2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 63: Railroads and Communications
Article 9H: Rural Telecommunications, 63-9H-1 through 63-9H-14
Section 63-9H-4: Regulation by commission.
63-9H-4. Regulation by commission.
A. Except as otherwise provided in the Rural Telecommunications Act of New Mexico [63-9H-1 NMSA 1978] or the federal act, each public telecommunications service is declared to be affected with the public interest and, as such, subject to the provisions of those acts, including the regulation thereof as provided in those acts.
B. The commission has exclusive jurisdiction to regulate rural telecommunications carriers only in the manner and to the extent authorized by the Rural Telecommunications Act of New Mexico, and Section 63-7-1.1 NMSA 1978 does not apply; provided, however, the commission's jurisdiction includes the regulation of wholesale rates, including access charges and interconnection agreements consistent with federal law and its enforcement and a determination of participation in low-income telephone service assistance programs pursuant to the Low Income Telephone Service Assistance Act [63-9C-1 NMSA 1978].
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