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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:55-1-15 - Exclusions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The term "telecommunications service provider" as used in
				  this Chapter shall not include IXCs, which shall be regulated as provided for
				  by OAC
				  165:55-1-8.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
				  2437, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 165:55-1-16 - Universal service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Consistent with 17 O.S. §
									139.107, all
				  Contributing providers, as defined at 17 O.S. §
									139.102,
				  operating within the State of Oklahoma shall contribute, on a nondiscriminatory
				  basis, into the Oklahoma Universal Service Fund. Further, each Contributing
				  provider, whether subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission or not, shall
				  annually provide contact information to the OUSF Administrator for the purpose
				  of correspondence regarding contributions to the OUSF. Compliance with this
				  requirement can be accomplished by the submission of an annual report,
				  submission of an affirmation that the Contributing provider filed the FCC Form
				  499, or submission of full contact information for the Contributing provider.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3054,
				  eff 7-15-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY › Section 165:55-3-2 - Notice requirements when filing an Application for Certificate of Convenience and Necessity

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Applicants seeking a Certificate of Convenience and
					 Necessity shall meet all notice requirements as set forth in this
					 Section.
(1)
Requirements for
				  filing an Application of a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity.
An
				  Application of a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity shall be delivered by
				  mail, electronic mail or by personal service to the following people and/or
				  entities:
(A) The Attorney General of the
				  State of Oklahoma;
(B) The Director
				  of the Public Utility Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission;
(i) The Application delivered to the Director
				  of the Public Utility Division shall be file-stamped by the Oklahoma
				  Corporation Commission Court Clerk's Office and shall be delivered to the
				  Director of the Public Utility Division in electronic copy form only.
(ii) The Director of the Public
				  Utility Division shall place the Application of Certificate of Convenience and
				  Necessity on the Commission's website,
http://www.occeweb.com
, within five (5)
				  business days of receipt.
(C) The governing body of each Enhanced 911
				  Public Safety Answering Point (E911 PSAP) operating in the proposed service
				  territory of the Applicant.
(D) The
				  ILEC in the proposed service territory.
(E) Sections (C) and (D) of this subsection
				  shall not apply to applications for a certificate of convenience and necessity
				  filed exclusively for the limited purpose of receiving reimbursement from the
				  OUSF for the provision of Special Universal Services in accordance with 17 O.S.
				  §
											139.109.1(B)(4).
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 1 - CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY › Section 165:55-3-3 - Approval of initial tariffs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No later than
				  twelve (12) months after being granted a Certificate of Convenience and
				  Necessity, pursuant to OAC
				  165:55-3-1, a telecommunications
				  service provider, or IXC shall file an application requesting approval of its
				  initial tariffs, unless filed pursuant to OAC
				  165:55-3-1(d)(2)(L),
				  which include the terms and conditions of service and all rates and charges for
				  each service classification, in a format consistent with Subchapter 5 of this
				  Chapter. Notice of such filings shall comply with OAC
				  165:55-5-11(d).
(b) The initial tariffs shall not become
				  effective except by order of the Commission after such notice and hearing, if
				  any, as directed by Commission.
(c)
				  Not later than thirty (30) days after approval of the initial tariffs, an
				  electronic copy of the approved tariffs, which conform to OAC
				  165:55-5-20, shall be provided to
				  the Public Utility Division.
(d)
				  With the application requesting approval of a complete set of proposed initial
				  tariffs, the telecommunications service provider, or IXC, shall file proof that
				  the third-party surety bond, surety bond or letter of credit required in OAC
				  165:55-3-1(h)
				  has been obtained, if applicable.
(e) This subsection does not apply to
				  providers with a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity limited to authority
				  to receive reimbursement for the provision of Special Universal Services in
				  accordance with 17 O.S. § 139.109.1(B)(4). Such entities will provide
				  informational tariffs in accordance with OAC
				  165:55-3-1(e)(2)(F).
Added at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1985, eff
					 7-1-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 3 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDS AND REPORTS › Section 165:55-3-10 - Who shall file [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Revoked at 16 Ok Reg 2261, eff
					 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 3 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDS AND REPORTS › Section 165:55-3-11 - Accounting system

