Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A. Public Utilities § 7232. Laws that apply only to service providers and local exchange carriers for limited purposes

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions listed in subsections 1 to 5 do not apply to a telephone utility except service providers with respect to the provision of provider of last resort service and local exchange carriers with respect to federal interconnection rights and obligations:

The commission may adopt by rule standards and procedures for granting exemptions from all or specified portions of chapter 3 to service providers with respect to the provision of provider of last resort service or to local exchange carriers with respect to federal interconnection rights and obligations. Any exemption granted pursuant to rule must be accompanied by a finding that the exemption is in the public interest and will not result in unjust or unreasonable rates or have a negative impact on competitive markets for telephone services. The commission may limit an exemption to specific geographic areas. An entity granted an exemption pursuant to a rule adopted under this section remains subject to otherwise applicable provisions of chapter 3.

For good cause, as defined by the commission by rule, the commission may revoke any exemption granted pursuant to this subsection. A revocation may be in whole or in part and may be specific to individual entities or services.

Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A;