Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 430 - RULES GOVERNING DESIGNATION OF A COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO OR CELLULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDER AS AN ELIGIBLE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER › Section 20VAC5-430-40 - Application requirements

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. An
				applicant shall submit information that identifies the applicant, including (i)
				its name, address, and telephone number; (ii) its corporate ownership; (iii)
				the name, address, and telephone number of its corporate parent, if any; (iv) a
				list of its officers and directors, or if the applicant is not a corporation, a
				list of its principals and their directors; (v) the names, addresses, and
				telephone numbers of its legal counsel; and (vi) the name, address, telephone
				number, fax number, and email address of the primary in-house regulatory
				contact, designated to receive all official mailings or notices from the
				commission or staff. An update of any information for the ETC's primary
				in-house regulatory contact shall be provided to the commission staff within 30
				days of any change.
B. An applicant
				shall certify that it will meet the requirements set forth in
				47 USC §
										214(e)(1)(A) and (B) and
				47 CFR Part 54, for designation as
				an ETC to be eligible to receive federal universal service fund support for
				Lifeline service provided to qualifying low-income customers in Virginia. All
				ETCs shall comply with federal requirements except to the extent the FCC has
				granted a waiver of its rules and regulations. All ETCs shall comply with this
				chapter except to the extent any waiver is granted pursuant to
				20VAC5-430-100.
C. An applicant shall certify that it will
				maintain current terms, conditions, and rates applicable to its Lifeline
				service in a link to its service guide posted on its website and shall provide
				to the commission said link with its application. An ETC shall provide the
				commission staff an update within 30 days of a change to an ETC's web address
				affecting said link.
D. An
				applicant shall provide a statement that it will query the National Lifeline
				Accountability Database to determine whether prospective subscribers are
				currently receiving a Lifeline service from another service provider and
				whether anyone else living at the prospective subscriber's residential address
				is currently receiving a Lifeline service.
E. An applicant shall demonstrate that it
				will satisfy applicable consumer protection and service 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.
F. An applicant shall
				demonstrate that it is authorized to conduct or transact business in the
				Commonwealth of Virginia by providing the following:
1. In the case of an entity formed under the
				laws of Virginia:
(i) a true and correct copy
				of its articles of organization or incorporation, certificate of limited
				partnership, or other organizational documents, and all amendments thereto; and
(ii) a copy of the certificate and
				order issued by the commission.