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				  Uniform System of Accounts of the FCC prescribed for Class A and Class B
				  telephone companies, or other system of accounts acceptable to the Commission,
				  may be adopted by a telecommunications service provider.
(b) Regardless of the system of accounts
				  adopted by a telecommunications service provider pursuant to subsection (a), in
				  a general rate proceeding, the Commission Staff may request the production of
				  data and reports in a format other than as kept pursuant to the designated
				  system of accounts. Disputes related to this Section may be submitted to the
				  Commission for resolution.
(c) No
				  change in, or departure from, the system utilized by the telecommunications
				  service provider will be permitted except upon order of the Commission made
				  after notice and hearing.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 5 - RECORD REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-3-20 - Location of records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All records, including tariffs, required by this Chapter
					 shall, at the option of the telecommunications service provider, be kept at the
					 general office of each telecommunications service provider or on a publicly
					 available website and shall be made available to the Commission or its
					 authorized representative at any reasonable time upon
					 request.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 5 - RECORD REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-3-21 - Retention of records

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All records required by this Chapter shall be preserved for
					 two (2) years, except for an ETC's records confirming subscriber's eligibility
					 for purposes of the State and/or Federal Lifeline programs as well as the
					 records confirming household eligibility for State and/or Federal Lifeline
					 support. Records confirming subscriber and household eligibility for purposes
					 of initial or annual recertification for State or Federal Lifeline programs
					 shall be kept for three (3) years.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 5 - RECORD REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-3-23 - Complaints report

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each telecommunications service provider and IXC shall
					 maintain customer complaints that have been received by the company. These
					 should be maintained for a period of no less than two (2)
					 years.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3054, eff 7-15-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 7 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-3-30 - Report attestation

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
All reports required by this Chapter to be submitted to the
					 Commission shall be attested to by an officer or manager of the
					 telecommunications service provider under whose direction the report is
					 prepared, or if under trust or receivership, by the receiver or a duly
					 authorized person, or if not incorporated, by the proprietor, manager,
					 superintendent, or other official in charge of the telecommunications service
					 provider's operation.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 3 - Certificates, Reports, and Records › Part 7 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-3-31 - Due dates of reports [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2415, eff 7-1-01; Revoked at 29 Ok Reg
					 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 1 - TARIFF FILING › Section 165:55-5-1 - Tariffs and/or Terms of Service required

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Except as provided in this Subchapter, a
				  telecommunications service provider or IXC shall charge for the provisioning of
				  regulated telecommunications services to its end-users only the rates and
				  charges contained in its tariffs on file with and approved by the Commission or
				  Terms of Service. No deviation from a tariff or Terms of Service shall be
				  permitted, except as permitted by OAC
				  165:55-5-10.3
				  or unless otherwise authorized by the Commission. The provisions of each
				  telecommunications service provider's or IXC's filed tariff and/or Terms of
				  Service are binding upon the telecommunications service provider, IXC and the
				  end-user as to the rates and charges for service and the terms and conditions
				  of service. Notwithstanding the foregoing and OAC
				  165:55-3-3,
				  neither a telecommunications service provider nor an IXC shall be required to
				  file a written tariff with the Commission for any service except payphone
				  access services, E911/911 access services, or switched access
				  services.
(b) A telecommunications
				  service provider or an IXC which has a written tariff on file with the
				  Commission may withdraw the tariff, except for payphone access services,
				  E911/911 services, or switched access services if the telecommunications
				  service provider or IXC:
(1) provides written
				  notice to the Director of Public Utility Division and the Attorney General,
				  that it is withdrawing the tariff,
(2) posts the Terms of Service, and
(3) provides the Commission with the web page
				  information where the language is posted.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 1 - TARIFF FILING › Section 165:55-5-2 - Contents of tariffs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Except as provided in OAC
					 165:55-5-1,
					 every telecommunications service provider shall file with the Commission its
					 tariffs containing detailed schedules of its rates and charges for all
					 intrastate regulated telecommunications services. The tariffs shall be in
					 sufficient detail and shall be accompanied by such explanatory material, so as
					 to permit determination of the applicability of the tariff. For standard
					 services, the tariff should be structured to permit determination of the exact
					 charges from the tariffs alone. Services, whose rates and charges are
					 determined on an individual case basis, need not indicate the exact charges in
					 the tariff. Related provisions, such as the circumstances under which services
					 are available, classes of service offered, and line extension policy, will be
					 set out in the tariff or by reference to other filed tariffs. Unless provided
					 otherwise in this Chapter, no tariff shall be effective except by order of the
					 Commission or otherwise pursuant to the laws of the State of
					 Oklahoma.
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2651, eff 6-25-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 29 Ok Reg
					 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 1 - TARIFF FILING › Section 165:55-5-3 - Terms and conditions of service [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 10 Ok Reg
					 2651, eff 6-25-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg
					 2847, eff 7-15-97; Revoked at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 1 - TARIFF FILING › Section 165:55-5-4 - Exchanges served by a competitive LEC

