<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:10:32:18 Waiver of eligible telecommunications carrier service requirements.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:32:18"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:10:32:18 Waiver of eligible telecommunications carrier service requirements."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times","serif";} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:10:32</b><b>:18.&nbsp;&nbsp;Waiver of eligible telecommunications carrier service requirements.</b> A telecommunications company seeking authority to provide local exchange services in the service area of a rural telephone company may petition the commission for a waiver from having to satisfy the eligible telecommunications service requirements as set forth in 47 U.S.C. &#167;&nbsp;214(e)(1) (September 10, 1998) and applicable federal regulations. The commission may grant the waiver if, after notice and opportunity for hearing, it is determined by the commission that granting the waiver does not adversely impact universal service, that quality of service shall continue, and that it is in the public interest. The telecommunications company requesting the waiver shall have the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that granting the waiver is consistent with these standards.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 25 SDR 89, effective December 27, 1998.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-76">49-31-76.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-3">49-31-3</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-73">49-31-73</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=49-31-76">49-31-76.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>