Nevada Revised Statutes Title 58. Energy; Public Utilities and Similar Entities § 704.6881. Establishment of standards and penalties to encourage competition and discourage discrimination in provision of local telecommunication services; regulations

1. Establish standards of performance and reporting regarding the provision of interconnection, unbundled network elements and resold services, which encourage competition and discourage discriminatory conduct in the provision of local telecommunication services; and

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 703.320 to the contrary, establish penalties and expedited procedures for imposing penalties upon a telecommunication provider for actions that are inconsistent with the standards established by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1, if any. Such penalties may include financial payment to the complaining telecommunication provider for a violation of the standards established by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1, if any, provided that any penalty paid must be deducted, with interest, from any other award under any other judicial or administrative procedure for the same conduct in the same reporting period. Any penalty imposed pursuant to this subsection is in lieu of the administrative fine set forth in NRS 703.380 and must be: