SECTION 165:57-1-1. Purpose; short title

(a)   This Chapter establishes the Oklahoma Corporation Commission rules and regulations governing the regulation and operation of operator service providers (OSPs) operating in Oklahoma which may be cited by the short title as the Oklahoma Operator Service Provider Rules.

(b)   This Chapter is intended to protect consumers who make intrastate calls using the assistance of a live or automated operator or store and forward devices from pay telephones, hotels and hospitals, and other public locations and presubscribed customers against unreasonable charges and anti-competitive practices. This Chapter defines good business practices and adequate service standards, prevents unfair rates and charges, ensures that consumers can make an informed choice regarding OSPs and protects OSPs from unreasonable demands. This Chapter is further intended to include all OSP services provided to all subscribers in Oklahoma including operator services provided by IXCs, telecommunications service providers, payphone service providers and Resellers.

(c)   This Chapter is further intended to allow Oklahoma consumers to receive timely benefits from lawful market driven price and service competition among OSPs by applying only such regulatory requirements to those companies as are necessary to assure public access to telecommunications services under tariff provisions which are not unjustly discriminatory and to preclude unjust and unreasonable rates or charges in the operator services market.

[Source: Added at 12 Ok Reg 2157, eff 7-1-95; Added at 14 Ok Reg 2872, eff 7-15-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3092, eff 7-15-98]