AB14,33,2 21(3) Intrastate switched access rates. (a) Unless otherwise provided under
22federal law, an entity that provides an interconnected voice over Internet protocol
23service shall pay intrastate switched access rates in connection with the
24interconnected voice over Internet protocol services that it provides to the same

1extent that any telecommunications provider is obligated to pay intrastate switched
2access rates in connection with the telecommunications services that it provides.
AB14,33,93 (b) Unless otherwise provided under federal law, an entity that provides an
4intrastate switched access service in connection with interconnected voice over
5Internet protocol services shall be subject to s. 196.191 with respect to such
6intrastate switched access service and may charge intrastate switched access rates
7to the same extent that any telecommunications provider may charge intrastate
8switched access rates in connection with the intrastate switched access services that
9it provides.
AB14, s. 77 10Section 77. 196.212 of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,33,11 11196.212 Switched access rates. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB14,33,1512 (a) "Affiliate" means any person, corporation, company, cooperative,
13unincorporated cooperative association, partnership, association, or other entity
14that is controlled by, or is under common control with, a telecommunications provider
15or telecommunications utility.
AB14,33,1916 (b) "Large incumbent local exchange carrier" means an incumbent local
17exchange carrier that, with any affiliates that are incumbent local exchange carriers
18operating in the state, in total had 150,000 or more access lines in use in this state
19as of January 1, 2010.
AB14,33,2320 (c) "Large nonincumbent" means a telecommunications provider that is not an
21incumbent local exchange carrier, that had 10,000 or more access lines in use in this
22state as of January 1, 2010, and that was granted an initial certification by the
23commission pursuant to s. 196.203 or 196.50 before January 1, 2011.
AB14,34,324 (d) "New nonincumbent" means a telecommunications provider, other than an
25alternative telecommunications utility certified under s. 196.203 pursuant to s.

1196.50 (2) (j) 1. a., that is not an incumbent local exchange carrier and that was
2granted an initial certification by the commission pursuant to s. 196.203 or 196.50
3on or after January 1, 2011.
AB14,34,74 (e) "Small incumbent local exchange carrier" means an incumbent local
5exchange carrier that, with any affiliates that are incumbent local exchange carriers
6operating in the state, in total had fewer than 150,000 access lines in use in this state
7as of January 1, 2010.
AB14,34,118 (f) "Small nonincumbent" means a telecommunications provider that is not an
9incumbent local exchange carrier, that had fewer than 10,000 access lines in use in
10this state as of January 1, 2010, and that was granted an initial certification by the
11commission pursuant to s. 196.203 or 196.50 before January 1, 2011.
AB14,34,15 12(2) New nonincumbents and large nonincumbents. (a) New nonincumbents.
13Within 30 days of the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], a new
14nonincumbent may not charge intrastate switched access rates that are higher than
15its interstate switched access rates.
AB14,34,2016 (b) Large nonincumbents. 1. Except for an increase in intrastate switched
17access rates under s. 196.191 (2) (d) 2. a. or (3) (b) in order to mirror its interstate
18switched access rates, a large nonincumbent may not charge intrastate switched
19access rates higher than the intrastate switched access rates it charged on January
201, 2011.
AB14,34,2221 2. A large nonincumbent shall reduce its intrastate switched access rates as
22follows:
AB14,35,223 a. No later than 4 years after the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts
24date], the large nonincumbent shall reduce its intrastate switched access rates by an
25amount equal to 33 percent of the difference between its intrastate switched access

