Chapter 309 Oregon Laws 2001

AN ACT

HB 3500

Relating to telecommunications utilities.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2001 Act is added to and made a part of ORS 759.180 to 759.190.

SECTION 2. (1) A telecommunications utility may file rate schedules for service promotions that are offered by the utility for the purpose of:

(a) Increasing the use of the utility’s services by present or future customers;

(b) Preventing a decrease in the use of the utility’s services by present or future customers; or

(c) Inducing any person to use the utility’s services instead of a competing provider’s services.

(2) The rates charged under a service promotion by a telecommunications utility must be adequate to ensure that:

(a) The utility will recover an amount equal to the sum of the total service long run incremental cost of providing the nonessential functions of the service and the price that is charged to other telecommunications carriers for the essential functions; and

(b) The utility will recover the amount under paragraph (a) of this subsection during the average time that customers use the service.

(3) Notwithstanding ORS 759.190, service promotion rate schedules become effective upon filing with the Public Utility Commission.

(4) The commission shall adopt rules governing service promotion rate schedules filed under this section.

Approved by the Governor June 5, 2001

Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 5, 2001

Effective date January 1, 2002

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