Okla. Admin. Code § 165:55-13-20

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 165:55-13-20 - Responsibility for adequate and safe service

(a) A telecommunications service provider is responsible for providing adequate and efficient telephone service to every end-user served by it.

(b) A telecommunications service provider that uses its own local exchange facilities to provide service shall install and maintain its system so as to render safe, efficient, and continuous service, and shall keep all of its lines, equipment, and facilities in a good state of repair.

(c) The recommendations contained in the 2014 Edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and the 2012 Edition of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) are hereby adopted as the minimum standards governing the installation, construction, and maintenance of communication lines. The recommendations contained in the 2014 NEC will apply on a prospective basis effective September 1, 2017. Local and municipal electrical codes shall not apply to the installation of telecommunications facilities.

(d) The dominant criteria for these standards is voice grade service quality.

(e) All telecommunications service providers that install temporary drops and temporary cables as interim facilities to ensure service to customers pending permanent placement of those facilities, are required to permanently remove, bury, or install drops and temporary cables as soon as practical, but in no circumstances shall that time exceed ninety (90) days without notification and justification being provided to CSD prior to expiration of the ninety (90) day period.

(f) If, after inspection, the PUD informs the telecommunications service provider of any safety concerns relating to the telecommunications service provider's plant, equipment, or facilities and identifies the relevant National Electrical Code, National Electrical Safety Code, Commission rule, or other applicable Federal or State laws implicated by the safety concerns, the telecommunications service provider shall take steps to correct the reported safety concerns and shall electronically provide photographic evidence to the PUD showing completion of work and that the issue has been resolved.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:55-13-20

Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96 ; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2847, eff 7-15-97 ; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2261, eff 7-1-99 ; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 1985, eff 7-1-02 ; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2301, eff 7-15-03 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1549, eff 7-12-12 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1565, eff 7-11-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 40, Issue 24, September 1, 2023, eff. 10/1/2023