OAR 860-032-0040
Subsidies for Telecommunications Service

(1)

Before determining the need for or the sources of a subsidy to telecommunications providers, the Commission shall investigate and hold hearings. The Commission shall consider:

(a)

The need to secure and maintain high-quality universal telecommunications service at just and reasonable rates for all customer classes;

(b)

The need to encourage innovation through a balanced program of regulation and competition; and

(c)

The effect of changing technology on pricing methods.

(2)

Any person may petition the Commission to require telecommunications providers to subsidize services provided by a telecommunications utility.

(3)

The Commission shall, by order, identify the revenue source of any fund needed to provide the subsidy and prescribe the manner of collection and distribution of the fund.

Source: Rule 860-032-0040 — Subsidies for Telecommunications Service, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-032-0040 (accessed May 26, 2025).

860–032–0000
Waiver 860–032–0001
Definitions for Telecommunications 860–032–0002
Notice and Procedures for a Proceeding Initiated Under Division 032 860–032–0005
Application for New or Amended Certificate of Authority, or to Transfer Authority 860–032–0007
Conditions of Certificates of Authority 860–032–0008
Failure to File Information or Pay the Annual Fee 860–032–0010
Classification of Applicants as Telecommunications Providers 860–032–0011
Advertisements by Competitive Providers 860–032–0012
Retail Telecommunications Service Standards for Competitive Telecommunications Providers 860–032–0013
Uncertified Telecommunications Providers 860–032–0015
Cancellation or Suspension of a Telecommunications Provider’s Certificate 860–032–0020
Abandonment of Service 860–032–0023
Price List Petitions 860–032–0025
Petition to Exempt Services from Regulation 860–032–0035
Petition to Price List Telecommunications Utility Services 860–032–0040
Subsidies for Telecommunications Service 860–032–0045
Petitions for Alternative Access by Customers of Shared Telecommunications Service Providers 860–032–0050
Petition for a Declaratory Ruling that a Service Is Not Subject to Regulation 860–032–0060
Reporting Requirements for Telecommunications Providers 860–032–0070
Confidential Information Submitted by Local Exchange Telecommunications Utilities and Cooperatives 860–032–0080
Definition of Gross Retail Intrastate Revenue for Purposes of Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Telecommunications Provider 860–032–0090
Allocation of Revenues by a Telecommunications Provider 860–032–0095
Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Competitive Provider 860–032–0097
Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission 860–032–0100
Collective Consideration of Oregon Intrastate Rate, Tariff, or Service Proposals 860–032–0190
Definition of Basic Telephone Service 860–032–0200
Essential Services 860–032–0220
Application for Service by Unserved Person 860–032–0230
Pay Telephones 860–032–0410
Location of Underground Facilities 860–032–0420
Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Telecommunications Providers 860–032–0430
Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities 860–032–0510
Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) 860–032–0520
Customer Service Records (CSRs)

May 26, 2025

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