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each competitive LEC shall file and maintain an up-to-date
					 listing of the service territory to which the competitive LEC provides
					 services. Such competitive LEC listings shall be revised in accordance with the
					 requirements of this Subchapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-10 - Tariff approval and revisions to tariffs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Except as provided in OAC
				  165:55-5-1,
				  no new or revised tariff shall be effective without Commission order after
				  notice and hearing, if any, as directed by the Commission unless otherwise
				  provided in this Chapter, or by the laws of the State of Oklahoma. Tariffs
				  filed under this section will be deemed lawful and effective thirty (30) days
				  after filing unless an objection is filed in advance of the thirtieth day that
				  a hearing is required.
(b)
				  Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this Section:
(1) New or revised tariffs describing a
				  regulated service may be submitted in accordance with subsection (c) of this
				  section unless otherwise prohibited by this Chapter, including but not limited
				  to, subsection (b)(2) of this section or by the laws of the State of Oklahoma.
(2) No new or revised tariff
				  describing a switched access service, E911/911 service, or payphone access
				  service, shall become effective without Commission order after notice and
				  hearing, if any, as directed by the Commission.
(3) A packaged service may include any
				  combination of basic local services, regulated services and non-regulated
				  services. A packaged service shall be treated as a single optional service by
				  the Commission. A packaged service may be submitted in accordance with
				  subsection (c) of this section unless otherwise prohibited by this Chapter or
				  by the laws of the State of Oklahoma.
(4) Any tariffed service utilizing ICB
				  pricing, or amendment thereto, shall become effective without Commission order
				  according to the terms of the agreement with the customer and/or the provider's
				  tariffs.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-10.1 - Competitive services [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 2847, eff 7-15-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg
					 1985, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2101, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 26 Ok Reg
					 1127, eff 7-1-09; Revoked at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-10.2 - Promotional offerings

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				  Telecommunications service providers or IXCs may offer Promotional rates and/or
				  terms and conditions of service for any purpose. Promotional offerings are not
				  intended to replace any obligation of a TSP or IXC to submit tariffs or to post
				  the Terms of Service.
(b) TSPs and
				  IXCs must maintain a log of all current promotional offerings and shall provide
				  the log to the Commission upon request.
Added at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1985, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 2301, eff 7-15-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 712, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg
					 1127, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-10.3 - Customer-specific contracts under ICB pricing

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Telecommunications service providers or
				  IXCs may enter into customer-specific contracts for business services provided
				  that the pricing is not predatory.
(b) At the direction of the Commission, the
				  Director of the Public Utility Division shall periodically select a sample of
				  ICBs for review. If a review of any ICB reveals that said ICB is not fair,
				  just, reasonable, not priced at or above LRIC, or not in the public interest,
				  the Commission may issue an order to revoke the TSP's or IXC's ability to enter
				  into ICBs until further order of the Commission.
Added at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1985, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg
					 2301, eff 7-15-03; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 712, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 26 Ok Reg
					 1127, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-10.4 - Name changes and/or trade name additions and/or address changes

