SECTION 165:55-17-3. Designation of service territory

(a)   The Commission shall determine whether a telecommunications service provider's service territory is in the public interest at the time the competitive LEC seeks certification or proposes changes to its service territory. In determining whether the proposed service territory meets the public interest, the Commission shall consider factors, including but not limited to, the existence and location of the competitive LEC's facilities, the number of potential customers to be served and the potential impact on universal service.

(b)   No service territory shall be changed except by Order of the Commission after such notice and hearing, if any, as directed by the Commission. Applications for change to an existing service territory shall be accompanied by revised tariff pages or an initial tariff reflecting the proposed new service territory.

[Source: Added at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2301, eff 7-15-03; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 828, eff 8-27-15; Added at 33 Ok Reg 645, eff 8-25-16]