- (a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission may assess a civil sanction in accordance with Arkansas Code § 23-1-103 and/or revoke the CCN of a utility for failure of the utility to timely file its annual report pursuant to Arkansas Code §§ 23-2-308, 23-3-109, 23-3-112, and 23-15-214 and 23 CAR § 462-613.
- (b) The Arkansas Public Service Commission may assess a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) in accordance with Arkansas Code §§ 23-3-110 and 23-15-214 and/or revoke the CCN of a utility for failure to pay the annual fees assessed by the Arkansas Public Service Commission pursuant to Arkansas Code §§ 23-3-110 and 23-15-214.
- (c) Any telecommunications provider that without just cause fails to pay the Arkansas High Cost Fund charge that is due and payable pursuant to Arkansas Code § 23-17-404 after notice and opportunity for hearing shall have its authority to do business as a telecommunications provider in the State of Arkansas revoked by the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
(d) The Arkansas Public Service Commission may terminate a telecommunications provider’s CCN if the telecommunications provider fails to:
- (1) Comply with the Arkansas Intrastate Carrier Common Line Pool procedures; or
- (2) Make a payment due under Arkansas Code § 23-17-416.
Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 6.15 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules. "CCN" means a certificate of public convenience and necessity.