196.197(3)(b)1.1. This paragraph applies to petitions to determine more than 100 rates.
196.197(3)(b)2.
2. The commission shall enter a final decision under sub.
(4) on a petition within 270 days after the date on which the petition is determined or considered to be complete under sub.
(2) (b), unless an extension is agreed to under subd.
3. or granted under subd.
4. 196.197(3)(b)3.
3. With the approval of the commission, the petitioner may, within the 270-day period specified in subd.
2., agree to extend the time for a final decision.
196.197(3)(b)4.
4. The commission may, within the 270-day period specified in subd.
2. or within any extension approved under subd.
3., petition the circuit court for Dane County for an extension of time for entering a final decision on the petition. Within the 270-day period specified in subd.
2. or within any extension approved under subd.
3., the court may, upon a showing of good cause, grant an extension of not more than an additional 90 days. No more than one extension may be granted under this subdivision.
196.197(4)
(4) Final decision. The commission may reject a petition, grant a petition, or approve a petition with modifications or conditions. The commission shall issue a final decision that determines rates for the unbundled network elements and unbundled service elements specified in the petition, except to the extent that the evidence in the record is not sufficient for making such a determination with respect to a particular rate, unbundled network element, or unbundled service element.
196.197 History
History: 2003 a. 125;
2011 a. 260 s.
81.
196.198
196.198
Local measured telecommunications service. 196.198(1)(1)
In this section, “extended community telephone service" means a telecommunications service by which a customer in one exchange may call a customer in another exchange or combination of exchanges under a discounted toll charge plan.
196.198(2)
(2) Except as provided in sub.
(3), a telecommunications utility that has more than 150,000 access lines in use in this state or a telecommunications provider that has more than 150,000 access lines in use in this state may not charge a residential customer for basic local exchange service based on the duration of a call or on the time of day that a call is made. This subsection does not apply to an extended community telephone service.
196.198(3)
(3) The commission may suspend the application of sub.
(2) in a particular geographical area for a telecommunications utility or a telecommunications provider if, after a contested case hearing, the commission determines that all of the following apply:
196.198(3)(a)
(a) Failure to suspend the application of sub.
(2) makes competition in that geographical area impractical.
196.198(3)(b)
(b) Suspending the application of sub.
(2) is beneficial to all of the following groups:
196.198 History
History: 1993 a. 496;
2011 a. 22.
196.199
196.199
Interconnection agreements. 196.199(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, “interconnection agreement" does not include an interconnection agreement to which a commercial mobile radio service provider is a party.
196.199(2)(a)
(a) The commission has jurisdiction to approve and enforce interconnection agreements and may do all things necessary and convenient to its jurisdiction.
196.199(2)(b)
(b) The commission may promulgate rules that require an interconnection agreement to include alternate dispute resolution provisions.
196.199(2)(c)
(c) The commission shall promulgate rules that specify the requirements for determining under sub.
(3) (a) 1m. a. whether a party's alleged failure to comply with an interconnection agreement has a significant adverse effect on the ability of another party to the agreement to provide telecommunications service to its customers or potential customers.
196.199(3)(a)1.1. Upon the filing of any of the following, the commission may investigate whether a party to an interconnection agreement approved by the commission has failed to comply with the agreement:
196.199(3)(a)1.a.
a. A complaint by a party to the agreement that another party to the agreement has failed to comply with the agreement and that the failure to comply with the agreement has a significant adverse effect on the ability of the complaining party to provide telecommunications service to its customers or potential customers.
196.199(3)(a)1.b.
b. A complaint filed under any provision of this chapter by any person that the commission determines may involve a failure to comply with the agreement by a party to the agreement.
196.199(3)(a)1g.
1g. The commission may investigate whether a party to an interconnection agreement approved by the commission has complied with the agreement upon the filing of a petition by the party for a determination of whether the party has complied with the agreement if the petition demonstrates that a controversy has arisen over the party's compliance with the agreement. If the commission initiates an investigation under this subdivision, the commission may determine that a party to an interconnection agreement has failed to comply with the agreement only if a complaint is filed under subd.
1. a. in which the complaining party alleges that the party's failure to comply with the agreement has a significant adverse affect on the complaining party's ability to provide telecommunications service to its customers or potential customers.