Nevada Revised Statutes 704.68881 – Authority of provider of last resort to satisfy obligations through alternative voice service; conditions and limitations
1. For any area in which a competitive supplier is a provider of last resort, the competitive supplier may satisfy its obligation as a provider of last resort through an alternative voice service.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 704.68881
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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.
2. The Commission may not exercise jurisdiction over an alternative voice service used by a competitive supplier or its affiliate to satisfy the competitive supplier’s obligation as a provider of last resort, including, without limitation, determining the rates, pricing, terms, conditions or availability of an alternative voice service.
3. The use of an alternative voice service provided by a competitive supplier or an affiliate of the competitive supplier to satisfy the competitive supplier’s obligation as a provider of last resort does not affect any obligation of the competitive supplier:
(a) As an incumbent local exchange carrier pursuant to federal law.
(b) Pursuant to NRS 704.033.
4. As used in this section, ‘alternative voice service’ means a retail voice service made available through any technology or service arrangement that provides:
(a) Voice-grade access to the public switched telephone network; and
(b) Access to emergency 911 service.