, free of charge, upon request of the
				end-user.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-06 - LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANY ACCESS

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Providers shall allow the local exchange company reasonable
				  access to end-users who desire service directly from the local exchange
				  company. Such access shall be provided to the local exchange company free of
				  charge.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-07 - PROVISION OF LOCAL ACCESS LINES

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The certificated local exchange telephone company shall be
				  the only source of access lines or trunks connecting resold or shared service
				  to the telephone network.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-08 - NETWORKING

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Interconnection of end-users of different providers or
				  between end-users of the same provider not occupying the same contiguous
				  premises must be through the local exchange company or a certified
				  long-distance carrier.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-09 - QUALITY OF SERVICE

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Every provider is required to secure adequate local exchange
				  trunks to ensure an adequate quality of service. The probability of blocking
				  objective to be used in evaluating the adequacy of service is P.01.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-10 - RATING OF LOCAL SERVICE

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The services of the certified local exchange telephone
				  company, when furnished to providers as defined in this Chapter and in
				  accordance herewith, shall be rated in the same way as those provided for
				  shared service offered to patrons of hospitals, nursing homes, rest homes,
				  licensed retirement centers, members of clubs or students living in quarters
				  furnished by educational institutions as provided for in
				  G.S.
				  62-110(d) and Chapter 14 of
				  the NCUC Rules.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 11 R14A - SHARING AND/OR RESALE OF TELEPHONE SERVICE BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES PURSUANT TO G.S. 62-110(e) › Section 11 R14A-11 - CHARGES TO END-USERS

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Providers shall, for so long as they receive flat rate local
				  service from the serving local exchange company, only charge flat monthly rates
				  as opposed to measured or message rates for local exchange service.
(NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 97, 11/14/89; NCUC Docket No. P-100, Sub 72b,
				  01/02/04
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-01 - DEFINITIONS

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The following words and terms, when used in these rules,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
(a) Basic Local Exchange
				Service. -- The telephone service comprised of an access line, dialtone, the
				availability of touchtone, and usage provided to the premises of residential
				customers or business customers within a local exchange area.
(b) Certificate. -- A certificate of public
				convenience and necessity to provide local exchange and/or exchange access
				service as a public utility as defined in
				G.S.
				62-3(23)a.6.
(c) Commission. -- The North Carolina
				Utilities Commission.
(d) Competing
				Local Provider or CLP. -- Any person applying for or granted a certificate to
				provide local exchange or exchange access services in competition with a local
				exchange company.
(e) Exchange
				Access Service. -- Switched or special access service provided by a LEC or CLP
				to a customer which facilitates a connection between an end-user and an
				interexchange carrier.
(f) FCC -
				The Federal Communications Commission.
(g) Local Exchange Service Area. -- The
				geographic area within which a CLP or LEC is authorized to provide local
				exchange or exchange access service.
(h) Local Exchange Company or LEC. -- Any
				person, holding on January 1, 1995, a certificate to provide local exchange
				services or exchange access services, excluding telephone membership
				corporations.
(i) Local Exchange
				Service. -- Switched service offered by a CLP or LEC, without the payment of
				long distance charges; or dedicated service connecting two or more points
				within an exchange as defined on an exchange service area map of a LEC or
				CLP.
(j) Notice -- A document filed
				with the Commission pursuant to Rule R17-8 which includes the following:
(1) The name, address of the principal
				headquarters, and telephone and facsimile numbers for each of the parties to
				the Section 214 License Transfer or Pro forma Transaction and any changes in
				the Name and Contacts information provided in the non-dominant CLP's original
				Competing Local Provider Application;
(2) A statement setting forth a description
				of the Section 214 License Transfer or Pro forma Transaction; (3) A copy of the
				application for a domestic Section 214 License Transfer, or in the case of a
				Pro
forma
Transaction the notification letter, filed with the
				FCC; and (4) A copy of the FCC's Public Notice of the Section 214 License
				Transfer or
Pro forma
Transaction.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-02 - REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS REGARDING CERTIFICATION OF COMPETING LOCAL PROVIDERS

