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Section 759.005 - Definitions. - (1) "Competitive telecommunications provider" means a telecommunications services provider that...
Section 759.016 - Legislative findings on broadband services. - (1) That it is the goal of this state to...
Section 759.020 - Certificate of authority; application; procedure; criteria; intrastate toll service level; rules. - (2) Applications for certificates of authority shall be in a...
Section 759.025 - Certificates of authority for persons, companies and corporations providing services on January 1, 1986. - (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the commission shall...
Section 759.040 - Exemptions for certain unaffiliated utilities with fewer than 50,000 access lines. - (2) Subject to subsection (6) of this section, ORS 759.375...
Section 759.050 - Competitive zone service regulation. - (a) "Competitive zone" means a telecommunications service area within all...
Section 759.052 - Commission authority to exempt telecommunications services from regulation. - (A) Price or service competition exists; (B) Telecommunications services can...
Section 759.054 - Price listing for product or service offered as part of local exchange telecommunications services. - (2) The price list shall contain the description, terms, conditions...
Section 759.056 - Price listing for product or service offered as part of interexchange telecommunications services. - (2) The price list shall contain the description, terms, conditions...
Section 759.060 - Information submitted by local exchange telecommunications utilities; rules exempting disclosure. - (a) Whether the information is of a type that could...
Section 759.070 - Charge to access public body radio tower; market rate; exception. - (a) "Market rate" means a price, lease rate or other...
Section 759.075 - Authority to construct lines and facilities; condemnation power; procedure. - (a) Enter upon lands within this state for the purpose...
Section 759.120 - Form and manner of accounts prescribed by commission. - (2) Every telecommunications utility engaged directly or indirectly in any...
Section 759.125 - Records and accounts prescribed by commission; prohibition on other records or accounts; exception; blanks for reports. - (2) No telecommunications utility shall keep any other accounts or...
Section 759.130 - Closing date of accounts; filing balance sheet; audit. - (2) The commission may examine and audit any account. Items...
Section 759.135 - Depreciation accounts; undepreciated investment allowed in rates; conditions. - (2) In the following cases the commission may allow in...
Section 759.175 - Filing rate schedules and data with commission. - (2) Every telecommunications utility shall file, with and as part...
Section 759.180 - Hearing on reasonableness of rates; procedures; exceptions. - (b) As used in this subsection, "automatic adjustment clause" means...
Section 759.182 - Rate schedules for service promotions; rules. - (a) Increasing the use of the utility’s services by present...
Section 759.185 - Suspension of rates pending hearing; time limitation; refund of revenue collected; interim rates. - (2) This section does not prevent the commission and the...
Section 759.195 - Price listing of services; conditions; maximum rates; essential services; justification by utility of rates for price-listed services; rules. - (2) Telecommunications utilities that provide telecommunications services only between exchanges...
Section 759.200 - Inclusion of amortizations in rates; deferral of certain expenses or revenues; limitation on amounts; prohibited uses. - (a) Amounts lawfully imposed retroactively by order of another governmental...
Section 759.210 - Classification of service and rates; considerations; rules. - (a) Whether the rate generates revenues at least sufficient to...
Section 759.215 - Public access to schedules. - (2) Except as provided in ORS 759.410 (8), copies of...
Section 759.218 - Revenues and expenses of unregulated activities. - (2) The Public Utility Commission may not require revenues or...
Section 759.220 - Joint rates and classifications; procedure; considerations. - (2) The Public Utility Commission may, and shall, whenever deemed...
Section 759.225 - Application of ORS 759.220 to unincorporated associations and cooperative corporations. - (1) Does not allow the Public Utility Commission to establish...
Section 759.230 - Measured service rate for business customers; restriction. - (2) As used in this section: (a) "Local exchange telephone...
Section 759.235 - Mandatory measured service rate; prohibition. - (2) As used in this section: (a) "Call aggregator" has...
Section 759.240 - Measuring quality of service; standards; rules. - (2) The commission shall ascertain and fix adequate and serviceable...
