Okla. Admin. Code § 165:55-15-5

Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024

Section 165:55-15-5 - Cessation of business in Oklahoma

(a) At least thirty (30) days before the effective date of the cessation of the provisioning of telecommunications service(s) in the State of Oklahoma, a TSP or IXC shall file an application for withdrawal of its CCN and cancellation of its tariffs and provide Notice of such filing to the Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma and to the Oklahoma 911 Management Authority State Coordinator's Office.

(b) An application for withdrawal shall include as attachments the following information, which must be certified as true and correct by an officer of any corporate applicant with authority to bind the applicant, or an authorized representative of an unincorporated applicant with authority to bind the applicant:

(1) The contact person who will be responsible for concluding all outstanding business with the Commission and customers;

(2) A statement that the company completed its reporting obligations to the PUD Fee Assessment, OUSF Assessment, and/or Oklahoma Telecommunications Annual Report, as applicable, for the previous calendar year;

(3) A statement regarding the amount of any outstanding customer deposits and the date refund checks will be sent to customers; and,

(4) The date of withdrawal.

(c) Notice of discontinuance shall be provided at least thirty (30) days prior to the date that service will cease by regular mail to all of the customers of the TSP or IXC. The form and method of notice shall be approved by the PUD Director, and shall give the exact date that service will cease and contain information as to the procedure for any refunds due customers.

(d) Notice of discontinuance will be sent at least thirty (30) days prior to the date service will cease, by certified mail, to any E911/911 Database Management Service Provider within the exchanges served by the applicant, and to the Oklahoma 911 Management Authority State Coordinator's Office. Notice shall include:

(1) The exact date the applicant will cease to do business in Oklahoma.

(2) A statement that until the date applicant ceases to do business in Oklahoma, the applicant will continue to submit transactions to the E911/911 Database Management Service Provider for transferring and keeping up-to-date customer's information.

(3) A statement that the applicant will unlock or release all E911/911 records effective with its termination date, thereby enabling the migration of existing E911/911 records with a telephone number ported by the customer to a different telecommunications service provider.

(e) Unless provided otherwise in this Chapter, no application for withdrawal and/or cancellation of an existing CCN and tariff shall be granted except by Order of the Commission, after such notice and hearing, if any, as directed by the Commission.

(f) PUD may file an application to cancel an existing CCN and tariff, at the company's request and at the option of the PUD. The request may be in the form of a letter submitted to the PUD Director. The letter will conform to OAC 165:55-15-5 (b) and (c). If no objection is filed to the application within thirty (30) calendar days, the application may be approved by Order of the Commission without a hearing before an ALJ.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:55-15-5

Added at 15 Ok Reg 3054, eff 7-15-98; 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 by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 23, August 15, 2024, eff. 10/1/2024