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§ 23-4-1003. Regulation by commission of rates, terms, and conditions

AR Code § 23-4-1003 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) The Arkansas Public Service Commission shall regulate the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.

(b)

(1) The commission shall develop rules necessary for the effective regulation of the rates, terms, and conditions upon which a public utility shall provide access for a pole attachment.

(2) In developing and implementing the rules under this subsection, the commission shall consider:

(A) The interests of the subscribers of the services offered through pole attachments;

(B) The interests of the consumers of the public utility services;

(C) Maintenance of reliability of public utility services; and

(D) Compliance with applicable safety standards.

(3) [Repealed.]

(c) Nothing in this section prevents a public utility, an electric utility, a telecommunications provider, a cable television service, or a cable internet access service from entering into a voluntarily negotiated, written agreement regarding the rates, terms, and conditions upon which access for a pole attachment is provided.

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