Alaska Admin. Code tit. 3, § 53.700
Applicability, purpose, and extensions
Effective Mar 15, 1996Alaska Register 137(Eff. 3/15/96, Register 137) | Authority: AS 42.05.141, AS 42.05.221, AS 42.05.311, AS 42.05.145, AS 42.05.241, AS 42.05.321, AS 42.05.151, AS 42.05.291, AS 42.05.800
- (a) The provisions of 3 AAC 53.700 - 3 AAC 53.720 apply to all local exchange carriers and facilities-based intrastate interchange carriers certificated by the commission.
(b) The purpose of 3 AAC 53.700 - 3 AAC 53.720 is to
- (1) establish a plan defining requirements for the modernization of the public-switched telephone network in the state;
- (2) improve the quality and availability of telecommunications services uniformly deployed throughout the rural and non-rural areas of the state;
- (3) assure the establishment of telecommunications services and facilities that may be required by the public convenience and necessity and the furnishing of service at rates that are just and reasonable; and
- (4) lead to uniform deployment of an intelligent telecommunications network throughout the rural and non-rural areas of the state.
- (c) Unless otherwise mandated under AS 42.05, a requirement in 3 AAC 53.700 - 3 AAC 53.720 may be extended for up to five years by order of the commission upon application under 3 AAC 48.805 and a showing that the required technology is not commercially feasible.
(Eff. 3/15/96, Register 137)
Authority: AS 42.05.141, AS 42.05.221, AS 42.05.311, AS 42.05.145, AS 42.05.241, AS 42.05.321, AS 42.05.151, AS 42.05.291, AS 42.05.800