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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 340 - RULES GOVERNING SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-340-100 - Low-income participation stakeholder process

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The Commission shall initiate a stakeholder process including
				  low-income community representatives and community solar providers to
				  facilitate low-income customer and low-income service organization
				  participation in the program.
Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-594.3 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 340 - RULES GOVERNING SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Form - FORMS (20VAC5-340)

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Low-Income
				  Subscription Plan Form (eff. 7/2021)
Standard
				  Consumer Disclosure Form (eff. 7/2021)
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 342 - RULES GOVERNING MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-342-10 - Applicability

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A. This chapter is
				promulgated pursuant to the provisions of §
									56-585.1:12
				of the Code of Virginia. The provisions of this chapter apply to investor-owned
				utilities as defined in 20VAC5-342-20, subscriber organizations, and
				subscribers and govern the development of shared solar facilities and
				participation in the multi-family shared solar program.
B. Customers participating in this program
				shall remain in their present customer class but may not participate in the
				shared solar program, pursuant to Chapters 1238 and 1264 of the 2020 Acts of
				Assembly, or the net metering program, pursuant to
				20VAC5-315-10, while participating
				in this program.
C. Any shared
				solar facility may colocate on the same parcel of land as another shared solar
				facility only if such facilities are owned by the same entity and do not exceed
				an accumulative maximum capacity of 5,000 kW alternating current in the
				aggregate. Such facilities will also be responsible for any special
				interconnection arrangements with the utility.
D. The provisions of this chapter shall not
				be deemed to prohibit the utility, in emergency situations, from taking actions
				it is otherwise authorized to take that are necessary to ensure public safety
				and reliability of the distribution system. The commission, upon a claim of
				inappropriate action or its own motion, may investigate and take such
				corrective actions as may be appropriate.
E. Any request for a waiver of any provision
				in this chapter shall be considered by the commission on a case-by-case basis
				and may be granted upon such terms and conditions as the commission may
				impose.
Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-585.1:12
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 342 - RULES GOVERNING MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-342-40 - Registration with the utility

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A. Each subscriber organization, licensed or
				otherwise, shall register each proposed shared solar facility with the utility
				by entering into an agreement containing information as prescribed in this
				section.
B. A subscriber
				organization shall provide proof of licensure by the commission, as applicable.
C. A subscriber organization shall
				submit to the utility the full name of the subscriber organization, address,
				and type of entity (e.g., partnership, corporation, etc.).
D. Subscriber organizations shall provide the
				identity of the shared solar facility participating in the multi-family shared
				solar program, including an address of record and a copy of the executed
				interconnection agreement for the shared solar facility.
E. Subscriber organizations and the utility
				shall exchange the names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of appropriate
				internal points of contact to address operational, business coordination, and
				customer account issues, and the names and addresses of their registered agents
				in Virginia.
F. In the event a
				license granted under 20VAC5-342-30 is transferred to another entity with
				approval from the commission, the subscriber organization must notify the
				utility within five business days of approval by the commission.
G. The utility may require reasonable
				financial security from the subscriber organization to safeguard the utility
				and its customers from the reasonably expected net financial impact due to the
				nonperformance of the subscriber organization. The amount of such financial
				security shall be commensurate with the level of risk assumed by the utility.
				Such financial security may include a letter of credit, a deposit in an escrow
				account, a prepayment arrangement, a surety bond, or other arrangements that
				may be mutually agreed upon by the utility and the subscriber organization.
				Nonprofit subscriber organizations shall not be required to post a bond, letter
				of credit, or parental guarantee for the first 500 kilowatts of shared solar
				project capacity.
Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-585.1:12
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 342 - RULES GOVERNING MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-342-60 - Billing and payment

