Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-3-40

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 165:59-3-40 - Contributors to the OUSF

(a) The OUSF shall be funded in a competitively neutral manner in accordance with the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act.

(b) Each contributing provider shall annually provide contact information to the OUSF Administrator for the purpose of correspondence regarding contribution to the OUSF. The submission of an annual report to the Commission shall be deemed compliance with this paragraph.

(c) Each telecommunications carrier providing wholesale telecommunications services to VoIP providers in Oklahoma will annually provide the identity, to include address, of each such VoIP provider(s) to the OUSF Administrator as available. While the names of the VoIP providers may be made publicly available, all information with regard to the reporting telecommunications carrier will be treated as confidential.

(d) The contributing provider must certify to the truth and accuracy of data used to determine the contributing provider's contribution amounts. The OUSF Administrator may verify any information used by the contributing provider in its determination of its contributions to the OUSF. Each contributing provider shall maintain records and documentation used in its determination of its contributions to the OUSF for three (3) years, and shall provide such records and documentation to the OUSF Administrator upon request. Inaccurate or untruthful information used by the contributing provider may lead to prosecution to the full extent of the law.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-3-40

Added at 14 Ok Reg 2562, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1061, eff 1-6-98 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1901, eff 7-1-98

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017