1rates in effect prior to the reduction and its interstate switched access rates in effect
2prior to the reduction.
AB14,35,73 b. No later than 5 years after the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB
4inserts date], the large nonincumbent shall further reduce its intrastate switched
5access rates by an amount equal to 50 percent of the difference between its intrastate
6switched access rates in effect prior to the reduction and its interstate switched
7access rates in effect prior to the reduction.
AB14,35,128 c. No later than 6 years after the effective date of this subd. 2. c. .... [LRB inserts
9date], the large nonincumbent shall further reduce its intrastate switched access
10rates in order to mirror its interstate switched access rates in effect prior to the
11reduction and, beginning no later than that date, may not charge intrastate switched
12access rates that are higher than its interstate switched access rates.
AB14,35,16 13(3) Large incumbent local exchange carriers. A large incumbent local
14exchange carrier shall reduce its intrastate switched access rates to no higher than
15the large incumbent local exchange carrier's interstate switched access rates as
16follows:
AB14,35,1917 (a) Beginning on the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the
18large incumbent local exchange carrier may not charge intrastate switched access
19rates higher than the intrastate switched access rates it charged on January 1, 2011.
AB14,35,2420 (b) No later than 2 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
21inserts date], the large incumbent local exchange carrier shall reduce its intrastate
22switched access rates by an amount equal to 25 percent of the difference between its
23intrastate switched access rates in effect prior to the reduction and its interstate
24switched access rates in effect prior to the reduction.
AB14,36,5
1(c) No later than 3 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
2inserts date], the large incumbent local exchange carrier shall further reduce its
3intrastate switched access rates by an amount equal to 33 percent of the difference
4between its intrastate switched access rates in effect prior to the reduction and its
5interstate switched access rates in effect prior to the reduction.
AB14,36,106 (d) No later than 4 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
7inserts date], the large incumbent local exchange carrier shall further reduce its
8intrastate switched access rates by an amount equal to 50 percent of the difference
9between its intrastate switched access rates in effect prior to the reduction and its
10interstate switched access rates in effect prior to the reduction.
AB14,36,1611 (e) No later than 5 years after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
12inserts date], the large incumbent local exchange carrier shall further reduce its
13intrastate switched access rates in order to mirror its interstate switched access
14rates in effect prior to the reduction and, beginning no later than that date, may not
15charge intrastate switched access rates that are higher than its interstate switched
16access rates.
AB14,36,22 17(4) Limited commission review. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
18chapter, except to enforce this section and ss. 196.191(2) (d) 2. a. and 196.219 (2r),
19and except to enforce s. 196.191 (3) (b) only to allow an increase in intrastate switched
20access rates in order to mirror interstate switched access rates, the commission may
21not investigate, review, or set the intrastate switched access rates of large
22nonincumbents, new nonimcumbents, and large incumbent local exchange carriers.
AB14,37,223 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter except to enforce ss.
24196.191 (2) (d) 2. and 196.219 (2r), during the 4-year period beginning on the
25effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the commission may not

1investigate, review, or set the intrastate switched access rates of small incumbent
2local exchange carriers.
AB14,37,73 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter except to enforce ss.
4196.191 (2) (d) 2. and 196.219 (2r), during the 3-year period beginning on the
5effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the commission may not
6investigate, review, or set the intrastate switched access rates of small
7nonincumbents.
AB14,37,11 8(5) Enforcement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the
9commission shall have jurisdiction to enforce payment of intrastate switched access
10rates set forth in a tariff required under s. 196.191 (1) or a contract for intrastate
11switched access service allowed under 196.191 (6).
AB14, s. 78 12Section 78. 196.213 of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 79 13Section 79. 196.215 of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 80 14Section 80. 196.218 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,37,1615 196.218 (1) (a) "Essential telecommunications services" means the services or
16functionalities listed in 47 CFR 54.101 (a) as of January 1, 2010.
AB14, s. 81 17Section 81. 196.218 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,37,2018 196.218 (1) (c) "Universal service" includes the availability of a basic set of
19essential telecommunications services and access to advanced service capabilities of
20a modern telecommunications infrastructure
anywhere in this state.
AB14, s. 82 21Section 82. 196.218 (3) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,38,222 196.218 (3) (a) 3m. Contributions under this paragraph may be based only on
23the gross operating revenues from the provision of broadcast services identified by
24the commission under subd. 2. and on intrastate telecommunications services in this
25state of the telecommunications providers subject to the contribution. Contributions

1based on revenues from interconnected voice over Internet protocol service shall be
2calculated as provided under s. 196.206 (2).
AB14, s. 83 3Section 83. 196.218 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,38,124 196.218 (3) (f) Notwithstanding ss. 196.196 (1) and (5) (d) 2., 196.20 (2m), (5)
5and (6), 196.213 and 196.215, a
A telecommunications utility that provides local
6exchange service may make adjustments to local exchange service rates for the
7purpose of recovering its contributions to the universal service fund required under
8this subsection. A telecommunications utility that adjusts local exchange service
9rates for the purpose of recovering such contributions shall identify on customer bills
10a single amount that is the total amount of the adjustment. The public service
11commission shall provide telecommunications utilities the information necessary to
12identify such amounts on customer bills.
AB14, s. 84 13Section 84. 196.218 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB14,38,2014 196.218 (4) Essential telecommunications services. (a) Each
15telecommunications provider that is designated as an eligible telecommunications
16carrier pursuant to 47 USC 214 (e) shall make available to its customers all essential
17telecommunications services. A telecommunications provider may satisfy this
18paragraph by providing essential telecommunications services itself or through an
19affiliate and in either case may provide essential telecommunications services
20through the use of any available technology or mode.
AB14,39,421 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), if a commercial mobile radio service provider is
22designated or seeks designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier pursuant
23to 47 USC 214 (e) for the purpose of federal universal service funding and not for the
24purpose of state universal service funding, the commercial mobile radio service
25provider is not subject to any eligible telecommunications carrier requirements