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A.
				Subscriber organizations shall provide subscriber information to the utility as
				follows:
1. Subscriber organizations must
				provide, on a monthly basis and in a standard electronic format and pursuant to
				this chapter, a subscriber list indicating the kilowatt-hours of generation
				attributable to each of the subscribers participating in a shared solar
				facility in accordance with the subscriber's portion of the output of the
				shared solar facility.
2.
				Subscriber lists may be updated monthly to reflect canceling subscribers and to
				add new subscribers.
3. Monthly
				information must be provided by the fifth business day of the month.
4. Data transfer protocols for exchange of
				data between the subscriber organization and the utility shall be established
				to include:
a. Data components;
b. Data format;
c. Timing of monthly data exchanges;
d. Encryption level; and
e. Channel of data submission.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 342 - RULES GOVERNING MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-342-70 - Disputes

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A. The parties
				agree to resolve all disputes arising out of the shared solar program process
				according to the provisions of this section.
B. A subscriber organization shall establish
				an explicit dispute resolution procedure that identifies clearly the process
				that shall be followed when resolving customer disputes. A copy of such dispute
				resolution procedure shall be provided to a customer or the commission upon
				request.
C. If the dispute remains
				unresolved, either party may petition the commission to handle the dispute as a
				formal complaint or may exercise whatever rights and remedies it may have in
				equity or law.
D. A subscriber
				organization shall furnish to customers an address and telephone number for
				customer inquiries and complaints regarding services provided by the subscriber
				organization. The telephone number shall be stated on all customer-billing
				statements and shall provide customers the opportunity to speak to a customer
				representative during normal business hours. Outside of normal business hours,
				a recorded message shall direct customers how to obtain customer assistance.
E. A subscriber organization shall
				immediately direct a customer to contact the utility if the customer has a
				service emergency. Such direction may be given either by a customer service
				representative or by a recorded message on its telephone number.
F. A subscriber organization shall retain
				customer billing and account records and complaint records for at least three
				years and provide copies of such records to a customer or the commission upon
				request.
G. In the event that a
				customer has been referred to the utility by a subscriber organization, or to a
				subscriber organization by the utility, for response to an inquiry or a
				complaint, the party that is contacted second shall (i) resolve the inquiry or
				complaint in a timely fashion, or (ii) contact the other party to determine
				responsibility for resolving the inquiry or complaint.
H. In the event a subscriber organization and
				customer cannot resolve a dispute, the subscriber organization shall provide
				the customer with the toll-free number and address of the commission.
Statutory Authority: §
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-585.1:12
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 342 - RULES GOVERNING MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-342-80 - Determination of bill credit rate and administrative charge

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A. The commission shall determine the need
				for and amount of any appropriate administrative charge.
1. Any administrative charge deemed necessary
				by the commission may include items such as the following four general
				categories of costs, to be demonstrated by the utility:
a. Transmission and distribution
				costs;
b. Standby generation and
				balancing costs;
c. Non-bypassable
				charges established by the commission or otherwise by law; and
d. Other administrative costs, including such
				as any banking, balancing, and storing fees related to the utility's processing
				and handling of the excess bill credits.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 342 - RULES GOVERNING MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-342-90 - Recordkeeping and reporting requirements

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A. Subscriber organizations. Each subscriber
				organization shall file a report annually with the commission by January 31 of
				each calendar year for the previous calendar year. When making the annual
				report, the subscriber organization shall provide the following information:
1. Total number of subscribers and the amount
				of kilowatts subscribed to by each subscriber; and
2. Certification that there is no subscriber
				whose subscription size exceeds the subscriber's average annual bill over the
				past 12 months for the customer account to which the subscription is
				attributed.
Each subscriber organization shall retain a record of all
				  disclosure forms and subscriber allocation lists for a period of at least three
				  years. Each subscriber organization shall retain copies of subscriber contracts
				  for a period of at least one year from the date of their expiration. Each of
				  these documents must be made available immediately upon request from the
				  commission or commission staff.
A subscriber organization shall retain customer billing and
				  account records and complaint records for at least three years.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 342 - RULES GOVERNING MULTI-FAMILY SHARED SOLAR PROGRAM › Section 20VAC5-342-100 - Licensing exemption process for subscriber organizations

