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...e 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 an exchange area, subject to division (E) of this section. (C) The commission shall approve an application...

...es, 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 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 ...

...l 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 this state by electric utilities.

...(A) If a competitive retail electric service supplier offers a residential or small commercial customer a contract for a fixed introductory rate that converts to a variable rate upon the expiration of the fixed rate, the supplier shall send two notices to each residential and small commercial customer that enters into such a contract. Each notice shall provide all of the following information to the customer: (1) T...

... utility purchases electric generation service from a competitive retail electric service provider, the electric distribution utility shall collect the phase-in-recovery charges directly from that customer. (2) If a customer of the electric distribution utility subsequently receives retail electric distribution service from another electric distribution utility operating in the same service area, including by ...

...has the purpose of ensuring that energy services be provided to low-income consumers in this state in an affordable manner consistent with the policy specified in section 4928.02 of the Revised Code. The advisory board shall consist of twenty-one members as follows: the director of job and family services, the chairperson of the public utilities commission, the consumers' counsel, and the director of the air quality ...

...The director of job and family services shall, in each fiscal year, submit a completed waiver request in accordance with section 96.83 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations to the United States department of health and human services and any other applicable federal agencies for the state to expend twenty-five per cent of federal low-income home energy assistance programs funds from the home energy assistanc...

...rovide a competitive retail natural gas service on or after thirteen months following June 26, 2001, to a consumer in this state without first being certified by the public utilities commission regarding its managerial, technical, and financial capability to provide that service and providing reasonable financial assurances sufficient to protect customers and natural gas companies from default. Certification shall be...

...pany shall recover any interest charge, service charge, or fee, whether or not a percentage is utilized for its computation, for billings made pursuant to this section. (C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the customer from paying an undercharge or any portion thereof in a time shorter than that stated in this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a gas, natural gas, or ...

...ctric supplier. Such map shall show the service areas of municipally owned electric systems as of the date the map is drawn. The service area of each municipally owned electric system shall include all of the incorporated area of said system and that territory within a line substantially equidistant between its existing distribution lines and the nearest existing distribution line of any electric supplier in every di...

..., law enforcement, or emergency medical services. The rules shall be designed to protect the public health and safety and prevent unnecessary or avoidable damage to property. They shall encourage the equitable distribution of available electric power and fuel supplies among all geographic regions in the state. (B) The governor may, after consultation with the chairperson of the commission, declare an energy emerg...

...ies planned to be added or taken out of service in the next ten years, including, to the extent the information is available, prospective sites for transmission line locations; (4) For gas and natural gas, a projection of anticipated supply, supply prices, and sources of supply over the forecast period; (5) A description of proposed changes in the transmission system planned for the next five years; (6) A month...

...ge of utility, communication, and other services to residents of this state at reasonable costs, including the rapid implementation of new technologies and innovative services; (3) Promote the rapid deployment of small cell facility infrastructure and related capital investment in this state by ensuring that municipal corporations grant or deny consent to install, operate, modify, or replace wireless facilities in ...

...2nd General Assembly, a cable or video service provider shall not be required to obtain permits from a municipal corporation or to pay fees, with the exception of work permits and associated fees, to place, operate, maintain, or replace micro wireless facilities pursuant to an existing franchise or video service authorization under Chapter 1332. of the Revised Code; nor shall a holder of an existing franchise or vid...

...decisions with respect to, the person's service, customer demand, or quality of service to or from a particular area or site as a condition for approval of the request; (B) Require a person to submit information about the need for the small cell facility or the associated wireless support structure, including additional wireless coverage, capacity, or increased speeds, as a condition for approval of the request; (C...

... prohibiting, the provision of wireless service to any location. (C) Adopt reasonable written design guidelines with objective, technologically feasible criteria that reasonably match the aesthetics and character of the immediate area regarding all of the following: (1) The location of any ground-mounted small cell facilities; (2) The location of a small cell facility on a wireless support structure; (3) The ...

... is used or is useful in providing rail service, including tracks, rolling stock, rights-of-way, bridges, grade crossing equipment, terminals, stations, parking facilities, and other rail facilities. (C) "Rail service" means freight, intercity passenger, commuter, and high speed rail transportation service. (D) "Regional rail reorganization act" means the "Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 986, 45...

...ion in developing and implementing rail service. (I) Expenditures by the department of transportation, the Ohio rail development commission, or any other state agency for capital improvements for the development of passenger rail shall be subject to the approval of the controlling board with an affirmative vote of not fewer than five members, including the affirmative vote of a majority of the controlling board mem...

...ary for the efficient operation of rail services provided by the commission. The commission may obtain modernization loans from the federal government to restore or repair rail property acquired by the commission for the purpose of implementing rail service. (B) The commission may operate any rail property acquired by it over track owned or leased by the commission, or over track owned by another person pursuant to ...

...ent to the department of administrative services. Following the payment to the school district, the department of administrative services shall prepare a deed, conveying such lands in fee simple to the successful bidder, and deliver it to the governor, together with a certification signed by the director of administrative services that all papers required by law have been properly filed, that the proceedings are acco...

...r with independent contractors for such services for the township or for a waste disposal district as provided in section 505.28 of the Revised Code. (2)(a) If a board of township trustees enters into a contract with an independent contractor under division (A)(1) of this section, the contract may provide that the independent contractor is the exclusive provider of any or all of the services described in that divisi...

...tion, transfer, recycling, and disposal services and to provide for the collection and disposal of tree leaves. In the alternative, the board of township trustees of any township that has provided or contracted for the collection, transfer, recycling, or disposal of garbage or refuse on behalf of the township or any district may establish, by resolution, equitable charges of rents to be paid to the township for the ...

...me paid employees, and that has a civil service commission established under division (B) of section 124.40 of the Revised Code. The township shall comply with the procedures for the employment, promotion, and discharge of firefighters provided by Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section. (2) The board of township trustees of the township may appoin...

...y terms that are agreed to by them, for services of police departments or use of police equipment, or the interchange of the service of police departments or use of police equipment within the several territories of the contracting subdivisions, if the contract is first authorized by respective boards of township trustees or other legislative bodies. The cost of the contract may be paid for from the township general ...

...me paid employees, and that has a civil service commission established under division (B) of section 124.40 of the Revised Code. The township shall comply with the procedures for the employment, promotion, and discharge of police personnel provided by Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, except as otherwise provided in divisions (C)(2) and (3) of this section. (2) The board of township trustees of the township may...