Regulatory requirements that may be waived for competitively classified telecommunications companies.
(1) The following regulatory requirements are waived for competitively classified companies:
(a) RCW
80.04.300 (Budgets to be filed by companies—Supplementary budgets);
(b) RCW
80.04.310 (Commission's control over expenditures);
(d) RCW
80.04.330 (Effect of unauthorized expenditure—Emergencies);
(e) RCW
80.04.360 (Earnings in excess of reasonable rate—Consideration in fixing rates);
(f) RCW
80.04.460 (Investigation of accidents);
(g) RCW
80.04.520 (Approval of lease of utility facilities);
(h) RCW
80.36.100 (Tariff schedules to be filed and open to public);
(i) RCW
80.36.110 (Tariff changes—Statutory notice—Exception);
(j) Chapter
80.08 RCW (Securities) (except RCW
80.08.140, State not obligated);
(k) Chapter
80.12 RCW (Transfers of property);
(l) Chapter
80.16 RCW (Affiliated interests);
(m) WAC
480-80-101 Tariff requirements through WAC
480-80-143 Special contracts for gas, electric, and water companies;
(n) Chapter
480-140 WAC (Commission general—Budgets);
(o) Chapter
480-143 WAC (Commission general—Transfers of property);
(q) WAC
480-120-339 (Streamlined filing requirements for Class B telecommunications company rate increases);
(r) WAC
480-120-399 (Access charge and universal service reporting);
(s) WAC
480-120-344 (Expenditures for political or legislative activities);
(t) WAC
480-120-352 (Washington Exchange Carrier Association (WECA));
(u) WAC
480-120-369 (Transferring cash or assuming obligation);
(v) WAC
480-120-375 (Affiliated interests—Contracts or arrangements);
(x) WAC
480-120-395 (Affiliated interest and subsidiary transactions report).
This rule supersedes all waivers of regulatory requirements for competitively classified companies granted by the commission at the time of a company's competitive classification. However, subsequent to the adoption of this rule, the commission may revoke the waiver of any regulatory requirement set forth in (a) through (x) of this subsection or may waive any regulatory requirement not included in (a) through (x) of this subsection.
(2) The commission may by order revoke waivers of regulatory requirements if it determines that revocation is necessary to protect the public interest.
(3) In addition, the commission may waive regulatory requirements for telecommunications companies that it has classified as competitive if it determines that competition with the regulatory waiver will serve the same purposes as public interest regulation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040,
80.04.160,
81.04.160, and
34.05.353. WSR 06-17-087 (Docket A-060475, General Order No. R-537), § 480-121-063, filed 8/14/06, effective 9/14/06. RCW
80.01.040,
80.04.160 and
81.04.160. WSR 05-17-026 (Docket No. A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-522), § 480-121-063, filed 8/5/05, effective 9/5/05. Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040,
80.04.160,
81.04.160 and
34.05.353. WSR 05-06-051 (Docket No. A-021178 and TO-030288, General Order No. R-518), § 480-121-063, filed 2/28/05, effective 3/31/05; WSR 03-22-046 (Docket No. A-030832, General Order No. R-509), § 480-121-063, filed 10/29/03, effective 11/29/03. Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040 and
80.04.160. WSR 02-11-080 (General Order No. R-499, Docket No. UT-991922), § 480-121-063, filed 5/14/02, effective 6/17/02; WSR 01-09-002 (Docket No. U-991301, General Order No. R-481), § 480-121-063, filed 4/4/01, effective 5/5/01.]
