New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362:8 – Obligations on Excepted Local Exchange Carriers
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Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or order, the commission shall have no authority to impose or enforce any obligation on any excepted local exchange carrier that is not also applicable to all other excepted local exchange carriers, excluding providers of commercial mobile radio service, except:
I. Such obligations that arise pursuant to the commission’s authority under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; or
II. Such obligations that arose prior to February 1, 2011 that relate to the availability of broadband services, soft disconnect processes and capital expenditure commitments within the state; or
III. Such obligations that relate to the provision of services to competitive local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers, and wireless carriers, regardless of technology; or
IV. Such obligations that arise under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:22-p and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:30, II.
I. Such obligations that arise pursuant to the commission’s authority under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; or
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362:8
- commission: as used in this title , means the public utilities commission. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362:1
- Excepted local exchange carrier: means :
(1) An incumbent local exchange carrier providing telephone services to 25,000 or more lines; or
(2) An incumbent local exchange carrier providing service to less than 25,000 lines that elects to be excepted, upon the filing with the commission of a written notice advising of said election; or
(3) Any provider of telecommunications services that is not an incumbent local exchange carrier. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 362:7 - Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. Such obligations that arose prior to February 1, 2011 that relate to the availability of broadband services, soft disconnect processes and capital expenditure commitments within the state; or
III. Such obligations that relate to the provision of services to competitive local exchange carriers, interexchange carriers, and wireless carriers, regardless of technology; or
IV. Such obligations that arise under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:22-p and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 374:30, II.