Effective: September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation: House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
(A) Except as provided under the notice requirements of section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, a telephone company may withdraw any telecommunications service if it gives at least thirty days' prior notice to the public utilities commission and to its affected customers.
(B) Except as provided under the notice requirements of section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, a telephone company may abandon entirely telecommunications service in this state if it gives at least thirty days' prior notice to the commission, to its wholesale and retail customers, and to any telephone company wholesale provider of its services.
(C) Divisions (A) and (B) of this section do not apply to any of the following:
(1) Pole attachments under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code;
(2) Conduit occupancy under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code;
(3) Interconnection and resale agreements approved under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat. 56, 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq., as amended.
(D) Except as provided in section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier may not withdraw or abandon basic local exchange service.
(E) Neither a telephone company nor an incumbent local exchange carrier may, without first filing a request with the commission and obtaining commission approval, withdraw any tariff filed with the commission for pole attachments or conduit occupancy under section 4905.71 of the Revised Code or abandon service provided under that section.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 4927 | Telecommunications - Alternative Regulation
Section 4927.01 | Definitions.
Section 4927.02 | State Policy.
Section 4927.03 | Authority Over Voip-Enabled Service and Other Telecommunications Services.
Section 4927.04 | Commission's Authority Under Federal Law.
Section 4927.05 | Certificate or Registration Required.
Section 4927.06 | Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices.
Section 4927.07 | Withdrawal of Service.
Section 4927.08 | Basic Local Exchange Service Standards.
Section 4927.09 | Access to 9-1-1 Service.
Section 4927.10 | Carrier's Withdrawal or Abandonment of Basic Local Exchange Service.
Section 4927.101 | Effect of Enactments and Amendments by Hb 64 of 131st General Assembly.
Section 4927.102 | Regulatory Restrictions.
Section 4927.11 | Access to Basic Local Exchange Service.
Section 4927.12 | Alteration of Rates for Basic Local Exchange Service.
Section 4927.122 | Upward Alterations of Rates.
Section 4927.123 | Exemption for Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers.
Section 4927.124 | Notice of Rate Alteration.
Section 4927.13 | Lifeline Service for Eligible Residential Customers.
Section 4927.14 | Adoption of Rules for Rates for Persons With Disabilities.
Section 4927.15 | Rates, Terms and Conditions for 9-1-1 and Other Services.
Section 4927.16 | Unbundling, Resale or Network Interconnection.
Section 4927.18 | Adoption of Rules Regarding Inmate or Juvenile Offender Services.
Section 4927.19 | Examination of Books, Records or Practices.