Ohio Revised Code Search

...orized by or delegated to it under federal law, including federal regulations, which obligations include performing the acts of a state commission as defined in the "Communications Act of 1934," 48 Stat. 1064, 47 U.S.C. 153, as amended, and include, but are not limited to, carrying out any of the following: (A) Rights and obligations under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 251, as ...

...(A)(1) No telephone company shall operate in this state without first obtaining a certificate from the public utilities commission, and no wireless service provider shall operate in this state without first being registered with the commission. A telephone company not holding such a certificate on the effective date of this section, or a wireless service provider not so registered on that date, shall file, re...

...(A) No telephone company shall commit any unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with the offering or provision of any telecommunications service in this state. A failure to comply with any of the following requirements shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice by a telephone company: (1) Any communication by the company, including, but not limited to, a solicitation, offer, or contra...

... notice to the commission, to its wholesale and retail customers, and to any telephone company wholesale provider of its services. (C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to any of the following: (1) Pole attachments under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code; (2) Conduit occupancy under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code; (3) Interconnection and resale agreements approved under the "Telecommunicat...

... A telephone company providing basic local exchange service shall conduct its operations so as to ensure that the service is available, adequate, and reliable, consistent with applicable industry standards. (B) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules prescribing the following standards for the provision of basic local exchange service, and shall adopt no other rules regarding that service except as ...

...providing telephone exchange service shall maintain access to 9-1-1 service on a residential customer's line for a minimum of fourteen consecutive days immediately following any disconnection for nonpayment of a customer's telephone exchange service.

...vision (B) of this section, if the federal communications commission adopts an order that allows an incumbent local exchange carrier to withdraw the interstate-access component of its basic local exchange service under 47 U.S.C. 214, neither of the following shall apply, beginning when the order is adopted, with regard to any exchange area in which an incumbent local exchange carrier withdraws that component: (1) Th...

... Code made by H.B. 64 of the 131st general assembly shall not affect any of the following: (1) Any contractual obligation, including agreements under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 251 and 252, as amended; (2) Any right or obligation under federal law or rules; (3) The carrier-access requirements under section 4927.15 of the Revised Code; (4) Any right or obligation under section 49...

...pter, the public utilities commission shall not, in connection with any proceeding pursuant to section 4927.07 or 4927.10 of the Revised Code, impose on any provider of telecommunications service, wireless service, or internet protocol-enabled services any notice requirement, withdrawal or abandonment restrictions, buildout requirements, or any other regulatory requirement or restriction that is not generally applica...

...10 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier shall provide basic local exchange service to all persons or entities in its service area requesting that service, and that service shall be provided on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis. (B)(1) An incumbent local exchange carrier is not obligated to construct facilities and provide basic local exchange service, or any other telecommunications servic...

...ion: "Exchange area" means a geographical service area established by an incumbent local exchange carrier and approved by the public utilities commission. "Incremental cost" has the meaning as defined by the commission. (B) Subject to division (C) of this section and division (A) of section 4927.124 of the Revised Code, and except as provided in sections 4927.121, 4927.122, and 4927.123 of the Revised Code: (1) I...

...24 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier owned and operated exclusively by and solely for its customers may alter its rates for basic local exchange service upward by any amount and at any time.

...Code, the public utilities commission shall allow upward alterations to the rate for basic local exchange service by an incumbent local exchange carrier by any amount necessary in order to comply with the eligibility requirements prescribed by the federal communications commission for the federal universal service high-cost program. Upward alterations may be ordered to be phased in over a period not to exceed three y...

...umber of access lines, whether residential or commercial, for which a customer of an incumbent local exchange carrier has terminated local exchange service. (B) Not earlier than the date that is exactly four years after the effective date of this section , an incumbent local exchange carrier may apply to the public utilities commission for an exemption from the requirements of section 4927.12 of the Revised Code for...

...(A) An incumbent local exchange carrier altering its rates for basic local exchange service under section 4927.12, 4927.121, or 4927.122 of the Revised Code shall provide not less than thirty days' notice to the public utilities commission and to affected customers. (B) Division (A) of this section also applies to an incumbent local exchange carrier altering its rates for basic local exchange service in an exchang...

...tes, terms, and conditions for basic local exchange service and for installation and reconnection fees for basic local exchange service shall be tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission.

...(A) An incumbent local exchange carrier that is an eligible telecommunications carrier under 47 C.F.R. 54.201 shall implement lifeline service throughout the carrier's traditional service area for its eligible residential customers. (1) Lifeline service shall consist of all of the following: (a) Monthly access line service at a recurring discount to the monthly basic local exchange service rate that provides for th...

...nts for operator-assisted and direct-dial services for persons with communication disabilities.

... in this state by a telephone company shall be approved and tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission and shall be subject to the applicable laws, including rules or regulations adopted and orders issued by the commission or the federal communications commission: (a) N-1-1 services, other than 9-1-1 service; (b) Pay telephone access lines; (c) Toll presubscription; (d) T...

...(A) The public utilities commission shall not establish any requirements for the unbundling of network elements, for the resale of telecommunications service, or for network interconnection that exceed or are inconsistent with or prohibited by federal law, including federal regulations. (B) The commission shall not establish pricing for such unbundled elements, resale, or interconnection that is inconsistent ...

...the Revised Code, a telephone company shall provide at least fifteen days' advance notice to its affected customers of any material change in the rates, terms, and conditions of any retail service required to be tariffed by the public utilities commission or the federal communications commission, any wholesale service as to which there is no other applicable notice requirement, and any change in the company's operat...

... by authorities of a secured correctional facility.

...ny such company for any purpose incidental to the commission's authority under those sections; (2) By subpoena duces tecum, compel the production of such books, records, contracts, documents, and papers; (3) Compel the attendance of such witnesses as it requires to give evidence in connection with such an investigation. (B) The commission may investigate or inspect the plant and facility of any telephone comp...

...sion's jurisdiction under this chapter, all of the following shall comply with every order, direction, and requirement of the commission made under authority of this chapter: (A) Every telephone company, including every wireless service provider; (B) Every telecommunications carrier; (C) Every provider of internet protocol-enabled services, including voice over internet protocol.

...ther than a wireless service provider, alleging that any rate, practice, or service of the company is unjust, unreasonable, unjustly discriminatory, or in violation of or noncompliance with any provision of sections 4927.01 to 4927.20 of the Revised Code or a rule or order adopted or issued under those sections. Any dispute between telephone companies, between telephone companies and wireless service providers...