1imposed by the commission and shall be subject only to the eligible
2telecommunications carrier requirements imposed by 47 USC 214 (e) (1) and
3regulations and orders of the federal communications commission implementing 47
4USC 214
(e) (1).
AB14, s. 85 5Section 85. 196.218 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 86 6Section 86. 196.218 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,39,107 196.218 (5) (b) The commission shall promulgate rules to determine whether
8a telecommunications provider, the customers of a telecommunications provider or
9another person shall be assisted by the universal service fund for any use under par.
10(a) 1. to and 4.
AB14, s. 87 11Section 87. 196.218 (5) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,39,1612 196.218 (5) (c) 5. The extent to which the fund preserves and promotes an
13available and affordable basic set of essential telecommunications services,
14encourages access to the advanced service capabilities of a modern
15telecommunications infrastructure
throughout the state and promotes economic
16development.
AB14, s. 88 17Section 88. 196.218 (5r) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,39,2018 196.218 (5r) (a) 1. The affordability of and accessibility to a basic set of
19essential telecommunications services and of advanced service capabilities
20throughout this state.
AB14, s. 89 21Section 89. 196.218 (5r) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,40,222 196.218 (5r) (a) 4. An assessment of how successful investments identified in
23s. 196.196 (5) (f),
assistance provided by the universal service fund, and price
24regulation
and other alternative incentive regulations of telecommunications
25utilities designed to promote competition have been in advancing the public interest

1goals identified under s. 196.03 (6), and recommendations for further advancing
2those goals.
AB14, s. 90 3Section 90. 196.219 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,40,64 196.219 (1) (b) "Local exchange service" has the meaning given in s. 196.50 (1)
5(b) 1.
includes access service, basic local exchange service, and business access line
6and usage service within a local calling area.
AB14, s. 91 7Section 91. 196.219 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,40,138 196.219 (2) (a) Notwithstanding any exemptions identified in this chapter
9except s. ss. 196.202, 196.203, 196.206, and 196.50, a telecommunications utility or
10provider shall provide protection to its consumers under this section unless
11exempted in whole or in part by rule or order of the commission under this section.
12The commission shall promulgate rules that identify the conditions under which
13provisions of this section may be suspended.
AB14, s. 92 14Section 92. 196.219 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 93 15Section 93. 196.219 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB14,40,2116 196.219 (2r) Switched access rates. Any reduction in intrastate switched
17access rates ordered by the commission prior to the effective date of this subsection
18.... [LRB inserts date], including any reduction ordered pursuant to s. 196.195, 2009
19stats., shall remain effective unless modified by the commission in a subsequent
20order, or unless the ordered reduction is inconsistent with the requirements of s.
21196.212.
AB14, s. 94 22Section 94. 196.219 (3) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 95 23Section 95. 196.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,41,624 196.25 (1) If a public utility, other than a public utility that is a
25telecommunications provider,
receives from the commission any questionnaire, the

1public utility shall respond fully, specifically and correctly to each question. If a
2public utility is unable to answer any question, the public utility shall give a good and
3sufficient reason for its failure. Every answer by a public utility under this section
4shall be verified under oath by the president, secretary, superintendent or general
5a manager of the public utility and returned to the commission at its office within the
6period fixed by the commission.
AB14, s. 96 7Section 96. 196.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,41,128 196.25 (2) If required by the commission, a public utility, other than a public
9utility that is a telecommunications provider,
shall deliver to the commission the
10original or a copy of any map, profile, contract or engineer's report and any other
11document, book, account, paper or record with a complete inventory of all its
12property, in such form as the commission directs.
AB14, s. 97 13Section 97. 196.25 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,41,2214 196.25 (3) If a telecommunications provider receives a questionnaire from the
15commission, the telecommunications provider shall respond specifically, correctly
16and fully to each question that relates to a matter over which the commission has
17jurisdiction
. If a telecommunications provider is unable to answer any question, the
18telecommunications provider shall give a good and sufficient reason for its failure.
19Answers shall be verified under oath by the president, secretary, superintendent or
20general
a manager of the telecommunications provider. A completed questionnaire
21shall be returned to the commission within the time period specified by the
22commission.
AB14, s. 98 23Section 98. 196.26 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,42,224 196.26 (1) (a) A complaint filed with the commission that any rate, toll, charge,
25or schedule, joint rate, regulation, measurement, act, or practice relating to the

