Title 65, Public Utilities and Carriers

Any public utility, the maximum rates of which are fixed by the commission, shall reduce its intrastate rates to reflect any tax savings resulting from chapter 312 of the Public Acts of 1989. Such rate reduction shall be implemented contemporaneously with the effective date of th…

(a) Any telephone carrier offering or providing operator-assisted services in Tennessee whose intrastate rates exceed the maximum rate approved by the Tennessee public utility commission or whose interstate rates exceed the maximum rates approved by the federal communications com…

(a) In order to ensure the availability of affordable residential basic local exchange telephone service, the commission shall formulate policies, promulgate rules and issue orders which require all telecommunications service providers to contribute to the support of universal se…

(a) Services of incumbent local exchange telephone companies who apply for price regulation under § 65-5-109 are classified as follows:(1) “Basic local exchange telephone services” are telecommunications services which are comprised of an access line, dial tone, touch-tone and us…

(a) Rates for telecommunications services are just and reasonable when they are determined to be affordable as set forth in this section. Using the procedures established in this section, the commission shall ensure that rates for all basic local exchange telephone services and n…

(a) In addition to any other jurisdiction conferred, the commission shall have the original jurisdiction to investigate, hear and enter appropriate orders to resolve all contested issues of fact or law arising as a result of the application of chapter 408 of the Public Acts of 19…

(1) The general assembly shall evaluate the implementation of chapter 408 of the Public Acts of 1995, every two (2) years for not less than the next six (6) years by requiring the submission of a report prepared by the commission consisting of the following information:(1) The co…

Each telecommunications service provider shall file with the commission a small and minority-owned telecommunications business participation plan within sixty (60) days of June 6, 1995. Competing telecommunications service providers shall file such plan with the commission with t…

(a) The department of the treasury shall develop by rule an assistance program for small and minority-owned businesses, as defined in § 65-5-112, which may include loans and loan guarantees, technical assistance and services, and consulting and educational services to be funded s…

(a) This section is known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Natural Gas Innovation Act.” (b) As used in this section:(1) “Biogas” means gas produced by the anaerobic digestion of biomass, gasification of biomass, or other effective conversion processes;(2) “Commission” means the…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Broadband Business Certainty Act of 2006.”

(a) As used in this part:(1) “Broadband internet access service”:(A) Has the same meaning as defined in 47 CFR 8.1, or a successor federal rule; and(B) Does not include intrastate service that was tariffed with the public utility commission and in effect as of May 15, 2006; furth…

Except as provided in § 65-5-202, a government entity within this state, including the public utility commission and any agency or subdivision of this state, shall not enact, adopt, or enforce any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, standard, order, or other provision with the forc…

This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Access, Competition, and Consumer Fairness Act of 2011.”

(a) For the purposes of this part:(1) “Entity” means an entity that provides switched access service and is a public utility as defined in § 65-4-101 or a telephone cooperative governed by chapter 29 of this title;(2) “Interstate switched access charges” means charges for switche…

(1) As used in this part:(1) “Connection cost”:(A) Means a rate, fee, or charge, or an estimate of a rate, fee, or charge, for a connection of utility service that is necessary for the customer or a potential customer to pay to the utility system to receive a utility service from…

(a) Upon request or application for a connection of utility service by a customer, a utility system shall promptly provide the customer the connection cost. (b) A customer may request the utility system provide the customer connection cost in writing along with a written itemized…

(a) If a utility:(1) As defined in § 65-5-401(2)(A), fails to comply with § 65-5-402, then the Tennessee board of utility regulation shall order reasonable sanctions against the utility;(2) As described in § 65-5-401(2)(B) or (2)(D), fails to comply with § 65-5-402, then the comp…