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Tariff revisions to reflect a change to the name and/or
					 change, deletion or addition of a trade name under which the telecommunications
					 service provider or IXC will be doing business in the State of Oklahoma, and/or
					 change of address shall become effective, without Commission order, the date of
					 filing such tariffs, provided the filing contains the attestation required by
					 subparagraph (5) of this Section. The request for name change or request for
					 change, addition, or deletion of a trade name shall be accompanied by the
					 following, as applicable:
(1) An
				  amended Certificate of Incorporation effecting a change of name pursuant to 18
				  O.S. §
										1076,
				  1077
				  or
				  1031;
(2) A Trade Name Report filed with the
				  Secretary of State as provided in 18 O.S. §
										1140;
(3) A Withdrawal of Trade Name Report filed
				  with the Secretary of State as provided in 18 O.S. §
										1140.1;
(4) A Transfer of Trade Name Report filed
				  with the Secretary of State as provided in 18 O.S. §
										1140.2;
				  and,
(5) An attestation that the
				  tariffs are identical, except for the name change or change, addition or
				  deletion of a trade name, to the existing tariffs of the telecommunications
				  service provider or IXC.
Added at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1985, eff
					 7-1-02
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-11 - Type of notices

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Notice.
Except with respect to tariffs filed pursuant to OAC
				  165:55-5-10(b)
				  or where the Commission, by order, directs otherwise, any notice of hearing on
				  an application for approval or amendment of rates or charges for service shall
				  be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper(s) of general
				  circulation within the territory served by the telecommunications service
				  provider.
(b)
Notice of
				  tariff revisions and new service offerings by telecommunications service
				  providers.
Telecommunications service providers shall serve proposed
				  tariff revisions for switched access, payphone access, or E911/911 services on
				  the Office of the Attorney General at the time of their filing with the
				  Commission, and shall provide a copy of their proposed tariff revisions
				  pursuant to OAC
				  165:55-5-10
				  to each IXC and telecommunications service provider that has previously
				  requested in writing to receive such filings. Notice of tariff revisions to
				  E911/911 services shall also be provided to the governing body of each E911/911
				  Public Safety Answering Point operating in the service territory of the
				  TSP.
(c)
Notice
				  requirements.
All entities seeking to interconnect with the ILEC,
				  including CLECs and Wireless providers, shall provide Notice of the Application
				  to be given by mail, electronic mail or personal service to the Attorney
				  General of the State of Oklahoma and each E911 Public Safety Answering Point
				  within the territory of the service area affected by the proposed Agreement.
				  Each governmental entity operating an E911 Public Safety Answering Point that
				  wishes to receive notice of interconnection agreement approvals shall register
				  its contact persons with the Commission.
(d)
Notice of proposed initial
				  tariff.
All entities seeking approval of an initial tariff shall serve
				  the file-stamped Application by mail, electronic mail, or personal service to
				  the Oklahoma Attorney General and the Director of the Public Utility
				  Division.
(e)
End-user notice
				  of rate increase.
Prior to or concurrent with the effective date of any
				  increased rate to an end-user, each telecommunications service provider or IXC
				  shall provide notice to the Director of the Public Utility Division, the Office
				  of the Attorney General and the affected end-users of the rate increase. The
				  notice shall be provided by any of the following:
(1) Prominent display on the end-user's bill;
(2) Direct mailing;
(3) Prominent display on an insert in the
				  end-user's bill; or
(4) Any other
				  method approved by the Director of the Public Utility Division.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-12 - Reclassification of exchange [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Revoked at 30 Ok Reg 1565, eff
						7-11-13
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-12.1 - Flow through of net reductions/increases in access charges. [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Revoked at 26 Ok Reg 1127, eff
					 7-1-09
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-13 - Suspension of tariff or Terms of Service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Commission Staff, the Office of the Attorney General,
					 or any aggrieved party may file an application to suspend or set aside
					 prospectively any tariff provision or Terms of Service that violates any
					 Commission rule or law or that is not in the public interest.
Added at 10 Ok Reg
					 2651, eff 6-25-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg
					 2847, eff 7-15-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Amended
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 3 - APPROVAL AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-14 - Objections