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(a) Any entity other than an existing CLP
				certificate holder applying for a certificate or for authority to acquire an
				existing certificate shall complete a CLP application form and make a
				satisfactory showing to the Commission:
(1)
				That it is fit, capable and financially able to render such service;
(2) That the service to be provided will
				reasonably meet the service standards set out in Rule R9-8;
(3) That the provision of the service will
				not adversely impact the availability of reasonably affordable local exchange
				service;
(4) That it will
				participate to the extent it may be required to do so by the Commission in the
				support of universally available telephone services at affordable rates;
				and
(5) That the provision of the
				services will not otherwise adversely impact the public interest.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-03 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

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(a) Each
				LEC shall be the universal services provider in the area in which it is
				certificated to operate on July 1, 1995, unless otherwise determined by the
				Commission in further interim or permanent rules.
(b) The Commission will establish a Universal
				Service Fund, designate a permanent universal service provider for each service
				area, and determine applicable payment mechanisms in compliance with
				G.S.
				62-110(f1). Any CLP offering
				telecommunications services in North Carolina will be required to participate
				in such fund.
(c) To the extent
				required, the establishment of the Universal Service Fund shall first require
				the evaluation of the definition of basic local exchange telephone services and
				the calculation of the subsidy required to support those basic local exchange
				telephone services which the Commission may decide are appropriate.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  SUB 133, 7/19/95; 2/23/96; 9/21/00.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-04 - INTERCONNECTION

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(a) Interconnection
				arrangements should make available the features, functions, interface points
				and other service elements on an unbundled basis required by a requesting CLP
				to provide quality services. The Commission may, on petition by any
				interconnecting party, determine the reasonableness of any interconnection
				request.
(b) Interconnection
				arrangements should apply equally and on a nondiscriminatory basis to all
				CLPs.
(c) Interconnection
				arrangements must be made available pursuant to a bona fide written request. No
				refusal or unreasonable delay by any LEC to another carrier will be
				allowed.
(d) Interconnection
				agreements are to be negotiated in good faith. Such agreements shall be filed
				for approval as soon as practicable but in no event later than 30 days from the
				date of conclusion of negotiations. Parties may operate on an interim basis
				under a negotiated interconnection agreement which has been filed with the
				Commission and which is publicly available as a public record pending
				Commission action on the filing. Interim operations under a negotiated
				interconnection agreement shall begin no earlier than the date upon which the
				agreement is filed with the Commission and shall be undertaken, at the risk of
				the parties, subject to the right of the Commission to approve or disapprove
				the agreement.
(e) In the event the
				parties are unable to agree within 90 days of a bona fide request, either party
				may petition the Commission for a determination of the appropriate rates and
				terms for interconnection.
(f)
				Unbundled functional elements of a LEC's network that are made available
				throughout interconnection agreements should also be made available on an
				individual tariffed basis.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 133, 7/19/95; 2/23/96; 6/18/96; 9/21/00.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-05 - NUMBER PORTABILITY AND NUMBER ASSIGNMENT

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(a)
				End-users shall have number portability regardless of their chosen LEC or
				CLP.
(b) True number portability
				shall be made available when technically and economically reasonable.
(c) Interim number portability arrangements
				shall be utilized until true number portability is available. The LEC and CLP
				shall include interim number portability issues in interconnection
				negotiations.
(d) To the extent
				feasible, the LEC shall provide the CLP with reservations for a reasonably
				sufficient block of numbers for their use.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 133, 7/19/95; 2/23/96; 9/21/00.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-06 - PREPAID LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE