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A. Each entity
				seeking to conduct business as a subscriber organization that provides less
				than a total of 500 kW AC solar at any one location or multiple locations shall
				provide notice to the commission prior to commencing any business operations.
				Each entity must notify the commission at PURUtilityReports@scc.virginia.gov
				and contemporaneously provide a copy of the information to the investor-owned
				utility. If the applicant becomes aware of any material changes to any
				information within the application, the applicant shall inform the commission
				within 10 calendar days. Notices shall include the following information:
1. Legal name of the applicant, as well as
				any trade names.
2. Physical
				business addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant's principal office
				and all offices in Virginia.
3. A
				description of the applicant's authorized business structure.
4. Name and business address of all principal
				entity officers and directors.
5.
				If a foreign corporation, a copy of the applicant's authorization to conduct
				business in Virginia from the commission or if a domestic corporation, a copy
				of the certificate of incorporation from the commission.
6. A list of the states, if any, in which the
				applicant and the applicant's affiliates conduct business related to
				participation in a multi-family shared solar program, the names under which
				such business is conducted, and a description of the business conducted.
7. Name, title, and address of the
				applicant's registered agent in Virginia for service of process.
8. Name, title, address, telephone number,
				and email address of the applicant's liaison with the commission.
9. Sufficient information to demonstrate
				viability to provide said service to its subscribers. (i.e., location and size
				of the solar installation, expected number of subscribers, expected in-service
				date, identity of solar developer and operator, contract term, facility
				maintenance agreement, revenue source, description of facility financing,
				nonprofit certification, etc.)
10.
				A copy of the applicant's dispute resolution procedure, including a telephone
				number.
11. A copy of the
				applicant's proposed standard agreement it plans to use with prospective
				subscribers.
12. A $100 notice fee
				payable to the commission.
13.
				Disclosure of any civil, criminal, or regulatory sanctions or penalties imposed
				or in place within the previous five years against the applicant.
14. An affidavit from an appropriate officer
				of the applicant certifying that the applicant will indemnify and hold harmless
				any and all subscribers from and against claim, damage, loss, and expense
				arising out of the applicant's negligence or misconduct.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 350 - RULES GOVERNING EXEMPTIONS FOR LARGE GENERAL SERVICES COMPANIES › Section A20VAC5-350-10 - Applicability and scope

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This chapter is promulgated pursuant to the provisions of §
				  56-585.1A 5 c of the Virginia Electric Utility Regulation Act, Chapter 23 (§
				  56-576 et seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of Virginia. This chapter is
				  specifically applicable to the large general service customers of Virginia's
				  electric utilities subject to the provisions of § 56-585.1A 5 c that have
				  verifiable histories of using more than one megawatt of monthly demand from a
				  single site, in any single billing month, during each of the previous three
				  calendar years. As used in this chapter, a customer comprises all of the
				  individual electric utility accounts owned by a single entity, located on a
				  single site each of the previous three calendar years, and that are engaged in
				  the same business. This chapter is also applicable to customers with highest
				  measured demands from a single site of more than one megawatt in any single
				  billing month if such customers do not have three calendar years of history. A
				  customer is eligible for an exemption from any rate adjustment clause approved
				  for a utility by the State Corporation Commission pursuant to § 56-585.1A 5 c,
				  if any customer can certify to the commission that it has implemented energy
				  efficiency programs, at the customer's expense, that have produced measured and
				  verified results within the prior five years. Such certification shall be
				  consistent with industry standards for similar customers and meet other
				  regulatory criteria in § 56-585.1A 5 c that the commission reasonably deems
				  appropriate.
Statutory Authority: §§ 12.1-13 and 56-585.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 350 - RULES GOVERNING EXEMPTIONS FOR LARGE GENERAL SERVICES COMPANIES › Section A20VAC5-350-40 - Dispute resolution

