35-A §7306. Customer premise wire - Maine Statutes

Title 35-A: PUBLIC UTILITIES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §6 (NEW)

Part 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §6 (NEW)

Chapter 73: TELEPHONE RATES HEADING: PL 1987, C. 141, PT. A, §6 (NEW)

§7306. Customer premise wire

1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following term has the following meaning.

A. "Customer premise wire" means the segment of telephone wiring from the customer's side of the protector, or such other point that may be determined by the commission, to the customer's telephone equipment. [1991, c. 318, §1 (NEW).]

[ 1991, c. 318, §1 (NEW) .]

2. Deregulation of customer premise wire. The commission may by rule deregulate all or a portion of a telephone utility's service providing installation, maintenance and repair of customer premise wire. Prior to deregulation, the commission must find that a reasonable degree of competition exists between providers of installation, maintenance or repair services on customer premise wire. The commission must include the results of any action taken pursuant to this subsection in the annual report filed with the Legislature pursuant to section 120.

[ 1991, c. 318, §1 (NEW) .]

3. Ratemaking treatment of customer premise wire services. Nothing in subsection 2 restricts the commission's authority over the ratemaking treatment of expenses and revenues associated with customer premise wire services offered by a telephone utility.

[ 1991, c. 318, §1 (NEW) .]

SECTION HISTORY

1991, c. 318, §1 (NEW).