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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-1 - Requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The requirements of this Subchapter pertain to the
					 designation of Eligible Telecommunications Carriers by the Commission or the
					 Federal Communications Commission pursuant to
					 47
					 U.S.C. §
											214(e) and the
					 provision of Supported Services by Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
					 (hereinafter referred to as "ETCs"). All ETCs shall comply with federal
					 requirements, the requirements of this Subsection, and, if also eligible for
					 participation in the Oklahoma Lifeline Fund, the requirements of OAC
					 165:59-9-1
et
seq
.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-2 - ETC Designation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No
				  person shall receive federal Lifeline funds for Oklahoma customers or Connect
				  America Funds for investment in Oklahoma without first being designated an
				  Eligible Telecommunications Carrier ("ETC") by the Commission or as otherwise
				  provided in
				  47
				  C.F.R. §
											54.201 and §
										54.202.
				  A person seeking to be designated an ETC by the Commission shall file an
				  Application with the Commission, meeting the requirements of the Commission's
				  Rules of Practice, OAC 165:5, and shall provide the following additional
				  information in support of the Application:
(1) A description of whether the applicant
				  intends to offer the Supported Services over its own facilities, by resale of
				  another carrier's facilities and/or services, or through a combination of its
				  own facilities and resale of third party facilities and/or services;
(2) A description of the service area for
				  which ETC designation is sought, to include a list of exchanges;
(3) A description of the applicant's proposed
				  Supported Services;
(4) A
				  description of the applicant's plans to advertise the availability of Supported
				  Services within the service area sought;
(5) A complete description of the terms,
				  conditions and rates applicable to the applicant's offering of Supported
				  Services.
(6) Submit a two-year
				  plan that describes with specificity proposed improvements or upgrades to the
				  applicant's network throughout its proposed service area. Each applicant shall
				  estimate the area and population that will be served as a result of the
				  improvements. Except, a common carrier seeking designation as an ETC in order
				  to provide supported services only under 47 C.F.R. Part 54 Subpart E does not
				  need to submit such a five-year plan.
(7) Demonstrate its ability to remain
				  functional in emergency situations, including a demonstration that it has a
				  reasonable amount of back-up power to ensure functionality without an external
				  power source, is able to reroute traffic around damaged facilities, and is
				  capable of managing traffic spikes resulting from emergency situations.
(8) Demonstrate that it will
				  satisfy applicable consumer protection and service quality standards. A
				  commitment by wireless applicants to comply with the Cellular
				  Telecommunications and Internet Association's Consumer Code for Wireless
				  Service will satisfy this requirement. Other commitments will be considered on
				  a case-by-case basis.
(9) For
				  common carriers seeking designation as an ETC for purposes of receiving support
				  only under 47 C.F.R. Part 54 Subpart E, demonstrate that it is financially and
				  technically capable of providing the Lifeline service in compliance with 47
				  C.F.R. Part 54 Subpart E.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-3 - Records to be provided to the Commission

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Terms, conditions and rates for Supported Services.
An ETC shall
				  maintain current terms, conditions and rates applicable to its Supported
				  Services in an approved tariff on file with the Commission or pursuant to Terms
				  of Service posted on its website and provided to the Commission. Any
				  modification to an ETC's terms, conditions and rates for Supported Services,
				  shall be submitted to the PUD Director prior to the effective date of such
				  modification. Failure to comply with this Section may result in the filing of
				  an application by the PUD Director to revoke the Telecommunication Service
				  Provider's or wireless provider's ETC designation.
(b)
Location of records.
All
				  records including terms, conditions and rates for its Supported Services,
				  required by this Subchapter shall, be kept at the general office of each ETC,
				  and shall be made available to the Commission or its designee upon reasonable
				  request. The ETC shall make such records available to the Commission or its
				  designee at reasonable times for examination and inspection at a location
				  designated by the Commission.
(c)
Retention of certification records.
All records, including the
				  Lifeline application form showing proof of eligibility and a report from the
				  third party verification system that shows the identity and address of the
				  Lifeline customer was verified (unless the ETC has obtained a waiver from the
				  requirement to utilize a third party verification system), shall be preserved
				  for a minimum of three (3) years.
(d)
Required information to be
				  reviewed.
Each ETC shall obtain information as follows: At the time a
				  prospective Lifeline subscriber signs up for initial service, each ETC shall
				  obtain:
(1) a legible copy of the
				  subscriber's Lifeline application or service request form showing the
				  customer's name, physical address and proof of eligibility;
(2) the subscriber's information necessary to
				  demonstrate eligibility under
				  47 C.F.R. §
												54.410; and
(3) the subscriber's government issued photo
				  identification unless the ETC utilizes a third party verification system that
				  has been approved by the PUD Director.
(4) Each ETC shall provide annually to the
				  PUD Director a copy of the ETC's FCC Form 555 as filed with Universal Service
				  Administrative Company ("USAC") and the FCC.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-4 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-5 - Emergency service reporting requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
In areas equipped with E911 emergency service, when the
					 end-user's number is changed due to a change of location or service to the
					 end-user or there is a change in service provider with or without a change to
					 the end-user's number, the ETC shall report such changes to the appropriate
					 E911 emergency number database within two (2) business days, or as required by
					 agreement with the appropriate E911 agencies within the state, after completion
					 of service orders. In the event of an error report, the ETC shall correct the
					 error within two (2) business days, unless the agreement with the appropriate
					 E911 agency allows otherwise.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-6 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-7 - Content of bills

