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§ 4-301. Telephone companies--alternative form of regulation

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Utilities

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Utilities (Refs & Annos)
Division I. Public Services and Utilities [Titles 1-15] (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Rate Regulation (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Specific Rate Regimes (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 4-301
Formerly cited as MD PUBLIC UTIL COMP § 4-301
§ 4-301. Telephone companies--alternative form of regulation
Currentness
In general
(a) Notwithstanding § 4-101 of this title or any other law to the contrary, the Commission may regulate a telephone company through alternative forms of regulation.
Grounds for alternative forms of regulation
(b) The Commission may adopt an alternative form of regulation under this section if the Commission finds, after notice and hearing, that the alternative form of regulation:
(1) protects consumers by, at a minimum:
(i) producing affordable and reasonably priced basic local exchange service, as defined by the Commission; and
(ii) ensuring the quality, availability, and reliability of telecommunications services throughout the State;
(2) encourages the development of competition; and
(3) is in the public interest.
Alternative forms of regulation
(c) An alternative form of regulation may include:
(1) price regulation;
(2) revenue regulation;
(3) ranges of authorized return;
(4) rate of return;
(5) categories of services; or
(6) price indexing.

Credits

Added by Acts 1998, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. Amended by Acts 1998, c. 653, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.
Formerly Art. 78, § 69.
MD Code, Public Utilities, § 4-301, MD PUBLIC UTIL § 4-301
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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