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(a) Prepaid
				local exchange service(s) are exempt from portions of Commission Rule R17-2(f).
				No other basic local exchange service(s) offered by such CLP shall be exempt
				from any portion of Commission Rule R17-2(f). Those portions of Commission Rule
				R17-2(f) from which prepaid local exchange service may be exempt are:
(1) That part of Commission Rule R17-2(f2)
				requiring access to local and long distance directory assistance;
(2) Commission Rule R17-2(f3) requiring
				access to operator services; and
(3) Commission Rule R17-2(f4) requiring
				access to all standard dialing patterns to all interLATA and intraLATA long
				distance carriers, including 1+ and 0+ access to the customer's carrier of
				choice for interLATA and intraLATA long distance calls.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-07 - DIALING PARITY

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(a) Any CLP
				offering basic local exchange service, other than prepaid local exchange
				service for which exemptions of Commission Rule R17-2(f) are allowed, shall
				offer interLATA and intraLATA toll dialing parity for such basic local exchange
				service as prescribed in 47
				CFR 51.209.
(b) Dialing parity means the implementation
				of the full 2-PIC (Primary Interexchange Carrier) selection methodology. The
				full 2-PIC method generally allows customers to presubscribe to a
				telecommunications carrier for all 0+ and 1+ interLATA toll calls and
				presubscribe to the same or another telecommunications carrier (including, but
				not limited to, the customer's local exchange carrier) for all 0+ and 1+
				intraLATA toll calls.
(c) Customers
				who do not select a carrier for one or both types of long distance calls
				(intraLATA and/or interLATA toll calls) will be designated as "no-PIC" by the
				CLP for the handling of those types of long distance calls for which no
				telecommunications carrier was selected. Customers with the "no-PIC"
				designation for either type of long distance call will be required to place
				those calls by accessing their choice of carrier through 101XXXX (dial-around)
				access codes.
(d) If long distance
				carriers must arrange for connection to CLP's facilities in order to
				participate in the presubscription process, the carriers must be advised of
				that opportunity before orders for exchange service are taken.
(e) Each new customer must be given the
				choice of carriers by the service representative in a competitively neutral
				manner when the order for the exchange service is placed.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 133, 9/21/00.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 17 - PROVISION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE AND EXCHANGE ACCESS COMPETITION › Section 11 R17-08 - PROCEDURES FOR TRANSFERS OF CONTROL

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(a) A CLP
				holding a Certificate is exempt from the provisions of
				G.S.
				62-111(a) requiring approval
				of transfers of control transactions, except as set forth in this
				Rule.
(b) A CLP holding a
				Certificate shall file a Notice with the Commission immediately upon filing an
				application for a domestic Section 214 License Transfer with the FCC pursuant
				to 47 C.F.R. §
										63.03. Coincident with the filing with the
				NCUC, the CLP shall serve a copy of such Notice on any ILEC in North Carolina
				with which the CLP has entered into an interconnection agreement approved by
				this Commission.
(c)
				Notwithstanding the provision of subsection (b), the Commission retains
				authority to make inquiries, initiate proceedings and impose conditions on a
				CLP's Certificate(s) including reporting requirements, to protect consumer
				interests.
(d) Notwithstanding the
				close of a Section 214 License Transfer, any proceeding or investigation
				initiated by the Commission pursuant to subsection (c) shall continue in the
				Commission's discretion, and the Commission shall retain the authority to
				impose conditions on a CLP's Certificate(s) if necessary to protect consumer
				interests.
(e) A CLP holding a
				Certificate shall file a Notice with the Commission no later than 30 days after
				control of the carrier is transferred pursuant to a
Pro forma
Transaction.
(f) Nothing in this
				rule shall be deemed to exempt an entity from the requirements of Rule
				R17-2.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 163; 8/24/06.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 18 - PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BY LESSORS › Section 11 R18-01 - APPLICATION

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This Chapter governs charging for the costs of providing
				  water or sewer utility service by a lessor to a lessee as authorized by
				  G.S.
				  62-110(g).
NCUC Docket No. WR-100,
				  Sub 5, 08/01/04, 01/20/05; NCUC Docket No. WR-100, Sub 10,
				  04/04/2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 18 - PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BY LESSORS › Section 11 R18-02 - DEFINITIONS