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Bills of an ETC shall comply with the Federal Truth in
					 Billing Rules,
					 47 C.F.R. §
											64.2401, for each Supported
					 Service.
Added at 21 Ok Reg 2101, eff 7-1-04 ; Amended at 22 Ok
						Reg 712, eff 7-1-05 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1565, eff
						7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-8 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-9 - Billing disputes

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In
				  the event of a dispute between an end-user and an ETC, the ETC shall make such
				  investigation as is required by the particular case, and report the results
				  thereof to the end-user.
(b) In
				  the event the dispute is not resolved, the ETC shall inform the end-user that
				  the end-user may utilize the complaint procedures of CSD. The information to be
				  provided to consumers shall be:
(1) The
				  street address of CSD, which is Oklahoma Corporation Commission, Consumer
				  Services Division, 2101 N. Lincoln Blvd. Suite 580, Oklahoma City, OK
				  73105.
(2) The mailing address of
				  the Consumer Services Division, which is P.O. Box 52000, Oklahoma City, OK
				  73152-2000.
(3) The telephone
				  numbers of the Consumer Services Division, which are (405) 521-2331 and (800)
				  522-8154.
(4) The hours of
				  operation of the Consumer Services Division, which are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
				  Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-10 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-11 - Minimum service standards and Supported Services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The purpose of this Section is to create
				  a uniform standard governing the minimum components of the Supported Services
				  for all end-users of an ETC. Supported Services shall be offered by each ETC
				  pursuant to OAC
				  165:55-23-15 and
				  OAC
				  165:55-23-17.
(b) If required by the FCC, each
				  ETC shall make available to each end-user subscribing to its Supported Services
				  within its designated service area voice telephony service with the following
				  functionalities:
(1) voice grade access to
				  the public switched network or its functional equivalent;
(2) minutes of use for local service provided
				  at no additional charge to end-users;
(3) access to the emergency services provided
				  by local government or other public safety organizations;
(4) toll limitation for qualifying low-income
				  consumers.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-12 - Lifeline eligibility requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In order to qualify for the federal
				  Lifeline Service Program, an applicant for Lifeline service must meet the
				  qualification requirements of 47 CFR § 54. 409 and be certified as
				  eligible consistent with
				  47 CFR
				  §
											54.410. Qualification for the Oklahoma
				  Lifeline Fund program is to be in accordance with OAC
				  165:59-9-3(b).
(b) The Lifeline provider shall also advise
				  each end-user customer enrolled in either the State or Federal Lifeline Service
				  program that in order to continue receiving Lifeline service, the end-user
				  customer must provide the ETC with documentary proof of program eligibility
				  annually, in accordance with the recertification requirements at OAC
				  165:59-9-5,
				  and that the subscriber has a duty to inform the ETC within thirty (30)
				  calendar days whenever the subscriber ceases to be eligible to receive State or
				  Federal Lifeline service support. The requirement to annually provide
				  documentary proof of program eligibility shall not apply if a Lifeline provider
				  utilizes USAC to conduct its annual recertification, unless such documentation
				  is required by USAC at the time of the annual recertification.
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-13 - Service Installation Intervals

