OAR 860-034-0450
Applications for Approval of Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives

For purposes of this rule, “utility service” means telecommunications utility service as defined in ORS 759.500 (Definitions for ORS 759.500 to 759.570)(3). An application under ORS 759.500 (Definitions for ORS 759.500 to 759.570) through 759.595 (Criteria for granting application for service) for an order of the Commission approving a contract authorized thereunder shall contain in addition to the contract, if not contained therein, the following information:

(1)

A map or maps, to appropriate scale, showing the general location and boundaries of the respective applicant’s service areas.

(2)

A map or maps, to appropriate scale, showing the location of customers who are being served by either or both of the parties, or who could be economically served by the then existing facilities of either party, or by reasonable and economic extensions thereto, who are covered by the contract.

(3)

A description by county, section lines, river, highway, road, street, or metes and bounds, where applicable and necessary, designating the boundaries of the territory to be served by each party to the contract. Such legal description of boundary lines may be drawn and described:

(a)

To eliminate minor irregularities in the boundary of each party when to do so will include within each party’s territory, only that unserved area which may be economically served by the then existing facilities of the respective parties or by reasonable and economic extensions thereto; and

(b)

In the case of persons providing utility service who have entered into exchange boundary agreements before May 31, 1961, to define mutually exclusive exchange service areas, the area affected by such agreement may be described by reference to the exchange area map in that agreement. However, the applicant shall not be relieved by such reference from showing that it can economically serve the unserved areas within the exchange area map with its existing facilities or by a reasonable and economic extension thereto.

(4)

A description of the equipment and facilities of each party, which are the subject of sale, exchange, transfer, or lease pursuant to the contract and the consideration to be paid therefore.

(5)

Facts showing that the contract will eliminate or avoid unnecessary duplicating facilities, and will promote the efficient and economic use and development and the safety of operation of the utility service systems of the parties to the contract, while providing adequate and reasonable service to all territories and customers affected thereby.

Source: Rule 860-034-0450 — Applications for Approval of Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=860-034-0450.

860‑034‑0010
Scope of the Rules 860‑034‑0015
Through Service 860‑034‑0020
Definitions for OAR 860-034-0030 through 860-034-0290 860‑034‑0030
Applications for Service from a Small Telecommunications Utility 860‑034‑0040
Information for Utility Customers and Applicants 860‑034‑0050
Multilingual Notices 860‑034‑0060
Dispute Resolution 860‑034‑0070
Designation of Third Party to Receive Notices 860‑034‑0080
Restrictions on Entering a Customer Residence 860‑034‑0090
Interruption of Utility Service 860‑034‑0095
Annual Fees Payable to the Commission by a Small Telecommunications Utility 860‑034‑0097
Estimated Annual Fees Payable to the Commission 860‑034‑0100
Temporary Utility Service 860‑034‑0110
Due and Payable Period 860‑034‑0120
Late-Payment Charge 860‑034‑0130
Adjustment of Utility Bills 860‑034‑0140
Establishing Credit for Residential Utility Service 860‑034‑0150
Payment Arrangements for Deposit and Installation Charges for Residential Utility Service 860‑034‑0160
Interest on Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Utility Service 860‑034‑0170
Refund of Deposits for Residential and Nonresidential Utility Service 860‑034‑0180
Grounds for Disconnecting Utility Service 860‑034‑0190
Voluntary Disconnection of Utility Service 860‑034‑0200
Emergency Disconnection of Utility Service 860‑034‑0210
Disconnection of Utility Service on Weekends and Holidays 860‑034‑0220
Accounts Not Related to Residential Utility Service 860‑034‑0230
Reconnection Fee for Utility Service 860‑034‑0240
Transfer Billings 860‑034‑0250
Refusal of Utility Service 860‑034‑0260
Disconnection Procedures for Commercial and Residential Utility Customers 860‑034‑0270
Emergency Medical Certificate for Residential Utility Service 860‑034‑0275
Termination of Local Exchange Residential Service for Telecommunications Customers at Significant Risk 860‑034‑0276
Time Payment Agreements for Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0280
Telephone Solicitation Notices by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0290
Customer Notification and Information Delivery Services for Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0300
Tariffs of Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0310
Announcement of Rate Increases by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0320
Notice to Interested Persons of Tariffs Filed Under ORS 759.175 by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0325
Requests to Abandon, Exempt from Regulation, or Price-List Regulated Telecommunications Services 860‑034‑0330
Relating to City Privilege Taxes, Fees, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon a Small Telecommunications Utility or Type 2 Cooperative 860‑034‑0340
Relating to Local Government Fees, Taxes, and Other Assessments Imposed Upon a Small Telecommunications Utility or Type 2 Cooperative 860‑034‑0350
Forced Conversion of Communication Facilities for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Type 2 Cooperatives 860‑034‑0380
Maintenance of Plant and Equipment by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0390
Retail Telecommunications Service Standards for Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0392
Accounting for Directors’ Fees by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0393
Uniform System of Accounts for Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0394
Allocation of Costs by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0395
Annual Report Requirements for Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0396
Reporting of Affiliated Transactions by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0397
Use of Deferred Accounting by Small Telecommunications Utilities 860‑034‑0400
Maps and Records of Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0420
Location of Underground Facilities 860‑034‑0430
Construction, Safety, and Reporting Standards for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0440
Applicability and Formal Requirements for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0450
Applications for Approval of Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0460
Applications for Approval of Amendments to Contracts to Avoid or Eliminate Duplicate Utility Service for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0470
Applications for Allocation of Exclusively Served Territory by Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0480
Applications for Allocation of Unserved Territory for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0490
Applications to Transfer Rights to Allocated Territory for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0495
Application by an Unserved Person for Service from a Small Telecommunications Utility 860‑034‑0505
Attachments to Poles and Conduits Owned by Public, Telecommunications, and Consumer-Owned Utilities 860‑034‑0580
Preservation and Destruction of Records for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Type 2 Cooperatives 860‑034‑0600
Definitions for Depreciation Guidelines for Small Telecommunications Utilities and Type 2 Cooperatives 860‑034‑0610
Revision of Depreciation Guidelines 860‑034‑0620
Filing Deadlines for a Request for an Exception by a Small Telecommunications Utility or Type 2 Cooperatives 860‑034‑0630
Information to be Included With a Request for an Exception Filed Under OAR 860-034-0620 860‑034‑0640
Review by Staff of a Request for an Exception Filed Under OAR 860-034-0620 860‑034‑0650
Petition to Open Depreciation Docket 860‑034‑0660
Review Procedure and Schedule for a Request for an Exception Filed Under OAR 860-034-0650 860‑034‑0670
Extension of Time for a Request for an Exception 860‑034‑0710
Extension of Time for a Request for an Exception Filed Under OAR 860-034-0650 860‑034‑0720
Announcement of Rate Increases for Joint Rates or Rates Charged for Through Services by Type 2 Cooperatives 860‑034‑0725
Telephone Solicitation Notices by Telecommunications Cooperatives 860‑034‑0730
Uniform System of Accounts for Type 2 Cooperatives 860‑034‑0740
Allocation of Costs by Type 2 Cooperatives 860‑034‑0750
Annual Report Requirements for Type 2 Cooperatives
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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