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A.
				Customers and utilities shall seek to resolve all disputes arising out of the
				exemption process established under this chapter pursuant to the provisions of
				this section.
B. In the event of
				any such dispute, either party shall furnish the other a written notice of
				dispute. The notice shall describe in detail the nature of the dispute. The
				parties shall make good faith efforts to resolve the dispute informally within
				10 business days of the receipt of such notice.
C. If any such dispute has not been resolved
				within 10 business days following receipt of the notice, either party may seek
				resolution assistance from the commission's Division of Public Utility
				Regulation where such matter will be treated as an informal complaint under
				State Corporation Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (5VAC5-20).
Alternatively, the parties may, upon mutual agreement, seek
				  resolution through the assistance of a dispute resolution service for the
				  purpose of assisting the parties in (i) resolving the dispute or (ii) selecting
				  an appropriate dispute resolution method or mechanism (e.g., mediation,
				  settlement judge, early neutral evaluation, or technical expert) to assist the
				  parties in resolving their dispute. In any such dispute resolution proceeding,
				  each party shall conduct all negotiations in good faith and shall be
				  responsible for one half of any charges for the dispute resolution provider,
				  but each party shall bear its own legal fees and other costs incurred as a
				  result of the dispute resolution process.
D. If any such dispute remains unresolved
				following the parties' good faith exercise of the dispute resolution
				alternatives set forth in this section, either party may file a formal
				complaint with the commission pursuant to State Corporation Commission Rules of
				Practice and Procedure (5VAC5-20).
Statutory Authority: §§ 12.1-13 and 56-585.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 350 - RULES GOVERNING EXEMPTIONS FOR LARGE GENERAL SERVICES COMPANIES › Section A20VAC5-350-50 - Waiver and enforcement

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A. The
				commission may waive any or all parts of this chapter for good cause shown.
B. The commission on its own
				motion may initiate steps necessary to verify a nonparticipating customer's
				achievement of energy efficiency if the commission has a body of evidence that
				the nonparticipating customer has knowingly misrepresented its energy
				efficiency achievement. Such proceedings shall be governed by State Corporation
				Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure (5VAC5-20).
Statutory Authority: §§ 12.1-13 and 56-585.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 355 - RULES GOVERNING OPERATOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO REDISTRIBUTE TOPSOIL › Section 20VAC5-355-10 - Applicability

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This chapter sets forth requirements for operators installing
				  underground pipeline or conduit, with an inside diameter greater than 12 inches
				  or an underground electric transmission or distribution line of greater than
				  115 kilovolts in capacity, to mitigate the effects of the project if the
				  project disturbs 10,000 square feet or more of agricultural
				  land.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-257.5
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 355 - RULES GOVERNING OPERATOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO REDISTRIBUTE TOPSOIL › Section 20VAC5-355-20 - Definitions

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The following terms shall have the following meanings, unless
				  the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Operator" means any person who owns, furnishes, or
				  transports materials or services by means of a utility line.
"Topsoil" means at least 12 inches of the surface soil layer
				  or a six-inch layer of soil that includes the surface soil and the
				  unconsolidated subsoil immediately below it.
"Underground utility line" means an underground pipeline or
				  conduit of an inside diameter greater than 12 inches or an underground
				  electrical transmission or distribution line of a capacity greater than 115
				  kilovolts.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-257.5
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 355 - RULES GOVERNING OPERATOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES TO REDISTRIBUTE TOPSOIL › Section 20VAC5-355-30 - Operator's responsibilities to redistribute topsoil; waiver

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A. If any operator,
				in the course of installing an underground utility line, disturbs an area of
				land that measures 10,000 square feet or more and constitutes one or more
				agricultural operations, as defined in §
									3.2-300 of the Code
				of Virginia, the operator shall provide written notice to the landowner or land
				management agency of their respective rights under §
									56-257.5
				of the Code of Virginia and this chapter, document any responses received, and
				if requested by the landowner or land management agency, take the following
				actions:
1. Redistribute the topsoil removed
				from the disturbed area to graded areas elsewhere on the land of the affected
				property inside or outside of the operator's easement, however the operator
				shall not also then be required to replace or replenish topsoil on the
				disturbed area; or
2. If
				insufficient graded areas are available as sites for such redistribution inside
				or outside of the operator's easement, stockpile the removed topsoil within or
				outside of the operator's easement until it can be redistributed on the area
				initially disturbed.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 360 - LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TO EXERCISE RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OVER CERTAIN NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING PROJECTS › Section 20VAC5-360-10 - Purpose and scope