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each ETC, shall meet the following service installation
					 requirements for customer requests for Supported Services:
(1) Each ETC shall provide a Supported
				  Service to a requesting customer in accordance with such request no later than
				  ninety (90) days from the date of the customer's bona fide reasonable
				  request.
(2) If the ETC determines
				  that it cannot provide Supported Services within that time frame, it may seek a
				  waiver of this requirement from the Commission, and upon notice and, if
				  necessary, hearing, the Commission shall determine if such waiver shall be
				  granted.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-14 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-16 - Limitations on Marketing of Supported Services by ETCs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All marketing efforts, including outdoor
				  mobile marketing and door to door sales, must clearly identify the ETC by its
				  d/b/a name.
(b) All enrollment in
				  any Lifeline Services from any outdoor mobile location is prohibited unless the
				  following conditions are met:
(1) There are
				  at least two banners identifying the name of the ETC, in print that is readable
				  from at least thirty (30) feet away;
(2) The banners are at least three (3) foot
				  by five (5) foot in size and the identification of the ETC takes up at least
				  fifty percent (50%) of the banner;
(3) Employees must wear a shirt that has the
				  ETC's d/b/a name permanently affixed to the shirt;
(4) The available terms, conditions and rates
				  for the Lifeline product(s) must be prominently posted at the location where
				  the marketing is taking place;
(5)
				  The marketer must have written permission from either the owner of the property
				  where the marketing is taking place or from the individual responsible for the
				  property;
(6) The marketer must have
				  all required state, city, and county licenses necessary for selling a service
				  at that location; and
(7) The
				  marketing must be done in a manner that it does not create a traffic hazard or
				  distraction.
(8) Marketing may only
				  be done from a tent of at least ten (10) foot x ten (10) foot in size or from
				  an enclosed trailer or panel truck that has the name of the ETC permanently
				  affixed on the truck or trailer in letters that are at least eighteen (18)
				  inches in height. If the tent is clearly marked with the name of the ETC on the
				  top of the tent, the tent markings may be considered as one of the two banners
				  required by paragraph (b)(1) of this Section.
(9) The ETC must provide PUD a list of
				  locations by electronic mail where mobile marketing is taking place, including
				  the date, time and location, prior to the mobile marketing taking place, in a
				  format prescribed by the PUD Director. The carrier must also notify PUD of any
				  changes to times or cancellations of previously scheduled events, prior to the
				  change or cancellation. In addition, the ETC shall maintain an active phone
				  number the Commission can call to obtain information regarding past marketing
				  events. The information regarding past marketing events shall be retained by
				  the ETC for a minimum of six (6) months.
(10) The ETC has obtained a waiver from the
				  PUD Director regarding a specific requirement of this paragraph.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-17 - Link-up program on Tribal Lands

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each ETC providing service on Tribal Land
				  and receiving High Cost Support on Tribal lands, pursuant to 47 CFR Part 54,
				  Subpart D, shall file informational tariffs that offer a Link-up assistance
				  program. This program shall offer:
(1) For an
				  eligible resident living on Tribal Land, a reduction consistent with
				  47 CFR §
												54.413(a)(1). The charge
				  from which the reduction is made shall not exceed the customary charge for
				  commencing telecommunications service for a single telecommunications
				  connection by customers initiating non-Lifeline service with the ETC.
(2) A deferred payment schedule
				  consistent with
				  47 CFR §
												54.413(a)(2). The charge
				  assessed for initiating service may include any charges that the ETC
				  customarily assesses to connect end-users, but may not include any security
				  deposit requirements.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-18 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-19 - Responsibility for adequate and safe service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) An ETC is responsible for providing
				  adequate and efficient service to every served end-user for which the ETC
				  reports and receives federal or state universal service support.
(b) An ETC that uses its own facilities to
				  provide Supported Service shall install and maintain its system so as to render
				  safe, efficient, and continuous service, and shall keep all of its equipment
				  and facilities in a good state of repair.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-20 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-21 - Emergencies

