OAR 860-032-0070
Confidential Information Submitted by Local Exchange Telecommunications Utilities and Cooperatives
(1)
Except as provided in section (2) of this rule, the following information, submitted or filed with the Commission by a local exchange telecommunications utility or cooperative, in any form including magnetic, electronic, and paper media, is exempt from disclosure because the Commission has determined that such information could potentially be used to the competitive disadvantage of the telecommunications utility or cooperative:(a)
Company-specific cost studies and traffic studies and Form I, except the income statement and the rate base summary of that form;(b)
Detailed company-specific and service-specific information;(A)
Annual charge factors;(B)
Demand data, including minutes of use; and(C)
Market segment data.(c)
Company-specific and service-specific forecasts submitted in support of price-listed services;(d)
Company-specific cost and price data related to unregulated services;(e)
Income tax returns and supporting information;(f)
Affiliated companies’ financial results of operations, including pricing information, that are not otherwise available to the public;(g)
Customer opinion surveys that are company-specific or that have been purchased by a telecommunications utility or cooperative;(h)
Market studies and plans that are company-specific or that have been purchased by a telecommunications utility or cooperative;(i)
Bid, vendor, or contract information, including affiliated interest contracts, that contains specific cost and price information; and(j)
Facility maps, engineering diagrams, and other technical information describing the network, system, and facilities of a telecommunications utility or cooperative.(2)
The Commission may determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether information of a type not listed in section (1) of this rule, submitted or filed with the Commission by a local exchange telecommunications utility or cooperative, in any form including magnetic, electronic, and paper media, is exempt from disclosure if such information could potentially be used to the competitive disadvantage of the telecommunications utility or cooperative.(3)
Except as provided in section (4) of this rule, the following information, submitted or filed with the Commission by a local exchange telecommunications utility or cooperative, in any form, including magnetic, electronic, and paper media, is exempt from disclosure because the Commission has determined that such information concerns matters of a personal nature to an employee or stockholder of the utility or an employee or member of the cooperative: Information exempt from disclosure under ORS 192.502(2).(4)
The Commission may determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether information of a type not listed in section (1), submitted or filed with the Commission by a local exchange telecommunications utility or cooperative, in any form including magnetic, electronic, and paper media, is exempt from disclosure if such information concerns matters of a personal nature to an employee or stockholder of the utility or an employee or member of the cooperative.
Source:
Rule 860-032-0070 — Confidential Information Submitted by Local Exchange Telecommunications Utilities and Cooperatives, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=860-032-0070.