170 IAC 7-6-6 - Revocation of certificate of territorial authority
Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-2-34.5; IC 8-1-2.6-1.5; IC 8-1-32.4; IC 8-1-32.5
Affected: IC 8-1-2-113; IC 8-1-6
Sec. 6.
(a) A LEC has
an affirmative duty to provide the following:
(1) The commission with current contact
information.
(2) Notice as required
under this rule.
(b) The
commission may, after notice and hearing, revoke the certificate of territorial
authority of a LEC for the following:
(1)
Failure to follow regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(A) Provide notice as required
under this rule.
(B) Pay the public
utility fee assessed under IC 8-1-6.
(C) Respond to the following:
(i) A commission request for information,
including surveys and data requests.
(ii) Inquiries by the commission regarding
relinquishment of service, cessation of operation, or service
disconnection.
(2) Administrative dissolution of the LEC's
corporate authority by the Indiana secretary of state.
(3) Dissolution in bankruptcy.
(4) Cessation of operations or relinquishment
of services in Indiana.
(c) Revocation of a LEC's certificate of
territorial authority under this section may be initiated by any of the
following:
(1) The commission on its own
motion.
(2) Upon the request of
either of the following:
(A) The office of
the utility consumer counselor.
(B)
Any other carrier providing services to the LEC.
(3) The voluntary application of the
LEC.
(d) The LEC may
cure any of the items listed in subsection (b), which, at the commission's
discretion, may result in the termination of the revocation
proceeding.
(e) In addition to
revoking the LEC's certificate of territorial authority, the commission may
issue any additional orders it deems necessary to protect the public interest
under IC
8-1-2-113.
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