2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 66 - PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter 30 - Alternative Form of Regulation of Telecommunications Services
3018 - Interexchange telecomminications carriers.

     § 3018.  Interexchange telecommunications carriers.
        (a)  Competitive and noncompetitive services.--Interexchange
     services provided by interexchange telecommunications carriers
     shall be competitive services.
        (b)  Rate regulation.--
            (1)  The commission may not fix or prescribe the rates,
        tolls, charges, rate structures, rate base, rate of return,
        operating margin or earnings for interexchange competitive
        services or otherwise regulate interexchange competitive
        services except as set forth in this chapter.
            (2)  An interexchange telecommunications carrier may file
        and maintain tariffs or price lists with the commission for
        competitive telecommunications services.
            (3)  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit
        the authority of the commission to regulate the privacy of
        interexchange service and the ordering, installation,
        restoration and disconnection of interexchange service to
        customers.
        (c)  Reclassification.--The commission may reclassify
     telecommunications services provided by an interexchange
     telecommunications carrier as noncompetitive if, after notice
     and hearing, it determines, upon application of the criteria set
     forth in this chapter, that sufficient competition is no longer
     present.
        (d)  Construction.--Nothing in this chapter shall be
     construed:
            (1)  To limit the authority of the commission to resolve
        complaints regarding the quality of interexchange
        telecommunications carrier service.
            (2)  To limit the authority of the commission to
        determine whether an interexchange telecommunications carrier
        should be extended the privilege of operating within this
        Commonwealth or to order the filing of such reports,
        documents and information as may be necessary to monitor the
        market for and competitiveness of interexchange
        telecommunications services.
     (Nov. 30, 2004, P.L.1398, No.183, eff. imd.)

        2004 Amendment.  Act 183 added section 3018.