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This chapter delineates standards used by the commission to
				  enforce the provisions of §
									56-257.2:1
				  of the Code of Virginia. This chapter further details certain standards and
				  requirements for professional engineering oversight of projects that (i)
				  involve gas pipeline facilities, as defined in the federal regulations
				  promulgated under
				  49
				  USC §
										60101 et seq., as amended and adopted
				  by the commission pursuant to §
									56-257.2 of
				  the Code of Virginia, and the federal pipeline safety laws and (ii) may present
				  a material risk to public safety.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-257.2:1
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 360 - LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TO EXERCISE RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OVER CERTAIN NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING PROJECTS › Section 20VAC5-360-40 - Documentation

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Each public service company subject to this chapter shall
				  maintain the plans and specifications that must bear a professional engineer's
				  stamp pursuant to this chapter at its office. These plans and specifications
				  shall be readily accessible upon request of the commission, and they shall be
				  maintained in accordance with the document retention timelines set forth in 49
				  CFR Part 192 and the commission's pipeline safety standards.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-257.2:1
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 360 - LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TO EXERCISE RESPONSIBLE CHARGE OVER CERTAIN NATURAL GAS ENGINEERING PROJECTS › Section 20VAC5-360-50 - Commission authority

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A request for a waiver of any of the provisions in this
				  chapter shall be considered by the State Corporation Commission on a
				  case-by-case basis and may be granted upon such terms and conditions as the
				  State Corporation Commission may impose.
Statutory Authority: §§
											12.1-13
					 and
					 56-257.2:1
					 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 401 - RULES GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES › Section 20VAC5-401-10 - Definitions and applicability

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"Network termination interface" or "standard demarcation
				  device," referred to as a "network interface device" or "NID," means a device
				  which readily permits the disconnection of all Customer Premises Wiring,
				  referred to as "CPW," from the telephone company network and provides access to
				  the telephone company network through an industry registered jack of a type
				  provided for in 47 CFR Part 68 for testing purposes.
This chapter is applicable to all installations for
				  telephone service on and after May 1, 1984.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 401 - RULES GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES › Section 20VAC5-401-20 - Simple one- or two-line installations in single or duplex residence or business structures

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A. All
				wiring on the customer's premises that is connected to the telephone network
				shall connect to the telephone company network through the telephone
				company-provided NID.
B.
				Maintenance of the NID shall be the responsibility of the telephone company
				that installed the NID.
C.
1. The NID used for the termination of CPW
				shall be located outside the customer premises unless an outside location is
				impractical or the customer requests that it be located inside the
				premises.
2. When the NID is
				located inside the premises, it shall be located at a point closest to the
				protector that is convenient to the customer. Any additional cost associated
				with placing the NID inside when requested by the customer shall be at customer
				expense.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 401 - RULES GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES › Section 20VAC5-401-30 - Simple one- and two-line installations in multi-story or multi-occupancy buildings, campuses, malls, etc

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A. All wiring on the customer's premises that
				is connected to the telephone network shall connect to the telephone company
				network through the NID.
B.
				Maintenance of the NID shall be the responsibility of the telephone company
				that installed the NID.
C.
1. The NID shall be located at a point
				between the CPW and the telephone company network. This location may be the
				telephone equipment room, wiring closet, inside or outside the customer
				premises, or other designated location that is accessible to the
				customer.
2. If a customer requests
				that the NID be placed in a location which is other than that selected by the
				telephone company and which conforms to the criteria set out in this section,
				the customer must pay any additional expense associated with so placing the
				NID.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 401 - RULES GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES › Section 20VAC5-401-40 - Simple one- and two-line residence and business installations

