Section 6-81-9 - Designation of telecommunications carriers eligible to receive federal universal service support(a) Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. §214, the commission will, upon the written petition of a common carrier or the commission's own motion, designate telecommunications carriers as eligible to receive federal universal service support. Carriers designated as eligible telecommunications carriers shall, throughout the service area for which the designation is received: (1) Offer the services supported by federal universal service support mechanisms using either its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another carrier's services (including the services offered by another eligible telecommunications carrier); and(2) Advertise the availability of such services and the charges thereof using media or general distribution.(b) Upon request and consistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity, the commission may, in the case of a high cost area, and shall, in the case of all other service areas (as defined by the commission), designate more than one carrier as an eligible telecommunications carrier. Before designating an additional telecommunications carrier for a high cost area, the commission must find that the designation is in the public interest.[Eff ] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6) (Imp: 47 U.S.C. §214 )