Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7222 – Revenue requirements of service providers
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7222
- Incumbent local exchange carrier: means , with respect to an area, the local exchange carrier that on February 8, 1996 provided telephone exchange service in the area and:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102Provider of last resort service: means a flat-rate service with voice grade access to the public switched telephone network; local usage within the basic service calling areas of incumbent local exchange carriers as of January 1, 2012; dual-tone multifrequency signaling or its functional equivalent; single-party service or its functional equivalent; access to emergency services; access to operator services; access to interexchange service; access to directory assistance; toll limitation for qualifying low-income customers; and the capacity to maintain uninterrupted voice service during a power failure, either through the incorporation into the network or network interface devices of suitable battery backup or through electric current. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7201
The initial rates for provider of last resort service are those rates in effect for basic local exchange service for each incumbent local exchange carrier in the service area of that carrier as of January 1, 2012. [PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. A, §18 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2011, c. 623, Pt. A, §18 (NEW).