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A. This section
				governs when a NID is installed on visits to the customer premises for reasons
				other than the initial installation of telephone service by a network
				installer-repair person.
B. A NID
				shall be installed on all maintenance visits to the customer premises by a
				network installer-repair person. The NID must be installed in a location
				accessible to the customer. The only exceptions to this section are as follows:
1. For residential customers who subscribe to
				an optional wire maintenance plan, provided all existing telephone sets are
				modular.
2. For residential
				customers who subscribe to an optional wire maintenance plan with all or some
				hard-wired telephone sets, provided there is no maintenance visit charge for
				troubles located in hard-wired telephone sets.
3. Where no access to the telephone company
				station protector exists.
4. Where
				excessive work load, including labor force shortage, excessive troubles,
				storms, strikes, emergencies, or acts of God would not make it feasible for the
				telephone company to immediately install a NID.
5. A suitable NID is not available in the
				marketplace to accommodate the existing installation.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 401 - RULES GOVERNING THE PROVISION OF NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICES › Section 20VAC5-401-50 - Termination of all telephone company network facilities in all multi-story, multi-occupancy buildings, campuses, malls, etc. that began construction after May 1, 1986

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A. Construction
				shall be deemed to have begun when the telephone companies had initial contact
				with the architect or owners, or both.
B. The telephone company network facilities
				will terminate inside the building at a point of minimum penetration to the
				building. This location will be arranged through the building owner or
				architect. Normally, this location will be the same location as the termination
				for riser, house, or building distribution cable.
C.
1. The
				telephone company shall terminate its telephone network facilities at an
				appropriate NID installed by the telephone company.
2. The NID shall permit premises wiring to be
				readily connected or disconnected from the telephone company network
				facilities.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 403 - RULES GOVERNING SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-403-10 - Applicability

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A. This chapter
				applies to any small investor-owned public utility (other than a cooperative)
				as defined by Chapter 19 (§ 56-531 et seq.) of Title 56 of the Code of
				Virginia. This company shall be referred to as a "small telephone company " or
				"applicant."
B. A small telephone
				company should perform its own tariff justification analysis in-house prior to
				changing rates, tolls, charges, fees, rules, or regulations, collectively
				referred to as "tariffs." As a part of its in-house tariff justification, a
				small telephone company should consider whether the tariff change is necessary
				and whether the change is dictated by the cost of providing the tariffed
				service. All tariff changes of a small telephone company must be "just and
				reasonable" as that standard is defined in § 56-235.2 of the Code of
				Virginia.
C. This chapter applies
				when any small telephone company subject to Chapter 19 (§ 56-531 et seq.) of
				Title 56 of the Code of Virginia changes any rate, toll, charge, fee, rule, or
				regulation applicable to any customer or customers and this change results in
				increased rates paid by that customer or customers. Changes not increasing
				customer rates may be done in the traditional manner without application of
				this chapter.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 403 - RULES GOVERNING SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-403-20 - Timing of filing of tariff changes

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A small telephone company shall file all changes in its
				  tariffs with the Division of Communications of the State Corporation Commission
				  at least 15 days in advance of the notice to the public required by
				  20VAC5-403-30.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 403 - RULES GOVERNING SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-403-30 - Notice

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A small telephone company shall complete notice to its
				  customers 30 days prior to the effective date of changes in its tariffs. This
				  notice shall at a minimum use the following format to the extent
				  applicable:
NOTICE OF (INCREASES IN, CHANGES IN) RATES, TOLLS, CHARGES,
				  RULES AND REGULATIONS OF SERVICE OF (INSERT NAME OF SMALL TELEPHONE
				  COMPANY)
(Insert name of small telephone company) plans to change its
				  (tariffs) on file with the State Corporation Commission, effective for service
				  rendered on and after (effective date). As a result of this change, (insert
				  name of small telephone company) expects its (tariffs) to produce an additional
				  $__________ in gross annual operating revenues, representing an increase of
				  __________% in local operating revenues.
(If applicable) The telephone company also proposes to
				  change the following portions of its rules and regulations of service:
				  (Summarize changes).
Any interested party may review (insert name of small
				  telephone company) proposed changes during regular business hours at the
				  telephone company office where consumer bills may be paid and at the
				  commission's Division of Communications located on the 9th Floor of the Tyler
				  Building, 1300 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia.
Any interested party may file written comments in support of
				  or objecting to the proposed changes, or requests for hearing, with the
				  Division of Communications, State Corporation Commission. Requests for hearing
				  must state the reason for the request. Such comments or requests must be filed
				  with the Division of Communications on or before (name date 10 days before the
				  effective date of tariff).
(NAME OF SMALL TELEPHONE COMPANY)
A small telephone company shall mail the foregoing notice to
				  any customer subject to the tariff change, including other common carriers
				  utilizing the utilities' facilities when the proposed changes directly affect
				  other common carriers.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 403 - RULES GOVERNING SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-403-40 - State Corporation Commission action