1provision of heat, light, water, or power , or telecommunications service is
2unreasonable, inadequate, unjustly discriminatory, or cannot be obtained.
AB14, s. 99 3Section 99. 196.26 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 100 4Section 100. 196.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,42,85 196.28 (4) This section does not apply to rates, tolls or charges of a
6telecommunications cooperative, an unincorporated telecommunications
7cooperative association, or a small telecommunications utility except as provided in
8s. 196.205 or 196.215 (2).
AB14, s. 101 9Section 101. 196.31 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,42,1210 196.31 (1m) The commission shall compensate any consumer group or
11consumer representative for all reasonable costs of participating in a hearing under
12s. 196.196 (1) (g) or 196.198.
AB14, s. 102 13Section 102. 196.37 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,42,1814 196.37 (3) Any public utility to which an order under this section applies shall
15make such changes in schedules on file under s. 196.19 to make the schedules
16conform to the order. The public utility may not make any subsequent change in
17rates, tolls or charges without the approval of the commission, except as provided in
18s. 196.205 or 196.215 (2)
.
AB14, s. 103 19Section 103. 196.37 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,42,2320 196.37 (4) This section does not apply to rates, tolls or charges of a
21telecommunications cooperative, an unincorporated telecommunications
22cooperative association, or a small telecommunications utility except as provided in
23s. 196.205 or 196.215 (2).
AB14, s. 104 24Section 104. 196.49 (1) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 105 25Section 105. 196.49 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,43,5
1196.49 (3) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (d), the The commission may
2require by rule or special order under par. (a) that no project may proceed until the
3commission has certified that public convenience and necessity require the project.
4The commission may refuse to certify a project if it appears that the completion of
5the project will do any of the following:
AB14, s. 106 6Section 106. 196.49 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 107 7Section 107. 196.50 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,43,9 8196.50 (title) Competing public utilities; indeterminate permits,;
9telecommunications utility certification.
AB14, s. 108 10Section 108. 196.50 (1) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
AB14, s. 109 11Section 109. 196.50 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 196.50 (1) (b).
AB14, s. 110 12Section 110. 196.50 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,43,2213 196.50 (2) (b) A certificate, franchise, license or permit, indeterminate or
14otherwise, in effect on September 1, 1994, for a telecommunications utility shall
15remain in effect and shall have the effect of a certificate of authority. A
16telecommunications utility is not required to apply for a new certificate of authority
17to continue offering or providing service to the extent of the prior authorization. Each
18telecommunications utility, including telecommunications cooperatives and
19unincorporated telecommunications cooperative associations,
shall have on file with
20the commission under s. 196.19 a tariff that sets forth the rates, terms and conditions
21for all services provided and
a map that defines the geographical limits of the service
22territory that the telecommunications utility is obliged to serve.
AB14, s. 111 23Section 111. 196.50 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,44,524 196.50 (2) (e) 1. Pending the determination on an application for a certificate
25of authority or an amended certificate of authority, the commission may issue,

1without notice and hearing, a temporary license for a period not to exceed one year
2and may temporarily exempt the applicant from requirements of this chapter
3identified in s. 196.195 (5) if the exemption is in the public interest
. The issuance of
4a temporary license does not bind the commission in the final determination on the
5application.
AB14, s. 112 6Section 112. 196.50 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB14,44,147 196.50 (2) (f) The commission shall issue a certificate of authority or an
8amended certificate of authority if it finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing,
9that the applicant possesses sufficient technical, financial and managerial resources
10to provide telecommunications service to any person within the identified geographic
11area. In making this determination, the commission shall consider the factors
12identified in s. 196.03 (6). The commission may order the applicant to satisfy any
13conditions that the commission considers to be necessary to protect the public
14interest, including structural safeguards.
AB14, s. 113 15Section 113. 196.50 (2) (g) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB14, s. 114 16Section 114. 196.50 (2) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
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