65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 230, § 4

Current through 2024-25, June 19, 2024
Section 407-230-4 - Installation of Customer Premises Wire
A.Installation by Customers and Premises Owners. The subscriber and/or premises owner, or a third party hired by such person, may install wiring on the subscriber's side of the demarcation point, and may remove, reconfigure, and rearrange wiring on that side of the demarcation point including wiring that may have been installed by the local exchange carrier. The customer or premises owner may not access carrier wiring and facilities on the carrier's side of the demarcation point. All plugs and jacks used in connection with inside wiring shall conform to Part 68, subpart F of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. Installation performed by the customer shall also comply with any reasonable notice to the carrier and testing requirements and with all applicable technical specifications. Customers shall not be permitted access to the protector.
B.Installation by Local Exchange Carriers. Each local exchange carrier that offers services for installation of customer premises at a per visit or time and materials rate shall include those rates in its schedule of rates and terms and conditions. The rate may be the same as that provided in its schedule of rates for other premises work. The rate established by an incumbent local exchange carrier that is subject to rate-of-return regulation shall be based on cost. The rate established by an incumbent local exchange carrier that is subject to an alternative form of regulation (as defined in 35-A M.R.S.A. §§9101-03 ) or by a competitive local exchange carrier shall be set at no less than cost. When a local exchange carrier installs, modifies or adds to wiring at a customer premises, it shall install a network interface device without charge to the customer at any customer premises that does not have a network interface device. The network interface device shall be installed at the demarcation point as required by Section 3.

65- 407 C.M.R. ch. 230, § 4