Montana Code Annotated 2001
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TITLE 69. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
CHAPTER 3. REGULATION OF UTILITIES


Part 8. Montana Telecommunications Act

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69-3-801. Short title.
69-3-802. Purpose.
69-3-803. Definitions.
69-3-804. Exemption for private telecommunications service.
69-3-805. Registration of telecommunications providers.
69-3-806. Prohibition against cross-subsidization.
69-3-807. Regulation of rates and charges.
69-3-808. Forbearance of rate regulation to facilitate competition.
69-3-809. Alternative forms of regulation.
69-3-810. New service -- withdrawal of services.
69-3-811. Costs for services provided -- jurisdiction over complaints.
69-3-812 through 69-3-820 reserved.
69-3-821. Examination of books and records.
69-3-822. Rulemaking authority.
69-3-823. Exception.
69-3-824. No preemption of laws governing anticompetitive activity.
69-3-825 through 69-3-830 reserved.
69-3-831. Interconnection -- construction and effect.
69-3-832. Interconnection -- jurisdiction.
69-3-833. Rulemaking authority.
69-3-834. Duty to interconnect.
69-3-835. Voluntary negotiation of interconnection agreements.
69-3-836. Mediation of interconnection agreements.
69-3-837. Arbitration of interconnection issues.
69-3-838. Approval of arbitration decision.
69-3-839. Approval of interconnection agreements.
69-3-840. Determination of eligible carrier status -- universal service support.
69-3-841. Universal service policies.
69-3-842. Universal service fund established -- purpose.
69-3-843. Fund administrator -- commission rulemaking authority.
69-3-844. Contributions to fund.
69-3-845. Payments from fund -- costs.
69-3-846. Discounts for schools, libraries, and health care providers.
69-3-847. Wholesale pricing standards.
69-3-848. Pricing of individual network elements.
69-3-849. Prohibited subsidies.
69-3-850 through 69-3-855 reserved.
69-3-856. Interim universal access program -- definitions.
69-3-857. Interim universal access program -- public access points.
69-3-858. Interim universal access program -- funded services -- application for services.
69-3-859. Interim universal access program -- services provided at discounts -- reimbursements.
69-3-860. Repealed.
69-3-861. Interim universal access program -- account.
69-3-862. Commission to make recommendations on universal access and service.