SF 758

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 03/26/2021 10:09am

A bill for an act
relating to telecommunications; authorizing a local exchange carrier to elect
competitive market regulation under certain conditions; requiring service to be
offered throughout a service territory if regulated under competitive market
regulation; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 237.025, subdivisions 6,
9.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 237.025, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Market regulation and consumer protection.

(a) A local exchange carrier
that has received approval from the commission to be regulated under this section in one
or more of its exchange service areas shall be subject to regulation in those approved
exchange service areas as a telecommunications carrier under section 237.035, and as a
competitive local exchange carrier under Minnesota Rules, parts 7811.2210 and 7812.2210,
as applicable. new text begin A local exchange carrier that has obtained approval for at least 90 percent of
the local exchange carrier's access lines may elect to have all of the local exchange carrier's
lines regulated under this section. new text end Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide or
imply that a local exchange carrier regulated under this section is exempted from Minnesota
Statutes and Minnesota Rules applying to competitive local exchange carriers, including,
but not limited to:

(1) sections 237.50 to 237.56;

(2) sections 237.66, 237.661, 237.663, and 237.665;

(3) sections 237.69 to 237.71; and

(4) Minnesota Rules, chapter 7810.

(b) Regulation under this section is effective 30 days after a petition is deemed approved
under subdivision 3 or approved by the commission under subdivision 4.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 237.025, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Obligation to serve.

deleted text begin Nothing in this section affects the obligation of a local
exchange carrier that petitions the commission to be regulated under this section to provide
service to customers, when requested, in accordance with this chapter, commission rules,
and its duly authorized tariffs deleted text end new text begin A local exchange carrier that elects to be regulated under this
section is required to offer service throughout the local exchange carrier's service territory
to the extent required by federal law new text end .