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All ETCs shall make adequate provision for emergencies in
					 order to prevent interruption of Supported Services throughout its designated
					 service area.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-22 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 165:55-23-23 - Response to customer complaint inquiries

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An ETC shall respond to the Commission upon written or
					 electronic inquiry from the Commission within the following time
					 periods:
(1) Inquiries regarding
				  disconnection, suspension or termination of Supported Services - within one (1)
				  business day of receipt of inquiry from the Commission.
(2) Inquiries other than for disconnection,
				  suspension or termination of Supported Services - within three (3) business
				  days of receipt of inquiry from the Commission.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-50 - Service standards; sufficient operating and maintenance force

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An ETC shall maintain an operating and maintenance force
					 sufficient to meet service objectives and minimum standards for restoration of
					 service after interruption as follows:
(1) Provisions will be made to receive
				  customer trouble reports at all times, twenty-four (24) hours per
				  day.
(2) Provision will be made to
				  correct interruptions of service to persons and agencies required to respond to
				  emergencies involving human life and safety at all times, consistent with the
				  bona fide needs of the end-user and the availability and safety of ETC
				  personnel.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-51 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-52 - Records of trouble reports

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Each ETC shall make a full and prompt investigation of every trouble report
				  made to it by its end-users, either directly or through the
				  Commission.
(b) The ETC shall
				  maintain its network so as to minimize customer trouble reports for Supported
				  Services in an economical manner, but shall not exceed eight ( 8) reports per
				  one hundred (100) customers per month per service area averaged over a
				  three-month period. An occurrence of a violation of this procedure shall be
				  considered as each day in the month for which the three-month average of
				  trouble reports for that month and the preceding two ( 2) months exceed this
				  criteria for the service area in question.
(c) The response of a ETC to customer trouble
				  reports shall be eighty-five percent (85%) of all trouble reports cleared
				  within twenty-four (24) hours.
Added at 21 Ok Reg 2101, eff 7-1-04 ; Amended at 30 Ok
						Reg 1565, eff 7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-53 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-54 - Notice of service interruptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Commission shall be notified, through
				  the Director of the Public Utility Division and the Commission's Public
				  Information Officer, of all interruptions in Supported Services, which cause a
				  customer to not have access to Supported Services within the designated service
				  area for more than twelve (12) hours; or any interruption which, in the
				  judgment of the ETC, may cause a high degree of public interest or
				  concern.
(b) The Commission
				  notification process required in subsection (a) of this Section, may be
				  accomplished by facsimile, and email twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7)
				  days a week; or by phone, during the business hours of 8:00 a.m. through 4:30
				  p.m., Monday through Friday, and should consist of the following:
(1) An initial contact to advise of the
				  outage; the cause of such outage; the area affected; and, the estimated time
				  for repair;
(2) Intermediate
				  contact to provide status reports, as deemed necessary by the
				  telecommunications service provider, or as may be requested by the Commission
				  Staff; and,
(3) Concluding
				  information detailing the results and completion of the restoration of service.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-55 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-56 - Restoration of service plan

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each ETC shall have a written restoration of service plan
					 (Plan) to be followed during interruptions in Supported Services.
The Plan shall be submitted to the Commission upon
					 request.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-57 - RESERVED

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 23 - Eligible Telecommunications Carriers › Part 3 - TRANSMISSION OBJECTIVES › Section 165:55-23-58 - Customer choice

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Where choices are available, every customer shall have the right to choose his
				  or her telecommunications service provider, whether wireless or
				  wireline.
(b) An ETC shall not
				  enter into a contract with the owner or manager of multi-tenant dwellings to
				  exclusively provide Supported Services to the exclusion of other
				  telecommunications service providers.
Added at 21 Ok Reg
					 2101, eff 7-1-04
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 25 - Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure › Section 165:55-25-5 - FBP Security Plan

