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Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-4-1003. Regulation by Public Service Commission of rates, terms, and conditions

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall regulate the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.

(b)(1) The commission shall develop rules necessary for the effective regulation of the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.

(2) In developing and implementing the rules under this subsection, the commission shall consider:

(A) The interests of the subscribers of the services offered through pole attachments;

(B) The interests of the consumers of the public utility services;

(C) Maintenance of reliability of public utility services; and

(D) Compliance with applicable safety standards.

(3) [Repealed by Acts of 2017, Act 334, § 4, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.]

(c) Nothing in this section prevents a public utility, an electric utility, a telecommunications provider, a cable television service, or a cable internet access service from entering into a voluntarily negotiated, written agreement regarding the rates, terms, and conditions upon which access for a pole attachment is provided.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 23. Public Utilities and Regulated Industries § 23-4-1003. Regulation by Public Service Commission of rates, terms, and conditions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-23-public-utilities-and-regulated-industries/ar-code-sect-23-4-1003/

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