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any person may
				  file an objection to a proposed tariff or proposed tariff revision or Terms of
				  Service or proposed Terms of Service amendment within thirty (30) days after
				  the proposed tariff or proposed tariff revision is filed or Terms of Service
				  are posted on the telecommunication service provider's or IXC's publicly
				  available website .
(b) Any such
				  objection shall comply with the requirements of OAC
				  165:5-9-2
				  and must contain a specific description of the basis for the objection and all
				  information necessary to allow evaluation of the objection. The objecting
				  person shall promptly serve its objections on the IXC or telecommunications
				  service provider that filed the proposed changes, new service offering, or
				  revised Terms of Service; and upon the Director of the Public Utility Division
				  and the Attorney General.
Added at 10 Ok Reg
					 2651, eff 6-25-93; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg
					 2847, eff 7-15-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3054, eff 7-15-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Amended at
					 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 5 - TARIFF STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION › Section 165:55-5-20 - Requirements as to size, form and identification of tariffs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Except as provided for in OAC
				  165:55-5-1, when applying for, or
				  after receiving, a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for authority to
				  operate as a telecommunications service provider or IXC in the State of
				  Oklahoma, the telecommunications service provider or IXC shall file with the
				  Commission's Court Clerk its tariff containing schedules of all its rates,
				  tolls, charges, rules, and regulations pertaining to all of its
				  telecommunications services. It shall also file with the Commission's Court
				  Clerk, or submit each subsequent revisionto the PUD Director, in accordance
				  with OAC 165:55-5-1. Each revision shall
				  be accompanied by a cover page which contains a list of the pages being
				  revised, a statement describing each change, its effect, if any, and a
				  statement as to the impact on rates of the change by customer class, if any.
				  The telecommunications service provider shall also file a copy of the current
				  tariff page with changes superimposed thereon. If a proposed tariff revision
				  constitutes an increase in existing rates of a particular customer class or
				  classes, the Commission shall require that notice be given to the affected
				  customer class.
(b) All tariffs
				  shall be provided electronically to the PUD in 10 point or larger type. The
				  front page of the tariff shall contain the name of the telecommunications
				  service provider, including all trade names under which the telecommunications
				  service provider is providing telecommunications service in the State of
				  Oklahoma, and the location of its principal office. Incumbent LEC local
				  exchange tariff map sheets reflecting the physical bounds of the exchange may
				  be on larger sheets, when required for the purposes of clarity and
				  legibility.
(c) Each rate tariff
				  must clearly state the territory, city, county, or exchange wherein said tariff
				  is applicable.
(d) Tariff sheets are
				  to be numbered consecutively per schedule. Each sheet shall show the Case
				  Number wherein the tariff was approved by the Commission and, where applicable,
				  the Order Number for such approval. Each sheet shall show an effective date, a
				  revision number, section number or title, sheet number, name of the
				  telecommunications service provider, along with all trade names used in the
				  State of Oklahoma, and the name of the tariff, each in a consistent manner.
				  Sheets issued under new numbers are to be designated as original sheets. Sheets
				  being revised should show the number of the revision, and the sheet numbers
				  shall be the same.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3054, eff 7-15-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg
					 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 5 - TARIFF STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION › Section 165:55-5-21 - Composition of filed or submitted tariffs

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The tariff shall contain sections setting forth:
(1) A preliminary statement containing a
				  brief description of the tariff's application.
(2) A list of the exchanges or description of
				  service territories in which service is provided.
(3) The rate schedules.
(4) The service rules and
				  regulations.
(5) Title
				  sheet.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2301, eff 7-15-03; Amended at 29 Ok Reg
					 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 5 - TARIFF STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION › Section 165:55-5-22 - Tariff filings in response to Commission orders

