1. (a)

   1. (1) A public utility shall file a notice of name change at least fifteen (15) days before the effective date of a name change.
   2. (2) Name changes shall include changes to the name of the business organization as well as the use of or change to a fictitious or assumed name.
2. (b) The notice shall be filed in the docket designated by the Arkansas Public Service Commission for this purpose.
3. (c) If the name change is incidental to another pending docket, such notice shall also be filed in that docket.

4. (d) The notice shall contain the following information:

   1. (1) The old name of the utility;
   2. (2) The new name for the utility along with the effective date for the new name; and

   3. (3) Copies of all documents to establish that the proposed change in name has been purposefully and legally accomplished, including but not limited to all filings with:

      1. (A) The Secretary of State; or
      2. (B) Other appropriate state agencies.

5. (e) The public utility shall file revised tariffs properly reflecting the new name of the public utility as follows:

   1. (1) For all jurisdictional telecommunications providers except nonelecting ILECs, the tariffs shall be filed in Docket No. 95-530-A;
   2. (2) For all other jurisdictional utilities, the tariffs shall be filed in a new “TF” docket; and
   3. (3) If the name change is incidental to another pending docket such as approval of a merger or acquisition and the notice was filed in that docket, the tariffs shall also be filed in that docket.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 6.12 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.