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(a) Apartment. A
				building containing multiple residential dwelling units. For the purposes of
				these Rules, townhouses, row houses, and/or condominiums shall be considered
				apartments.
(b) Apartment complex.
				Premises where one or more buildings under common ownership comprising 15 or
				more apartments are available for rental to lessees.
(c) Contiguous dwelling units. An apartment
				complex or manufactured home park located on property that is not separated by
				property owned by others. Property will be considered contiguous even if
				intersected by a public thoroughfare if, absent the thoroughfare, the property
				would be contiguous.
(d) Dwelling
				unit. A house, mobile home, apartment, building, or other structure used for
				residential purposes.
(e) Leased
				premises. A house, mobile home, apartment, building, or any combination thereof
				which are leased for residential purposes.
(f) Lessee. A person who leases a dwelling
				unit from the lessor.
(g) Lessor. A
				person, entity, corporation, or agency who owns 15 or more dwelling units which
				are available for lease. The lessor is also known as the landlord.
(h) Manufactured home park. Premises where a
				combination of 15 or more manufactured homes, as defined in
				G.S.
				143-145(7), or spaces for
				manufactured homes, are rented to or are available for rental to
				lessees.
(i) Provider. The lessor
				purchasing water or sewer utility service from a supplier and charging for the
				costs of providing the service or services to lessees. The provider shall be
				the owner of the residential premises served.
(j) Single-family dwelling. An individual,
				freestanding, unattached dwelling unit, typically built on a lot larger than
				the structure itself, resulting in an area surrounding the house known as a
				yard, which is rented or available for rental as a residence.
(k) Supplier. A public utility or an agency
				or organization exempted from regulation from which a provider purchases water
				or sewer service.
(l) Supplier's
				base charge. The fixed charge imposed by the supplier for providing water and
				sewer utility service to the provider. This charge may include charges related
				to the provision of utility service such as the cost of meter reading, billing,
				and collecting, but may not include charges not related to the provision of
				utility service, such as stormwater fees, trash collection, or property
				taxes.
NCUC Docket No. WR-100,
				  Sub 5, 08/01/04, 01/20/05; NCUC Docket No. WR-100, Sub 10,
				  04/04/2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 18 - PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BY LESSORS › Section 11 R18-03 - UTILITY STATUS; CERTIFICATE; BONDS

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Every provider is a public utility as defined by
				  G.S.
				  62-3(23)a.2 and shall comply
				  with all applicable provisions of the Public Utilities Act and all applicable
				  rules and regulations of the Commission. No provider shall begin charging for
				  the costs of providing water or sewer service prior to applying for and
				  receiving a certificate of authority from the Commission. No provider shall be
				  required to post a bond pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  62-110.3.
Every application for authority to charge for the costs of
				  providing water or sewer service by an applicant owning an apartment complex or
				  manufactured home park shall be in such form and detail as the Commission may
				  prescribe and shall include (a) a description of the applicant and the property
				  to be served, (b) a description of the proposed billing method and billing
				  statements, (c) a schedule of the rates charged to the applicant by the
				  supplier(s), (d) the schedule of rates the applicant proposes to charge the
				  applicant's lessees, (e) the administrative fee proposed to be charged by the
				  applicant, (f) the name of and contact information for the applicant and its
				  agents, (g) the name of and contact information for the supplying water or
				  sewer system, and (h) any additional information that the Commission may
				  require.
Every application for authority to charge for the costs of
				  providing water or sewer service by an applicant owning a singlefamily dwelling
				  shall be in such form and detail as the Commission may prescribe; shall allow
				  the applicant to serve multiple dwellings in the State subject to an approval
				  by the Commission; and shall include (a) a description of the applicant and a
				  listing of the addresses of all properties to be served. An updated listing of
				  addresses served by the applicant shall be provided to the Commission annually,
				  (b) a description of the proposed billing method and billing statements, (c)
				  the administrative fee proposed to be charged by the applicant, (d) the name of
				  and contact information for the applicant and its agents, (e) the name of the
				  water and/or sewer supplier, and (f) any additional information that the
				  Commission may require.
The Commission shall approve or disapprove an application
				  within 30 days of the filing of a completed application with the Commission. In
				  the event an application is found to be incomplete as submitted, the applicant
				  will be notified accordingly. If the Commission has not issued an Order
				  disapproving a completed application within 30 days, the application shall be
				  deemed approved.
NCUC Docket No. WR-100,
				  Sub 5, 08/01/04, 01/20/05; NCUC Docket No. WR100, Sub 10,
				  04/04/2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 18 - PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BY LESSORS › Section 11 R18-04 - COMPLIANCE WITH RULES

