Section 291-5-008 - WIRELESS REGISTRATION008.01Statutory Authority: This section is adopted pursuant to 2001 Laws Neb. 1211.
008.02Definitions: As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires
008.02ACommission: The Nebraska Public Service Commission.008.02BPerson: Any individual, firm, organization, corporation, company, association, partnership, joint stock association, body politic, common carrier, society, legal representative, trustee, receiver, assignee, guardian, executor, or administrator.008.02CTelecommunications: The transmission, between or among points specified by the subscriber, or information of the subscriber=s choosing, without a change in the form or content of the information as sent or received.008.02DTelecommunications Service: The offering of telecommunications for a fee.008.02EWireless Carrier: Any person offering mobile radio service, radio paging service, or wireless telecommunications service for a fee in Nebraska intrastate commerce.008.03Registration: 008.03ARegistration Required: A wireless carrier providing telecommunications service in Nebraska shall file a registration with the Commission. A wireless carrier which provided such telecommunications service prior to January 1, 2003, and which continues to provide such telecommunications service on and after January 1, 2003, shall register with the Commission prior to April 1, 2003. Any wireless carrier which begins to provide telecommunications service in Nebraska on or after January 1, 2003, shall register with the Commission prior to providing such telecommunications service.008.03BRegistration Form: The registration shall be on a form prescribed by the Commission, incorporated herein at the end of the chapter and labeled as Attachment #1. Each wireless carrier is required to remit an initial application fee of fifty dollars ($ 50.00) with the registration form.008.03CInformation Required: At a minimum, each wireless carrier must provide the following information 008.03C1 The name, address, telephone number, and email address of a contact person whom the Commission may contact concerning questions or requirements of the Nebraska Telecommunications Universal Service Fund Act and related surcharges, if applicable;008.03C2 The name, address, telephone number, and email address of a contact person whom the Commission may contact concerning questions or requirements of the Telecommunications Relay System Act and related surcharges, if applicable;008.03C3 The name, address, telephone number, and email address of a contact person whom the Commission may contact concerning questions or requirements of the Neb. Rev. Stat. sections 86-2201 to 86-2214 and related surcharges, if applicable; and008.03C4 The name, address, telephone number, and email address of a contact person whom the Commission may contact concerning consumer complaints and inquiries;008.04Changes in Information Contained in Registration. The registrant shall notify the Commission of any changes in the information contained in its registration within sixty (60) days from such change. No additional filing fee will be required for changes in information pursuant to this section.
008.05Enforcement. 008.05AInvestigation: The Commission may conduct an investigation upon written complaint that Neb. Rev. Stat. section 86-125 (2002 Cum. Sup.) or section 008 of these rules or regulations have been, or are being violated. Any such investigation shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Commission Procedure provided in Nebraska Administrative Code, Title 291, Chapter 1.008.05BAdministrative Penalty: The Commission, in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. section 75-156(2) and upon notice and hearing, may administratively fine any wireless carrier which violates these rules and regulations or Neb. Rev. Stat. section 86-125 (2002 Cum. Sup.).291 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 5, § 008