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each FBP is
				encouraged to prepare and make available for inspection, a "Homeland Security
				and Critical Infrastructure Plan" ("Plan") that has been prepared with
				reference to the NRIC safety guidelines and standards.
(b) The Plan shall be marked as "Highly
				Sensitive Confidential" and designate those facilities that the FBP considers
				to be Critical Infrastructure (physical assets and computer software as defined
				in OAC
				165:55-25-3 above),
				and shall set forth the FBP's measures to secure such facilities from extended
				service interruption. The Plan shall also include an estimate of the costs
				necessary to achieve such measures.
(c) The Plan shall remain on site at the
				FBP's business office in accordance with OAC
				165:55-25-7(g)
				below and shall have the most current version of the redlined Plan Update
				Report attached to the clean version of the FBP's latest Plan. At the FBP's
				option, changes will either be redlined or a history of changes may be
				maintained.
(d) The Plan shall list
				all locations deemed by the FBP to be critical as well as identification of any
				subsequently increased security measures. All locations and security measures
				shall be identified by code known only to the utility and designated state
				government officials and their designees.
(e) Any subsequent security measures
				identified in the Plan shall contain an estimate of the cost necessary to
				implement such measures, a description of the measures necessary to adequately
				secure each specific location and an estimated schedule for completion of each
				measure.
(f) All locations
				identified by the Plan that require additional security measures shall be
				prioritized by the FBP.
(g) On July
				1 of each year , the Commission Staff shall submit an Annual Report marked as
				"Highly Sensitive Confidential" to the Commission summarizing the results of
				Staff's review of each FBP's Plan (and any Plan Update Reports), along with any
				recommendations that Staff may have regarding such Plan(s).
(h) When the Attorney General elects to
				submit recommendations to the Commission regarding a FBP's Plan, such
				recommendations shall be marked as "Highly Sensitive Confidential" and shall
				also be due by July 1 of each subsequent year thereafter.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 708,
				  eff 7-1-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 25 - Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure › Section 165:55-25-7 - Reporting requirements

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(a)
				Subsequent to the preparation of the initial Plan prepared under OAC
				165:55-25-5(a),
				each FBP shall prepare a Plan Update Report by March 1 of each succeeding year,
				following the same format as the initial Plan with redlines of all new changes,
				marked "Highly Sensitive Confidential" and kept on site at the FBP's business
				office.
(b) Each subsequent Plan
				Update Report shall update the previous year's report by indicating for each
				specific coded location, all costs and completion dates (actual and projected)
				for all current and prior additional security measures claimed under this
				Subchapter.
(c) For those security
				measures previously reported that have not yet been completed, revised
				estimated costs and estimated completion dates shall be provided.
(d) The Plan Update Report shall also include
				(by specific location) a description of each proposed security measure that has
				not been previously reported, the estimated costs for each, as well as the
				estimated completion date for each measure.
(e) Costs reflected in the initial Plan and
				in subsequent Plan Update Reports, whether estimated or actual, shall be
				identified as either capital or expense costs.
(f) By March 1 of every year each FBP shall
				submit a Certification Letter to the Director of the Public Utility Division,
				marked as "Highly Sensitive Confidential" and certifying that as of the date of
				the Certification Letter:
(1) The FBP does not
				have a Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Plan as contemplated and
				defined by this Subchapter;
(2) The
				FBP does not have a Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Plan as
				contemplated or defined by this Subchapter but has otherwise taken steps to
				secure its facilities and Critical Infrastructure and is not seeking cost
				recovery under this Subchapter;
(3)
				The FBP does have a Plan but is not seeking cost recovery; or
(4) The FBP has prepared its Plan Update
				Report updating the Plan and/or previous year's Plan Update Report and that the
				redlines contained within the current Plan Update Report encompass in the
				entirety, all of the changes made to the FBP's Plan since the Plan's inception
				or the previous year's certification and that the Plan is available for
				Commission and/or Attorney General review at the FBP's local place of
				business.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 25 - Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure › Section 165:55-25-9 - Cost recovery