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Every provider shall comply with any applicable rules of
				  local governmental agencies regarding the provision of water or sewer
				  service.
NCUC Docket No. WR-100,
				  Sub 5, 08/01/04, 01/20/05; NCUC Docket No. WR100, Sub 10,
				  04/04/2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 18 - PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BY LESSORS › Section 11 R18-05 - RECORDS, REPORTS AND FEES

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(a) All records
				shall be kept at the onsite management office or office(s) of the provider in
				North Carolina, or shall be made available at its onsite management office in
				North Carolina upon request, and shall be available during regular business
				hours for examination by the Commission or Public Staff or their duly
				authorized representatives. Within three business days after a written request
				to the provider, a lessee may examine the records pertaining to the lessee's
				account during regular business hours and may obtain a copy of those records at
				a reasonable cost, which shall not exceed 25¢ per page. However, if a provider
				does not have an onsite management office at the multi-unit complex or in close
				proximity to the leased single-family dwelling, then the provider shall in good
				faith, upon written request, establish with the lessee a mutually-acceptable
				arrangement for the lessee to examine the records pertaining to the water
				and/or sewer service for the leased dwelling unit occupied or previously
				occupied by the lessee. In the event that a provider and lessee are unable to
				reach agreement within 10 business days, the lessee may contact the Public
				Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission, Consumer Service Division, at
				(866) 380-9816 (toll-free) or 919-733-9277 or may write to the Public Staff -
				North Carolina Utilities Commission, Consumer Services Division, at 4326 Mail
				Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300 for assistance in resolving
				the dispute. If the Public Staff determines that it cannot reasonably resolve
				the disagreement, the matter shall be referred to the Commission.
(b) Providers shall not be required to file
				an annual report to the Commission as required by Chapter 1, Rule R1-32 of the
				Rules and Regulations of the North Carolina Utilities Commission except as
				required by Commission Rule R18-3. Providers shall pay a regulatory fee and
				file a regulatory fee report as required by Chapter 15, Rule R15-1. Special
				reports shall also be made concerning any particular matter upon request by the
				Commission.
NCUC Docket No. WR-100,
				  Sub 5, 08/01/04, 01/20/05; NCUC Docket No. WR-100, Sub 10,
				  04/04/2018.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 18 - PROVISION OF WATER AND SEWER SERVICE BY LESSORS › Section 11 R18-07 - DISCONNECTION; BILLING PROCEDURE; METER READING

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(a) No
				charge for connection or disconnection, charge for late payment, or similar
				charge in addition to the rate specified in Rule R18-6 shall be
				allowed.
(b) A returned check
				charge as provided for in Rule R18-6(d) shall be allowed.
(c) No provider may disconnect water or sewer
				service for nonpayment.
(d) Bills
				shall be rendered at least monthly.
(e) The date after which a bill for water or
				sewer utility service is due, or the past due after date, shall be disclosed on
				the bill and shall not be less than 25 days after the billing date.
(f) A provider shall not bill for or attempt
				to collect for excess usage resulting from a plumbing malfunction or other
				condition which is not known to the lessee or which has been reported to the
				provider.
(g) Every provider shall
				provide to each lessee at the time the lease agreement is signed, and shall
				maintain in its business office, in public view, near the place where payments
				are received, the following:
(1) A copy of the
				rates, rules and regulations of the provider applicable to the premises served
				from that office.
(2) A copy of
				these rules and regulations.
(3) A
				statement advising lessees that they should first contact the provider's office
				with any questions they may have regarding bills or complaints about service,
				and that in cases of dispute, they may contact the Commission either by calling
				the Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission, Consumer Services
				Division, at (866) 380-9816 (toll-free) or 919-733-9277, or by appearing in
				person or writing the Public Staff - North Carolina Utilities Commission,
				Consumer Services Division, 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina
				27699-4300.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 21 › Section 11 R21-01 - APPLICATION

