2025 Session
Last amended: 2003 session
§ 237.76 — Purpose
Plain-Language Summary
Establishes the framework for alternative regulation of large telephone companies.
237.76 PURPOSE.
A telephone company may petition the commission for approval of an alternative regulation plan under sections 237.76 to 237.774. The purpose of an alternative regulation plan is to provide a telephone company’s customers with service of a quality consistent with commission rules at affordable rates, to facilitate the development of telecommunication alternatives for customers, and to provide, where appropriate, a regulatory environment with greater flexibility than is available under traditional rate-of-return regulation as reflected in other provisions of this chapter.
History:
1995 c 156 s 7,25; 2003 c 97 s 2
History: History: 1995 c 156 s 7,25; 2003 c 97 s 2
Practical Notes
Large phone companies can choose a lighter regulatory plan if they meet certain conditions.