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Tariff filings for switched access, E911/911 services, or
					 payphone access services made in response to an order issued by the Commission
					 shall include a transmittal letter stating that the tariffs attached are in
					 compliance with the order, giving the cause number, date of the order, a list
					 of tariff sheets filed, and any other necessary information. Said tariff sheets
					 shall comply with all other provisions of this Chapter and shall include only
					 changes ordered. The effective date and/or wording of said tariffs shall comply
					 with the provisions of the order. Each tariff sheet shall include the cause and
					 order number(s) and the effective date(s).
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 5 - TARIFF STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION › Section 165:55-5-23 - Symbols for changes

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				  proposed filed or submitted tariff sheet shall contain notations indicating
				  each change made on these sheets. Notations (referred to as tariff symbols) to
				  be used are:
(1)
(AT) means added to text.
(2)(C) means a correction.
(3)(CP) means change in practice.
(4)
(CR) means change in rate.
(5)
(CT) means change in text.
(6)
(DR) means discontinued rate.
(7)(FC) means a change in format lettering or
				  numbering.
(8)(MT) means moved
				  text.
(9)(NR) means new rate.
(10)(RT) means removal of text.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-30 - Accessibility of tariffs and/or Terms of Service

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each telecommunications service provider shall make
					 available to the public all of its tariffs currently on file with the
					 Commission and/or all Terms of Service. All telecommunications service
					 providers shall also provide copies of any portion of the tariffs at a
					 reasonable cost to reproduce such tariff for a requesting
					 party.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-31 - Rejection

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any tariff filed with the Commission and found not to be in
					 compliance with this Chapter shall be so marked and returned to the
					 telecommunications service provider with a brief explanation of the reasons for
					 rejection.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-32 - Change by other regulatory authorities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Tariffs and/or Terms of Service which reflect changes in
					 rates or regulations set by other regulatory authorities shall reference the
					 source of authorization for such change.
Amended at 29 Ok Reg
					 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-33 - Custom or individual services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
With respect to all custom work, a telecommunications
					 service provider, upon rendering a written estimation of charges for such
					 services to an end-user or applicant for telephone service, will not deviate
					 from that agreement for thirty (30) days. Verbal estimates shall be reduced to
					 writing and furnished to the end-user or applicant for telephone service when
					 requested.
Amended at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-34 - Data and information on proposed tariff revisions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise provided for in OAC
				  165:55-5-35,
				  when filing proposed tariff revisions for switched access service, E911/911
				  service or payphone access service, as provided in OAC
				  165:55-5-10(b)(2)
				  at least twenty (20) days prior to the effective date of the filing, each IXC
				  and telecommunications service provider shall deliver to the Public Utility
				  Division Staff and Office of the Attorney General:
(1) A copy of the Notice required by OAC
				  165:55-5-11(d)
				  that will be sent to the end-users affected by any increased rate or Notice
				  required by OAC
				  165:55-5-11(f)
				  that will be sent to the end-users affected by the
				  restriction/limitation(s);
(2) A
				  telecommunications service provider offering packages of bundled services
				  containing both regulated and non-regulated services, or both intrastate and
				  interstate services shall, at the time of filing or submitting the bundled
				  packages to the Public Utility Division, provide the methodology used to
				  separate revenues in order to identify jurisdictional revenues to be assessed
				  for funding state regulatory fees and assessments;
(3) The rationale for the proposed
				  tariffs.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-35 - Confidential information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) With
				  the exception of information and data related to the dollar and percentage
				  impacts of the proposed change(s) on end-user rates and the rationale for the
				  proposed tariffs, all information and data required by OAC
				  165:55-5-34(a),,
				  OAC
				  165:55-5-10.2,
				  and OAC
				  165:55-5-10.3
				  to be delivered to the Public Utility Division Staff concurrent with the filing
				  of a proposed tariff revision or notification of a promotional offering and any
				  additional financial or cost data or data that is identifiable to a specific
				  customer requested by the Public Utility Division Staff, shall be deemed
				  confidential records or trade secrets of the telecommunications service
				  provider and IXC under the Oklahoma Open Records Act as provided for by 51 O.S.
				  §
										24A.22
				  and shall be kept confidential by the Commission, unless successfully
				  challenged.
(b) All confidential
				  information and data submitted to the Public Utility Division Staff under
				  subsection (a) of this Section shall be conspicuously labeled "Confidential
				  information and data submitted pursuant to OAC 165:55-5-35."
(c) For each tariff filing submitted by a
				  telecommunications service provider or IXC in accordance with OAC
				  165:55-5-10(b),
				  OAC
				  165:55-5-10.2,
				  or OAC
				  165:55-5-10.3,
				  the same confidential information and data provided to the Public Utility
				  Division Staff shall also be provided to the Office of the Attorney General
				  upon the signing of a Proprietary Agreement by the Attorney General or its
				  representative.
(d) All
				  confidential information and data provided to the Office of the Attorney
				  General under subsection (c) of this Section shall be conspicuously labeled
				  "Confidential information and data submitted pursuant to OAC
				  165:55-5-35."
Added at 13 Ok Reg
					 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2847, eff 7-15-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg
					 3054, eff 7-15-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2261, eff
					 7-1-99
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 7 - MISCELLANEOUS TARIFF AND/OR TERMS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS › Section 165:55-5-36