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A. Whenever the lesser of 5.0% or 150
				customers subject to a small telephone company's tariffs file a protest or
				objection to any change in a schedule of that utility's tariffs, or if the
				commission acts on its own motion to investigate the utility's tariffs, the
				commission may suspend the enforcement of any or all of the proposed tariffs
				for a period not exceeding 150 days from the date of the filing of the revised
				tariff. Notice of the suspension shall be given by the commission to the small
				telephone company prior to the expiration of the 30 days' notice to the
				public.
B. Whenever the lesser of
				5.0% or 150 customers subject to a small telephone company's tariffs file a
				protest or objection to any change in a schedule of that utility's tariffs, or
				if the commission, acting on its own motion, determines to investigate the
				utility's change in a tariff, an order will be issued by the commission setting
				a date by which the small telephone company shall file an application which
				shall contain the information set forth in
				20VAC5-403-50 and
				20VAC5-403-60, as applicable. This
				order shall also specify a filing schedule for applicant, protestants, and
				staff and shall establish a hearing date.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 403 - RULES GOVERNING SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-403-50 - Contents of application for a rate increase by a company having more than $3 million in gross annual operating revenue or that is a subsidiary of a telecommunications company

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A. An
				application for a rate increase filed pursuant to this chapter by a small
				telephone company having more than $3 million in gross annual operating revenue
				or that is a subsidiary of a telecommunications company, which means a
				corporation that owns, manages, or controls any plant or equipment for the
				conveyance of voice or data messages, either directly or indirectly to or for
				the public, shall include:
1. The name and
				post office address of the applicant and the name and post office address of
				its counsel (if any);
2. A clear
				description of the proposed tariff changes, and a narrative explaining why an
				increase in rates is needed, as well as the overall percentage increase in
				rates proposed;
3. All direct
				testimony by which the applicant expects to support the rate increase. In lieu
				of prefiling direct testimony, the applicant may submit an affidavit which
				certifies that the information in the application is correct and that the
				applicant adopts the information contained in the schedules as its evidence in
				support of the application.
4.
				Exhibits consisting of Schedules 1 through 16 shown in the Appendix to this
				chapter shall be submitted with the applicant's direct testimony or affidavit
				adopting the information contained in the schedules.
5. Exhibits consisting of additional
				schedules may be submitted with the applicant's direct testimony. Such
				schedules shall be identified as Schedule 17 et seq.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 403 - RULES GOVERNING SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-403-60 - Contents of an application for a rate increase by a small telephone company having less than $3 million in gross annual operating revenues and that is not a subsidiary of a telecommunications company

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A. An application for a rate increase filed
				pursuant to this chapter by a small telephone company having less than $3
				million in gross annual operating revenues and that is not a subsidiary of a
				telecommunications company as that term is defined in
				20VAC5-403-50 A need only file
				exhibits consisting of Schedules 1 through 4 and 7 through 16, shown in the
				Appendix to this chapter, but shall otherwise comply with the requirements of
				20VAC5-403-50.
B. A company having less than $3 million in
				gross annual operating revenue and that is not a subsidiary of a
				telecommunications company may use its State Corporation Commission Annual
				Operating Report filed with the commission as the data base for its Capital
				Structure and Cost of Capital Statement (Schedule 1). Schedules 9 and 10 for
				these companies should reflect total company, per books amounts. Jurisdictional
				separations included in columns 2 and 3 of Schedules 9 and 10 are not required
				for these companies.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 403 - RULES GOVERNING SMALL INVESTOR-OWNED TELEPHONE UTILITIES › Section 20VAC5-403-70 - Exemptions