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				FBP seeking cost recovery of expenditures related to securing its Critical
				Infrastructure shall prepare and make available for inspection, its Plan and
				any subsequent Plan Update Reports in accordance with this
				Subchapter.
(b) Each FBP shall file
				an Application with the Commission for cost recovery as provided for within
				this Subchapter. Such cost recovery shall only occur to the extent the FBP has
				incurred all or a portion of its actual security-related costs.
(c) Unless otherwise ordered by the
				Commission, a FBP shall have the burden of proving compliance with all of the
				provisions of this Subchapter prior to obtaining cost recovery for security
				related measures.
(d) The total
				costs incurred under this Subchapter shall be combined for recovery purposes,
				for consideration by the Commission.
(e) All costs approved by the Commission for
				recovery, shall be recovered from the FBP's customers through a "Security Cost
				Rider" based upon the number of access lines for the FBP and shall be subject
				to annual true-up.
(f) Unless
				otherwise ordered by the Commission, A FBP shall immediately discontinue
				recovery of the "Security Cost Rider" when the earlier of the following occurs:
				natural expiration due to the full recovery provided for in a Rider granted
				under this Subchapter or forced expiration pursuant to OAC 165:55-25-9(g).
				Under no circumstances, shall the FBP be permitted to double recover Homeland
				Security and Critical Infrastructure related costs. Where a "Security Cost
				Rider" is utilized, Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure related costs
				shall not be recoverable through a rate increase pursuant to 17 O.S. §
									137
				et seq. or from the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund ("OUSF") pursuant to 17
				O.S. §
									139.106.
(g) Unless otherwise ordered by the
				Commission, all "Security Cost Riders" approved by the Commission, shall expire
				five years from the initial date of the "Security Cost Rider's"
				implementation.
(h) Upon the filing
				of a cost recovery request by a FBP, Commission Staff, the state Attorney
				General's office (based upon that entity's statutory authority) and all other
				Authorized Participants shall review the cost recovery proposal submitted by
				the FBP and file testimony in accordance with:
(1) Any applicable protective orders issued
				by the Commission in the security-related cost recovery cause;
(2) OAC
				165:55-25-11(below);
(3) The Commission's Rules of Practice (OAC
				165:5); and
(4) Any other
				protective measures or requirements prescribed by law or the
				Commission.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 25 - Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure › Section 165:55-25-11 - Confidentiality

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Pursuant to the
				Commission's jurisdiction granted under Article IX, Section 18 of the Oklahoma
				Constitution, 51 O.S. (2001) §24A.22 of the Oklahoma Statutes and OAC
				165:5, the Commission's Rules of Practice; all un-redacted documents related to
				a FBP's Homeland Security and Critical Infrastructure Plan shall be considered
				"Highly Sensitive and Confidential," and shall only be admitted into evidence
				in en camera proceedings.
(b)
				"Highly Sensitive Confidential" designation and protection shall extend but not
				be limited to the following: initial Plans (including underlying documents),
				Plan Update Reports, Certification Letters, Annual Reports made by Commission
				Staff, recommendations submitted by the Attorney General of the State of
				Oklahoma and un-redacted documents used in cost recovery proceedings. For all
				other documents, the "Highly Sensitive Confidential" designation may be granted
				upon hearing and Final Order of the Commission.
(c) Each FBP Plan and/or Plan Update Report
				prepared in accordance with this Subchapter, shall be marked "Highly Sensitive
				Confidential" and shall be kept and maintained on site at the FBP's business
				office in accordance with OAC
				165:55-25-7(g),
				above. Only those individuals on the Staff of the Corporation Commission and in
				the State Attorney General's office and their respective experts who have been
				authorized by the Commission, shall have access to the Plan and Plan Update
				Reports prepared by each FBP and any related or supporting documentation
				thereto. All other parties granted authorized intervenor status to a security
				cause pursuant to OAC
				165:55-25-10(c)
				may also be granted access to the Plan, Plan Update Reports and supporting
				documentation after notice and hearing.
Added at 22 Ok Reg 708,
				  eff 7-1-05
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-1 - Purpose; short title

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) This
				Chapter establishes the Oklahoma Corporation Commission rules governing the
				regulation and operations of resellers of interexchange telecommunications
				services in Oklahoma which may be cited by the short title as the
				Telecommunications Reseller Rules.
(b) This Chapter is intended to define good
				business practices under normal conditions, to assure adequate service, to
				prevent unfair charges to the customer, and to protect resellers of intrastate
				telecommunications toll services from unreasonable demands.
(c) This Chapter is further intended to
				permit Oklahoma consumers to receive timely benefits from lawful market-driven
				price and service competition among resellers by applying only such regulatory
				requirements to those companies as are necessary to assure public access to
				telecommunications services, under tariff provisions which are not unjustly
				discriminatory and to preclude unjust and unreasonable rates and charges in
				such market.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-2 - Jurisdiction

