SECTION 165:55-15-5. Cessation of business in Oklahoma

(a)   At least thirty (30) days before the effective date of the cessation of the provisioning of telecommunications service(s) in the State of Oklahoma, a telecommunications service provider or IXC shall file an original and five (5) copies of an application for withdrawal of its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity and cancellation of its tariffs and provide Notice of such filing to the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma.

(b)   An application for withdrawal shall include as attachments the following information, which must be certified as true and correct by an officer of any corporate applicant, or an authorized representative of an unincorporated applicant:

(1)   The contact person who will be responsible for concluding all outstanding business with the Commission and customers;

(2)   A statement regarding the amount of any outstanding customer deposits and the date refund checks will be sent to customers; and,

(3)   The date of withdrawal.

(c)   Notice of discontinuance shall be provided at least thirty (30) days prior to the date that service will cease by regular mail to all of the customers of the telecommunications service provider or IXC. The form and method of notice shall be approved by the Director of the Public Utility Division, and shall give the exact date that service will cease and contain information as to the procedure for any refunds due customers.

(d)   Notice of discontinuance will be sent at least thirty (30) days prior to the date service will cease, by certified mail, to any E911/911 Database Management Service Provider within the exchanges served by the applicant. Notice shall include:

(1)   The exact date the applicant will cease to do business in Oklahoma.

(2)   A statement that until the date applicant ceases to do business in Oklahoma, the applicant will continue to submit transactions to the E911/911 Database Management Service Provider for transferring and keeping up-to-date customer's information.

(3)   A statement that the applicant will unlock or release all E911/911 records effective with its termination date, thereby enabling the migration of existing E911/911 records with a telephone number ported by the customer to a different telecommunications service provider.

(e)   Unless provided otherwise in this Chapter, no application for withdrawal and/or cancellation of an existing Certificate of Convenience and Necessity and tariff shall be granted except by Order of the Commission, after such notice and hearing, if any, as directed by the Commission.

(f)   The Commission Staff may file an application to cancel an existing Certificate of Convenience and Necessity and tariff, at the company's request and at the option of the Commission Staff. The request may be in the form of a letter to the Director of the Public Utility Division. The letter will conform to OAC 165:55-15-5 (b) and (c).

[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 3054, eff 7-15-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2261, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1985, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2301, eff 7-15-03; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 828, eff 8-27-15]