CHAPTER 118
S.P. 82 - L.D. 262
An Act to Permit the Public Utilities Commission to Exempt Certain Telephone Utilities from Obtaining Approval to Serve
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 35-A MRSA §2102, sub-§3 is enacted to read:
3. Exemption for certain telephone utilities. The commission by rule may exempt a specified telephone utility or group of telephone utilities from obtaining the approval required by subsection 1 if the commission finds that the exemption will not result in unjust or unreasonable rates or inadequate service for any telephone utility customers. The commission may limit the exemption to specified geographic areas. For good cause, as provided in the rule establishing the exemption, the commission may revoke an exemption in whole or in part, including an exemption granted to a single telephone utility. A telephone utility that is exempt from the approval requirement of subsection 1:
A. Before commencing service, shall notify the commission of its intent to commence the exempted service and provide any other information the commission may require;
B. Shall obtain the approval of the commission under subsection 1 to provide any service other than the services specified in the exemption granted by the commission under this subsection; and
C. Remains subject to any other applicable provisions of this Title and commission rules.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are major substantive rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A and must be submitted to the Joint Standing Committee on Utilities and Energy by January 1, 1998.
See title page for effective date.
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