Section 759.245 - Examination and testing of measuring appliances; rules; fees. - (2) The commission shall declare and establish a reasonable fee...
Section 759.250 - Contracts for special services; procedure for filing and approval; subsequent review and investigation. - (2) The telecommunications utility shall file any contract with the...
Section 759.255 - Setting prices without regard to return on utility investment; petition; findings; conditions; application of statutes to approved plan. - (2) Prior to granting a petition to approve a plan...
Section 759.257 - Extended area service: Portland to Scappoose. - (2) The service provided for in subsection (1) of this...
Section 759.259 - Extended area service: Portland to Molalla. - (2) The service provided for in subsection (1) of this...
Section 759.260 - Unjust discrimination in rates. - (a) That prescribed in the public schedules or tariffs then...
Section 759.265 - Practices not constituting unjust discrimination. - (a) Its officers, directors, employees and members of their families;...
Section 759.270 - Reducing rates for persons furnishing part of facilities; rental of customer facilities; furnishing meters and appliances. - (2) This section does not prohibit any telecommunications utility from...
Section 759.275 - Undue preferences and prejudices. - (2) Any telecommunications utility violating this section is guilty of...
Section 759.310 - When issuance of securities void. - (1) Without an order of the Public Utility Commission authorizing...
Section 759.315 - Purposes for which securities may be issued; order required; exceptions; rules. - (a) The acquisition of property, or the construction, completion, extension...
Section 759.320 - Application of ORS 759.315. - (1) The amount of $75,000. (2) The amount of one-half...
Section 759.330 - Hearings and supplemental orders for securities issuance; joint approval for issuance by utility operating in another state. - (2) The commission may, upon application of the telecommunications utility,...
Section 759.345 - Use of proceeds from issuance; accounting; rules. - (2) The commission has power to require telecommunications utilities to...
Section 759.360 - Prohibited acts regarding issuance of securities. - (1) Knowingly authorize, direct, aid in, issue or execute, or...
Section 759.375 - Approval prior to sale, mortgage or disposal of operative utility property. - (a) Sell, lease, assign or otherwise dispose of the whole...
Section 759.380 - Purchase of stock or property of another utility. - (2) Every contract by any telecommunications utility for the purchase,...
Section 759.385 - Contracts regarding use of utility property; filing with commission; investigation. - (2) Any proposed contract described in subsection (1) of this...
Section 759.390 - Contracts with affiliated interests; procedure; use in rate proceedings. - (a) Every person owning or holding directly or indirectly five...
Section 759.393 - Applicability of ORS 759.385 and 759.390. - (2) On April 1 of each year, every telecommunications utility...
Section 759.400 - Definitions for ORS 759.400 to 759.455. - (1) "Basic telephone service" means local exchange telecommunications service defined...
Section 759.405 - Election of regulation under ORS 759.405 and 759.410; conditions; Telecommunications Infrastructure Account; remedy for failure of utility to comply with conditions. - (2) A telecommunications carrier that elects to be subject to...
Section 759.410 - Intent of ORS 759.410; establishing maximum and minimum price for telecommunications services; packaging services; notice of price change, new service; enforcement. - (a) The State of Oregon cease regulation of telecommunications carriers...
Section 759.415 - Order in rate proceeding filed prior to January 1, 1999, to establish maximum rate for affected telecommunications services; dismissal of rate proceeding filed after January 1, 1999. - (2) A rate proceeding brought by or against an electing...
Section 759.425 - Universal service fund; transfer of moneys to Broadband Fund; commission to establish price for basic telephone service; universal service surcharge; application to cellular services; rules. - (A) Use the universal service fund to ensure basic telephone...
Section 759.430 - Approval of projects funded by carrier’s Telecommunications Infrastructure Account; Connecting Oregon Communities Advisory Board; rules. - (b) Under the policies and guidance of the commission, the...
Section 759.435 - Assessment of telecommunications infrastructure and community needs; contents; report. - (a) The type of telecommunications services and technology, including infrastructure,...
Section 759.445 - Connecting Oregon Communities Fund; School Technology Account; Public Access Account. - (2) Two dedicated accounts shall be established within the Connecting...
