R746-350-1. Purpose and Authority

A. Authorization -- Section 54-4-1 provides that the Public Service Commission shall have the power to regulate utilities and to supervise their business operations. Section 54-3-1 requires that the terms and conditions of the provision of service be just and reasonable.

B. Purpose -- This rule is intended to address situations where a telecommunications corporation has determined to stop providing Basic Telecommunications Service to subscribed customers in a Utah service area. The rule will provide subscribed customers an opportunity to migrate their service to an alternative service or a different provider prior to the Exiting Provider's discontinuance of the subscribed service. No telecommunications corporation may discontinue the provision of Basic Telecommunications Service to existing customers in a service area, or portions thereof, without first complying with this rule or receiving an exemption from the Commission.