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(a) This rule
				governs both the complete cessation of telephone operations and the
				discontinuance or reduction of telephone service by local exchange companies
				(LECs) and competing local providers (CLPs), as defined in Commission Rule
				R17-1. It does not apply to disconnection of service to an individual customer
				for nonpayment in accordance with Chapter 12 of the Commission's
				Rules.
(b) This rule is directed
				toward the discontinuance or reduction of service by, or termination of service
				to, carriers whose customers are end users. In the event of a request for
				discontinuance or reduction of service by, or termination of service to, a
				carrier that provides both wholesale and retail service, or exclusively
				wholesale service, the Commission shall address such request in such manner as
				may be just, and shall, to the greatest possible extent, ensure that all
				affected parties, including but not limited to wholesale customers and end
				users, are afforded at least as much advance notice of cessation of service as
				provided for in these rules. Rule R21-3 is applicable to all bankruptcy
				filings, regardless of whether the bankrupt carrier provides wholesale service,
				retail service, or both.
NCUC Docket No. P-100,
				  Sub 162, 08/30/06.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 21 › Section 11 R21-02 - DISCONTINUANCE OR REDUCTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE BY LECS AND CLPS

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(a) A LEC or CLP intending to cease
				operations or to discontinue or reduce the provision of telecommunications
				service in North Carolina shall seek permission from this Commission to abandon
				or reduce service in accordance with
				G.S.
				62-118. The LEC or CLP shall file a petition
				for authority to discontinue or reduce service with the Commission not less
				than forty-five (45) days prior to the date of discontinuance or reduction of
				telecommunications service. The petition shall include, at a minimum:
(1) For each service offering to be
				discontinued, a description of the service offering, the number of customers
				that will be affected by the discontinuance, identification of any customers
				affected by the discontinuance that are themselves telecommunications carriers,
				identification of the underlying carrier(s), if any, for the offering, and the
				proposed date of discontinuance;
(2) A description of customer notification
				efforts and copies of the written notice(s) sent or proposed to be sent to
				customers. If the notice is not consistent with the requirements of R21-4(g),
				the petition shall state why the proposed notice is sufficient;
(3) A full explanation of the reasons for the
				proposed service discontinuance or reduction;
(4) Details of any plan to migrate customers
				to other carriers and identification of the carrier(s) to whom the service(s)
				are to be migrated. If no migration plan is provided, the petition shall state
				why a plan is not necessary; and
(5) If all North Carolina service offerings
				are being discontinued, a request for cancellation of the certificate(s) of
				public convenience and necessity of the LEC or CLP upon the approval of
				discontinuance. If cancellation of the certificate(s) is not requested, the
				carrier shall provide a concise statement explaining why the Commission should
				not cancel the certificate(s).
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 04 - COMMERCE › Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION › Chapter 21 › Section 11 R21-03 - BANKRUPTCY

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(a) A LEC or CLP
				that is the subject of a petition under any provision of the federal Bankruptcy
				Code shall immediately file with the Commission the following materials and
				shall keep them updated through further filings with the Commission throughout
				the duration of the bankruptcy proceeding:
(1)
				A complete copy of the bankruptcy petition;
(2) The name, address, and telephone number
				of any trustee in its bankruptcy proceeding; and
(3) The names, addresses and telephone
				numbers of all attorneys representing the LEC or CLP in its bankruptcy
				proceeding.