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...rea is changed with the approval of the public utilities commission; (b) Consists of all of the following services: (i) Local dial tone service; (ii) For residential end users, flat-rate telephone exchange service; (iii) Touch tone dialing service; (iv) Access to and usage of 9-1-1 services, where such services are available; (v) Access to operator services and directory assistance; (vi) Provision of a ...

... telecommunications services. (B) The public utilities commission shall consider the policy set forth in this section in carrying out this chapter.

..., 2010, unless the commission, upon a finding that the exercise of the commission's authority is necessary for the protection, welfare, and safety of the public, adopts rules specifying the necessary regulation. A consumer purchase of a service that is not commercially available on September 13, 2010, and that employs technology that became available for commercial use only after September 13, 2010, shall cons...

...The public utilities commission has such power and jurisdiction as is reasonably necessary for it to perform the obligations authorized 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 ou...

...plication of a telephone company if it finds, within thirty days after the application's submission and based on the evidence provided under division (A)(1)(f) of this section, that the applicant lacks financial, technical, or managerial ability sufficient to provide adequate service to the public consistent with law. (B) If any of the filed information described in divisions (A)(1)(a) to (f) of this section c...

...aterial exclusions or limitations. The public utilities commission may prescribe, by rule, a commission review process to determine when disclosing such information is not practicable, and therefore nondisclosure does not result in an unfair or deceptive act or practice. (2) Any written service solicitation, marketing material, offer, contract, or agreement, as well as any written response from the company to...

... least thirty days' prior notice to the public utilities commission and to its affected customers. (B) Except as provided under the notice requirements of section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, a telephone company may abandon entirely telecommunications service in this state if it gives at least thirty days' prior notice to the commission, to its wholesale and retail customers, and to any telephone company wholesale p...

...pplicable 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 expressly authorized in this chapter: (1) Basic local exchange service shall be installed within five business days of the receipt by a telephone company of a completed applicat...

...Every telephone company 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.

...undred twenty days' prior notice to the public utilities commission and to its affected customers of the withdrawal or abandonment; (2) The requirements contained in division (A) of section 4927.11 of the Revised Code. (B) If a residential customer to whom notice has been given under this section will be unable to obtain reasonable and comparatively priced voice service upon the carrier's withdrawal or abandonment ...

...(A) Section 4927.10 of the Revised Code and the amendments to sections 4927.01, 4927.02, 4927.07, and 4927.11 of the Revised 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; ...

...ny other provision of this chapter, 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...

... to (c) of this section exists. Upon a finding by the commission that such a circumstance exists, the complaint shall be dismissed. Upon a finding that such circumstances do not exist, the person's or entity's sole remedy shall be provision by the carrier of the requested service within a reasonable time. (C) An incumbent local exchange carrier may apply to the commission for a waiver from compliance with division (...

...of the following: (i) Issues an order finding that the requirements of division (B)(3)(a) of this section have not been met; (ii) Suspends the automatic approval for good cause shown. The commission shall then act to approve or deny the application not later than ninety days after the date of the suspension. (c) If an incumbent local exchange carrier applies to the commission under division (B)(3)(a) of this secti...

...Subject to section 4927.124 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.

...ction 4927.124 of the Revised 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 ...

...ng of the application, issues an order finding that the requirements have not been met. (E) If an application for an exchange area is approved or deemed approved under this section, the incumbent local exchange carrier that filed the application shall be exempt from the requirements of section 4927.12 of the Revised Code for the exchange area to which the application applies, except that the carrier may not alter th...

...ot 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 exchange area for which the carrier has been granted an exemption under section 4927.123 of the Revised Code.

...anner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission.

...ther of the following criteria: (a) An individual's verifiable participation in any federal or state low-income assistance program, specified in rules adopted by the commission, that limits assistance based on household income; (b) Other verification that an individual's household income is consistent with the income eligibility threshold in 47 C.F.R. 54.409(a)(1). The public utilities commission shall adopt rules...

...The public utilities commission may adopt rules requiring any telephone company that is a telephone toll service provider to offer discounts for operator-assisted and direct-dial services for persons with communication disabilities.

...anner 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) Telecommunications relay service. (2) The rates, terms, and conditions for bo...

...(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 ...

...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 operations that are not transparent to customers and may impact service. (B) A telephone company shall inform its customers of the commission's toll-free number and e-mail address on all bills a...

...The public utilities commission may adopt rules regarding the rates, terms, and conditions of intrastate telecommunications service initiated from a telephone instrument set aside for use by inmates or juvenile offenders by authorities of a secured correctional facility.