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Amended at 22 Ok Reg
					 712, eff 7-1-05; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 9 - RELIEF FROM RATE BASE/RATE OF RETURN REGULATION [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-50 - Relief from rate base/rate of return regulation [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 14 Ok Reg
					 2847, eff 7-15-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2261, eff 7-15-99; Amended at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-64 - Implementation of Oklahoma Plan [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked at
					 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-65 - [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Reserved at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-66 - Pricing [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Amended at
					 26 Ok Reg 1127, eff 7-1-09; Revoked at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-67 - [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Reserved at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-68 - Notice requirements [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked at
					 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-69 - [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Reserved at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-70 - Packaging [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Amended at
					 18 Ok Reg 2415, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1127, eff 7-1-09; Revoked at
					 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-71 - [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Reserved at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-72 - Reporting [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Amended at
					 26 Ok Reg 1127, eff 7-1-09; Revoked at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff
					 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-73 - [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Reserved at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-74 - Service standards [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked at
					 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-75 - [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Reserved at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Reserved at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked
					 at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 5 - Rates and Tariffs › Part 11 - OKLAHOMA PLAN [Revoked] › Section 165:55-5-76 - Enforcement of the Oklahoma Plan [REVOKED]

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Added at 17 Ok Reg
					 306, eff 11-2-99 (emergency); Added at 17 Ok Reg 1043, eff 5-11-00; Revoked at
					 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 165 - Corporation Commission › Chapter 55 - Telecommunications Services › Subchapter 7 - Directories, Telephone Numbers, and Customer-Provided Equipment › Section 165:55-7-2.1 - 211 Services

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Scope and purpose.
This Section applies to the assignment,
				provision, and termination of 211 service. Through this Section, the Commission
				intends to enhance the ability of the public to access services that provide
				free information and referral to community resources in situations that are not
				immediately life-endangering, but still represent a serious but less urgent
				threat to basic human needs and individual's health or welfare.
(b)
Definitions.
The following
				words and terms, when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings
				unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1)
"Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS)"
means a
				professional organization whose mission is to unite and serve the field and to
				advance the profession of information and referral as a vital means of bringing
				people and services together. AIRS has developed national quality standards and
				methods of evaluating information and referral services.
(2)
"211 Call Center"
means a
				free 24-hour telephone information and referral service for a specified
				geographical area or region that connects people in need with health and human
				service agencies and programs that can provide assistance.
(3)
"Community resource"
means a
				for-profit or nonprofit resource that provides health or human services in a
				designated geographic area.
(4)
"Information and referral service"
means a free service whose
				primary purpose is to maintain information about human service resources in the
				community and to link people who need assistance with appropriate service
				providers and/or to supply descriptive information about the agencies or
				organizations which offer services.
(5)
"211 service"
means a
				telecommunications service provided by a telecommunications service provider to
				a 211 Call Center through which the end-user of a public phone system has the
				ability to access information and referral services.