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A small telephone company subject to the Small Investor-Owned
				  Telephone Utility Act (§ 56-531 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) shall be
				  exempt, for all purposes, from the Rules Governing Utility Rate Increase
				  Applications and Annual Informational Filings, 20VAC5-201, as they may be
				  modified from time to time.
Statutory Authority
§§ 12.1-13 and 56-585.1 of the Code of
					 Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 405 - RULES FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS › Section 20VAC5-405-10 - Scope of Alternative Dispute Resolution Process

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A. The Alternative Dispute Resolution Process
				("ADRP") is limited to disputes between telecommunications carriers that arise
				from action or inaction by a telecommunications carrier that allegedly:
(i) compromises the ability of a carrier to
				provide uninterrupted service,
(ii)
				unreasonably delays the provisioning of scheduled service,
(iii) violates a provision of an enforceable
				interconnection agreement, including nonexemption specific collocation
				disputes, or
(iv) constitutes
				unfair competition.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 405 - RULES FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS › Section 20VAC5-405-20 - Notice and good faith negotiations

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The petitioning carrier (petitioner) shall give the
				  answering carrier (respondent) and the Office of Hearing Examiners at least 30
				  days' written notice of its intent to file an Alternative Dispute Resolution
				  Petition. Each ADRP notice shall be so identified in bold typeface at the top
				  of the first page, as follows: "Notice of Intention to File an Alternative
				  Dispute Resolution Petition with the Virginia State Corporation Commission."
				  The written notice shall include a request for negotiations with the respondent
				  with respect to the dispute in question, and both parties shall engage in good
				  faith negotiations over the ensuing 30-day period; however, if the parties'
				  interconnection agreement provides for a longer period during which
				  negotiations with respect to the dispute in question must take place, the
				  parties shall engage in negotiations for the period specified in such
				  interconnection agreement provision.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 405 - RULES FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS › Section 20VAC5-405-30 - Collocation disputes not involving a request for exemption from physical collocation

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Collocation disputes are within the scope of the ADRP,
				  provided that disputes concerning exemption from a requirement to provide
				  physical collocation shall not be handled in the ADRP but shall be handled in
				  accordance with 20VAC5-400-200 and other commission rules specifically intended
				  to apply to such disputes.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 405 - RULES FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS › Section 20VAC5-405-40 - Petition for resolution of disputed issues

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A. A carrier directly involved in a dispute
				subject to ADRP that cannot be resolved through good faith negotiations may
				file an Alternative Dispute Resolution Petition with the commission.
B. Each petition shall include specifics of
				the action or inaction alleged to have violated one or more of the four
				standards identified in
				20VAC5-405-10. The petition shall
				also include copies of all documents within the petitioner's possession that
				are likely to bear significantly on the issues raised in the petition. As part
				of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Petition, the petitioner shall state that
				it has complied with the negotiation requirement of
				20VAC5-405-20.
C. Finally, in order to ensure proper
				handling by commission staff and to provide notice to the respondent of the
				expedited schedule for processing these disputes, each Alternative Dispute
				Resolution Petition should be clearly so identified by bold typeface above the
				identifying caption on the first page as follows:
"Alternative Dispute Resolution Petition: Answer Due Within
				  10 Calendar Days."
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 20 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS › Agency 5 - STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION › Chapter 405 - RULES FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS › Section 20VAC5-405-50 - Serving copies and docketing

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An original and four copies of the Alternative Dispute
				  Resolution Petition shall be filed with the Clerk of the Commission. Each
				  Alternative Dispute Resolution Petition will be assigned a separate docket
				  number. Copies shall also be served on the respondent, the Office of General
				  Counsel, the Office of Hearing Examiners, the Division of Communications, and
				  the Office of the Attorney General on the same date. A pleading will be
				  considered filed on the day the pleading is received by the Clerk of the
				  Commission. A pleading will be considered served on the respondent on the day
				  the pleading is received by the respondent.
Statutory Authority
§ 12.1-13 of the Code of Virginia.