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...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.

...(A) The public utilities commission may investigate or examine the books, records, or practices of any telephone company, but only to the extent of the commission's jurisdiction over the company under sections 4927.01 to 4927.21 of the Revised Code. Subject to that limitation, the commission may do any of the following: (1) Through its commissioners or by inspectors or employees authorized by it, examine the books...

...To the extent subject to the public utilities commission'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 ...

... division (B) of this section makes a finding against the party complained of, the commission may do either or both of the following: (1) Determine, but only to the extent authorized under sections 4927.01 to 4927.20 of the Revised Code, the rate, practice, or service thereafter to be adopted and observed, including any appropriate remedy for a complaint; (2) Assess a forfeiture of not more than ten thousand ...

..., adopt, or enforce, either directly or indirectly, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, standard, order or other provision having the force or effect of law that regulates, or has the effect of regulating, the rates, terms, or conditions of any broadband internet access service, or otherwise treats providers of broadband internet access services as public utilities or telecommunications carriers. (B) This section...

...er 5, 1999, pursuant to an order of the public utilities commission issued under Chapter 4905. or 4909. of the Revised Code and in effect on October 4, 1999, for the purpose of improving the energy efficiency of housing for the utility's low-income customers. The term excludes the level of any such funds committed to a specific nonprofit organization or organizations pursuant to a stipulation or contract. (16) "Lo...

...tment and improve the energy options of individual customers. In carrying out this policy, the commission shall consider rules as they apply to the costs of electric distribution infrastructure, including, but not limited to, line extensions, for the purpose of development in this state.

...Beginning on the starting date of competitive retail electric service, retail electric generation, aggregation, power marketing, and power brokerage services supplied to consumers within the certified territory of an electric utility are competitive retail electric services that the consumers may obtain subject to this chapter from any supplier or suppliers. In accordance with a filing under division (F) of section 4...

...(A) The public utilities commission by order may declare that retail ancillary, metering, or billing and collection service supplied to consumers within the certified territory of an electric utility on or after the starting date of competitive retail electric service is a competitive retail electric service that the consumers may obtain from any supplier or suppliers subject to this chapter. The commission may issue...

...(A) Except as provided in sections 4928.141 and 4928.142 of the Revised Code, no electric utility shall provide a competitive retail electric service in this state if that service was deemed competitive or otherwise legally classified as competitive prior to the effective date of this section. (B) The standard service offer under section 4928.141 of the Revised Code shall continue to be provided to consumers in th...

...r a regional transmission organization, independent transmission operator, or similar organization approved by the federal energy regulatory commission. The commission shall adopt, for each electric distribution utility that provides customers with a standard service offer in compliance with sections 4928.141 and 4928.142 of the Revised Code, a nonbypassable cost recovery mechanism relating to transmission, ancilla...

...mmission periodically shall report its findings and any recommendations for legislation to the standing committees of both houses of the general assembly that have primary jurisdiction regarding public utility legislation. (D) In determining, for purposes of division (B) or (C) of this section, whether there is effective competition in the provision of a retail electric service or reasonably available alternatives...

...To the maximum extent practicable on or after the starting date of competitive retail electric service, an electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator subject to certification under section 4928.08 of the Revised Code shall separately price competitive retail electric services, and the prices shall be itemized on the bill of a customer or otherwise disclosed to the cu...

.... (D) The commission may suspend, rescind, or conditionally rescind the certification of any electric utility, electric services company, electric cooperative, or governmental aggregator issued under this section if the commission determines, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, that the utility, company, cooperative, or aggregator has failed to comply with any applicable certification standards or ...

...in writing, on forms prescribed by the public utilities commission. The original of each such document or amended document shall be legible and shall be filed with the commission, with a copy filed with the office of the consumers' counsel and with the attorney general's office. (B) A person who enters this state pursuant to a summons, subpoena, or other form of process authorized by this section is not subject ...