1. (1) Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission either in the CLEC's certificate proceeding or in a proceeding initiated by an ILEC, the Commission, or other party, a CLEC or ILEC subject to pricing flexibility pursuant to Section 54-8b-2.3 is exempt from the following statutes and rules. Any other rules of the Commission and any other duties of a telecommunications corporation not specifically exempted by these rules or by a Commission order apply to a CLEC or ILEC subject to pricing flexibility pursuant to Section 54-8b-2.3. Any powers of the Commission not specifically altered by these rules apply to a CLEC or ILEC subject to pricing flexibility pursuant to Section 54-8b-2.3.

   1. (a) exemptions from Title 54, Public Utilities:

      Sections 54-3-8 and 54-3-19 -- Prohibitions of discrimination

      Section 54-7-12 -- Rate increases or decreases

      Section 54-4-21 -- Establishment of property values

      Section 54-4-24 -- Depreciation rates

      Section 54-4-26 -- Approval of expenditures; and

   2. (b) exemptions from Commission rules:

      Subsection R746-340-2(D) -- Uniform System of Accounts (47 CFR 32)

      Subsection R746-340-2(E)(1) -- Tariff filings required

      Subsection R746-340-2(E)(2) -- Exchange maps

      Section R746-344 -- Rate case filing requirements

      Section R746-401 -- Reporting of construction, acquisition, and disposition of assets

      Section R746-405 -- Tariff formats

      Section R746-600 -- Accounting for post-retirement benefits.

KEY: essential facilities, imputation, public utilities, telecommunications, UUSF, carrier of last resort, competitive entry

Date of Last Change: November 21, 2022

Notice of Continuation: January 27, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 54-7-25 through 28; 54-8b-2; 54-8b-3.3; 63G-4; 54-8b-2.1; 54-8b-15