Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-9-11

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

Section 165:59-9-11 - Administration of the Fund

(a) The Public Utility Division of the Commission shall be the Administrator of the OLF. The administrative function shall be headed by the Administrator, as defined in 17 O.S. § 139.102.

(b) The Administrator may, as necessary, take all actions necessary to fulfill the objectives of the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act, including but not limited to, contracting with a third-party who has no conflict of interest in the provisioning of telecommunications services for assistance with the administrative functions related to the OLF.

(c) The Administrator is expressly authorized to bring actions before the Commission to enforce the provisions of this Subchapter and the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act.

(d) The Administrator and/or contracted agent shall administer the OLF in accordance with this Subchapter and the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act.

(e) The Administrator's or contacted agent's duties shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Receiving, distributing, and accounting for funds paid into the OLF;

(2) Providing funding to eligible telecommunications providers from the OLF;

(3) Managing the daily operations and affairs of the OLF;

(4) Monitoring and assuring contribution/payment compliance, as well as conducting periodic audits of the Contributing Providers to ensure that the contributors are accurately reporting and making proper payments to the OLF;

(5) Performing any periodic audits of the OLF deemed necessary by the Administrator, provided however, that the Staff of the Public Utility Division shall not conduct an annual audit for any year during which it also acted as the Administrator;

(6) Informally resolving disputes;

(7) Independently evaluate and review all Requests for OLF Funding within the time frames identified in the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act, make a Determination of the accuracy of the requests, and advise the Eligible Local Exchange Telecommunications Service Provider requesting the funds of the determination of eligibility made by the Administrator; and,

(8) Performing any other duties as required by law, and/or this Chapter.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-9-11

Added at 15 Ok Reg 1195, eff 1-6-98 (emergency); Added at 15 Ok Reg 1915, eff 7-1-98

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 23, August 15, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024