Section 759.450 - Minimum service quality standards; rules; customer impact indices; factors; wholesale services; improvement plan; penalties; exceptions. - (2) The Public Utility Commission shall determine minimum service quality...
Section 759.455 - Prohibited acts; commission action on allegation of violation; penalties; judicial review. - (a) Discriminate against another provider of retail telecommunications services by...
Section 759.500 - Definitions for ORS 759.500 to 759.570. - (1) "Allocated territory" means a geographic area for which the...
Section 759.506 - Purpose of allocated territory laws; carrier of last resort obligations; exemptions from obligations; reinstatement of obligations. - (a) Provide adequate and safe service to the customers of...
Section 759.535 - Application to serve unserved territory; hearing; notice. - (2) The commission shall within 30 days after the filing...
Section 759.560 - Assignment or transfer of allocated territory; rules. - (2) The commission may approve a transfer of territory previously...
Section 759.570 - Application of law to local government. - (2) ORS 759.500 to 759.570 may not be construed to...
Section 759.585 - Definitions for ORS 759.585 to 759.595. - (1) Who does not have local exchange telecommunications service; (2)...
Section 759.590 - Application for service by unserved person; rules. - (2) The commission shall adopt rules which prescribe the form...
Section 759.595 - Criteria for granting application for service; effect on other territorial allocation. - (a) The telecommunications utility in whose territory the unserved person...
Section 759.650 - Definitions for ORS 759.650 to 759.675. - (1) "Attachment" means any wire or cable for the transmission...
Section 759.660 - Fixing charges or rates; criteria; costs of hearing. - (2) When the order applies to a people’s utility district,...
Section 759.680 - Operator service provider duties to service users; rules. - (a) "Call aggregator" means a person who furnishes a telephone...
Section 759.685 - Surcharge assessed on retail telecommunications subscribers; rules. - (b) For purposes of this subsection, the commission shall adopt...
Section 759.687 - Residential Service Protection Fund. - Note: Sections 2 to 6 and 16, chapter 290, Oregon...
Section 759.688 - Oregon Telephone Assistance Program Advisory Committee; duties; members; rules. - (2) The Oregon Telephone Assistance Program Advisory Committee is established...
Section 759.689 - Use of surcharge for marketing and outreach to increase participation rate in plan of assistance. - (2) The Oregon Telephone Assistance Program Advisory Committee established under...
Section 759.693 - Definitions. - (1) "Adaptive equipment" means equipment that permits a person with...
Section 759.695 - Program for assistive telecommunication devices and communication facilitator services; program for adaptive equipment. - (a) Purchase and distribute assistive telecommunication devices to persons who...
Section 759.696 - Telecommunication Devices Access Program Advisory Committee; duties; members. - (2) The Telecommunication Devices Access Program Advisory Committee shall include:...
Section 759.697 - Program coordinator; program administration. - (a) The distribution and maintenance of assistive telecommunication devices and...
Section 759.698 - Eligibility. - (b) No more than one assistive telecommunication device or adaptive...
Section 759.700 - Definitions for ORS 759.700 to 759.720. - (1) "Information provider" means any person, company or corporation that...
Section 759.705 - Program message preamble; information to be included. - (2) The preamble must: (a) Describe the service that the...
Section 759.710 - Pay-per-call information; disclosure. - (2) An information provider that advertises pay-per-call services that are...
Section 759.715 - Information service blocking; suspension or termination of telephone service for nonpayment of information service charges; rules. - (2) A customer’s local or long distance service shall not...
Section 759.720 - Action against information provider for failure to comply with law; remedies; customer liability for charges. - (2) The court may not award attorney fees to a...
Section 759.730 - Unauthorized changes in telecommunications carriers ("slamming"); rules. - (2) If the Public Utility Commission assumes primary responsibility for...
Section 759.900 - Liability of utility; effect on other remedies; liability for personal injury or property damage. - (2) The court may not award attorney fees to a...
Section 759.990 - Penalties. - (2) Violation of ORS 759.275 is a specific fine violation...