Section Puc 404.02 - Authorization Required to Provide Voice Service(a) No person or entity shall provide voice services in any area of New Hampshire unless and until that person is registered as an ELEC authorized in that area.(b) To apply for authorization to provide voice service a person or entity shall file a completed Form T-8 Application for Registration to Provide Voice Service as described in Puc 409.08.(c) If the applicant seeks to provide service in the territory of an RTC, such RTC shall be provided an opportunity to propose to the commission that the ELEC be required by the commission to meet the requirements of 47 U.S.C. § 253(f) regarding eligible telecommunications carrier qualifications before providing such service. The commission shall determine whether to impose such a requirement through an adjudicative proceeding.(d) If an applicant seeking to provide service in the territory of an RTC indicates in its petition that it will meet the requirements of 47 U.S.C. § 253(f) regarding eligible telecommunications carrier qualifications, then (c) above shall not apply.(e) Unless the commission denies an application for ELEC registration pursuant to Puc 404.03, the commission shall authorize the applicant to provide voice service in the specified territory and issue the applicant a telephone utility identification number if the applicant was not previously assigned one. Such authorization shall include any requirement imposed pursuant to (c) above.N.H. Admin. Code § Puc 404.02
#10542, eff 3-12-14 (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Puc 400)
Ss by #10542, eff 3/12/2014 (from Puc 402.47) (See Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Puc 400).