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission, by virtue of Article IX
				  § 18 of the Constitution of the State of Oklahoma and Title 17 §
									131
				  et seq. of the Oklahoma statutes, has authority and responsibility to
				  supervise, regulate, and control the resale of intrastate telecommunications
				  services in Oklahoma and to enact rules and regulations in connection
				  therewith. No person or corporation not otherwise a reseller of
				  telecommunications services within the meaning of this Chapter shall be deemed
				  such solely because of the manufacture, distribution, installation or
				  maintenance of customer premises communication equipment and
				  accessories.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-3 - Application of rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Chapter shall apply to every company that resells
				  telecommunications services to the public, which company is by law subject to
				  the jurisdiction of the Commission.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-5 - Interpretation of rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The words contained in this Chapter shall be given their
				  ordinary and customary meaning, with technical terms and words being construed
				  as generally understood within the telecommunications industry, except where
				  otherwise expressly provided. Where, by its context, this Chapter establishes
				  service standards or objectives, substantial compliance therewith under normal
				  operating conditions will be deemed in compliance with this Chapter. Where, by
				  its context, this Chapter imposes an absolute obligation upon the reseller,
				  strict compliance is required.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-6 - Relief from rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever compliance with any requirement of this Chapter
				  would result in unreasonable hardship upon or excessive expense to the reseller
				  or the customer, or for other good cause shown, the Commission may, by order,
				  waive or modify the requirements of this Chapter, upon application of any
				  interested person, in accordance with the provisions of OAC 165:5. The
				  Commission may grant temporary relief pending hearing.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2855, eff
				  7-15-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-7 - Exceptions or variances

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
If a reseller seeks an exception or variance from this
				  Chapter in its tariff, such exception or variance shall be clearly shown on
				  such tariff, sufficient to plainly bring to the Commission's attention the
				  exact nature of said exception or variance. Any exception not so marked or
				  identified in such tariff shall be superseded by this Chapter to the extent
				  that said exception or variance is in conflict therewith. Upon approval by the
				  Commission, the exception or variance shall indicate the number of the
				  pertinent Commission order.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-8 - Supremacy

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Every tariff, rule, regulation, or agreement relating to the
				  subject matter of this Chapter is superseded by this Chapter and is deemed
				  amended to conform with this Chapter.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-9 - Rules conform to law

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Chapter shall be construed to conform with the Oklahoma
				  Constitution and with the laws of Oklahoma.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-10 - Controversy over rules

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Whenever a controversy exists in connection with the
				  interpretation of this Chapter or its applicability, or any right or any duty
				  imposed thereby, the Commission, upon application of any interested person and
				  after notice and hearing, in accordance with the provisions of OAC 165:5, will
				  enter such order thereon as it may deem appropriate.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2855, eff
				  7-15-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-11 - Severability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Chapter shall not relieve, in any way, a reseller or
				  customer from any of its duties under the laws of this State or the United
				  States. If any provision of this Chapter is held invalid, such invalidity shall
				  not affect other provisions or applications of this Chapter which can be given
				  effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the
				  provisions of this Chapter are declared to be severable. This Chapter shall not
				  be construed so as to enlarge, diminish, modify, or alter the jurisdiction,
				  powers, or authority of the Commission or the substantive rights of any
				  person.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-12 - Conflict with Commission order

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Chapter shall not alter or amend any order of the
				  Commission directed to a reseller, except where the provisions thereof are in
				  direct conflict with this Chapter, in which case this Chapter shall supersede
				  the provisions of any such order to the extent of conflict
				  only.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-13 - Tariff conformance [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95; Revoked at 14 Ok Reg 2855, eff
				  7-15-97
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-14 - Exclusions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The term "reseller" as used in this Chapter shall not include
				  LECs or IXCs, which shall be regulated as provided for by
				  165:55.
Added at 12 Ok Reg 2147,
				  eff 7-1-95
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 56 - Resellers of Interexchange Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:56-1-15 - Universal service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Pursuant to OAC
				  165:59-3-40,
				  every entity that operates or provides telecommunications service within the
				  State of Oklahoma shall contribute, on a nondiscriminatory basis, into the
				  Oklahoma Universal Service Fund.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3075,
				  eff 7-15-98