Ohio · statute · Ohio Rev. Code ch. 4927 · 29 active provisions
(A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Basic local exchange service" means residential-end-user access to and usage of telephone-company-provided services over a single line or small-business-end-user access to and usage of telephone-company-provided services over the primary access line of service, which in the case of res…
(A) It is the policy of this state to:(1) Ensure the adequacy and reliability of basic local exchange service consistent with sections 4927.07, 4927.10, and 4927.11 of the Revised Code, and the adequacy and reliability of voice service throughout the state;(2) Provide incentives for competing providers of telecommunica…
(A) Except as provided in divisions (A) and (B) of section 4927.04 of the Revised Code and except to the extent required to exercise authority under federal law, the public utilities commission has no authority over any interconnected voice over internet protocol-enabled service or any telecommunications service that i…
The public utilities commission has such power and jurisdiction as is reasonably necessary for it to perform the obligations authorized by or delegated to it under federal law, including federal regulations, which obligations include performing the acts of a state commission as defined in the "Communications Act of 193…
(A)(1) No telephone company shall operate in this state without first obtaining a certificate from the public utilities commission, and no wireless service provider shall operate in this state without first being registered with the commission. A telephone company not holding such a certificate on the effective date of…
(A) No telephone company shall commit any unfair or deceptive act or practice in connection with the offering or provision of any telecommunications service in this state. A failure to comply with any of the following requirements shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice by a telephone company: (1) Any c…
(A) Except as provided under the notice requirements of section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, a telephone company may withdraw any telecommunications service if it gives at least thirty days' prior notice to the public utilities commission and to its affected customers.(B) Except as provided under the notice requirement…
(A) A telephone company providing basic local exchange service shall conduct its operations so as to ensure that the service is available, adequate, and reliable, consistent with applicable industry standards. (B) The public utilities commission shall adopt rules prescribing the following standards for the provision of…
Every telephone company providing telephone exchange service shall maintain access to 9-1-1 service on a residential customer's line for a minimum of fourteen consecutive days immediately following any disconnection for nonpayment of a customer's telephone exchange service.
(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, if the federal communications commission adopts an order that allows an incumbent local exchange carrier to withdraw the interstate-access component of its basic local exchange service under 47 U.S.C. 214, neither of the following shall apply, beginning when the order is ado…
(A) Section 4927.10 of the Revised Code and the amendments to sections 4927.01, 4927.02, 4927.07, and 4927.11 of the Revised Code made by H.B. 64 of the 131st general assembly shall not affect any of the following:(1) Any contractual obligation, including agreements under the "Telecommunications Act of 1996," 110 Stat.…
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the public utilities commission shall not, in connection with any proceeding pursuant to section 4927.07 or 4927.10 of the Revised Code, impose on any provider of telecommunications service, wireless service, or internet protocol-enabled services any notice requireme…
(A) Except as otherwise provided in this section and section 4927.10 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier shall provide basic local exchange service to all persons or entities in its service area requesting that service, and that service shall be provided on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis.…
(A) As used in this section:"Exchange area" means a geographical service area established by an incumbent local exchange carrier and approved by the public utilities commission."Incremental cost" has the meaning as defined by the commission.(B) Subject to division (C) of this section and division (A) of section 4927.12…
Subject to section 4927.124 of the Revised Code, an incumbent local exchange carrier owned and operated exclusively by and solely for its customers may alter its rates for basic local exchange service upward by any amount and at any time.
Subject to section 4927.124 of the Revised Code, the public utilities commission shall allow upward alterations to the rate for basic local exchange service by an incumbent local exchange carrier by any amount necessary in order to comply with the eligibility requirements prescribed by the federal communications commis…
(A) As used in this section:"Exchange area" has the same meaning as in section 4927.12 of the Revised Code."Line loss" refers to the number of access lines, whether residential or commercial, for which a customer of an incumbent local exchange carrier has terminated local exchange service.(B) Not earlier than the date…
(A) An incumbent local exchange carrier altering its rates for basic local exchange service under section 4927.12, 4927.121, or 4927.122 of the Revised Code shall provide not less than thirty days' notice to the public utilities commission and to affected customers. (B) Division (A) of this section also applies to an i…
The rates, terms, and conditions for basic local exchange service and for installation and reconnection fees for basic local exchange service shall be tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission.
(A) An incumbent local exchange carrier that is an eligible telecommunications carrier under 47 C.F.R. 54.201 shall implement lifeline service throughout the carrier's traditional service area for its eligible residential customers.(1) Lifeline service shall consist of all of the following:(a) Monthly access line servi…
The public utilities commission may adopt rules requiring any telephone company that is a telephone toll service provider to offer discounts for operator-assisted and direct-dial services for persons with communication disabilities.
(A)(1) The rates, terms, and conditions for 9-1-1 service provided in this state by a telephone company or a telecommunications carrier and each of the following provided in this state by a telephone company shall be approved and tariffed in the manner prescribed by rule adopted by the public utilities commission and s…
(A) The public utilities commission shall not establish any requirements for the unbundling of network elements, for the resale of telecommunications service, or for network interconnection that exceed or are inconsistent with or prohibited by federal law, including federal regulations. (B) The commission shall not est…
(A) Except as provided in sections 4927.07 and 4927.124 of the Revised Code, a telephone company shall provide at least fifteen days' advance notice to its affected customers of any material change in the rates, terms, and conditions of any retail service required to be tariffed by the public utilities commission or th…
The public utilities commission may adopt rules regarding the rates, terms, and conditions of intrastate telecommunications service initiated from a telephone instrument set aside for use by inmates or juvenile offenders by authorities of a secured correctional facility.