(a) Upon the filing of an application for such certificate, the commission shall fix the time and place for a hearing thereon and shall cause notice thereof to be given to such parties in interest as the commission may deem necessary. In the event the applicant proposes to interconnect its radio utility system with the communication system of an existing landline telephone or telegraph company, then notice of such hearing and a copy of said application shall be served upon said telephone or telegraph utility. The commission shall also cause notice of the application to be published once at least 14 days prior to the hearing in some newspaper of general circulation in the affected territory.
(b) After such hearing, the commission may issue to the applicant a certificate of public convenience and necessity in a form to be prescribed by it or may refuse to issue the same or may issue it for only partial exercise of the privilege sought, or may attach to the exercise of the right granted by the certificate such terms, limitations and conditions which it deems the public interest may require. The certificate shall include a copy of a service area map clearly showing the territory in which the radio utility system is to be constructed, extended, operated or acquired.
(c) In determining whether a certificate shall be issued, the commission shall take into consideration, among other things, the public need for the proposed service or acquisition, the suitability of the applicant, the financial responsibility of the applicant, and the ability of the applicant to perform efficiently the service for which authority is requested.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.
Chapter 4 - Public Utilities Other Than Transportation Companies or Motor Vehicle Carriers.
Section 37-4-100 - Short Title.
Section 37-4-101 - Definitions.
Section 37-4-102 - When Certificate Required; Rules Governing Issuance; Form of Application.
Section 37-4-104 - Continuation of Facilities Existing Prior to September 28, 1971.
Section 37-4-105 - Transfer, Assignment or Encumbrance of Certificate.
Section 37-4-106 - Merger or Consolidation.
Section 37-4-107 - Revocation, Suspension or Alteration of Certificate.
Section 37-4-108 - Powers and Duties of Commission Generally.
Section 37-4-109 - Rates, Charges and Classifications for Services.
Section 37-4-110 - Entry or Extension Into Established Service Area.
Section 37-4-111 - Article Not Applicable to Certain Mobile Radio Telephone Service.
Section 37-4-112 - Interconnection With Other Communications.
Section 37-4-113 - Construction and Maintenance of Antennas and Towers; Right of Eminent Domain.
Section 37-4-115 - Violations; Injunctions Against Persons Operating Without License or Certificate.
Section 37-4-116 - Fees for Inspection and Supervision; Payment.
Section 37-4-117 - Treatment of Utility as Part of General System.