Sec. 25. Notwithstanding any other law, the commission may exercise jurisdiction over a surviving corporation or successor corporation formed under this chapter only to do the following:

(1) Ensure compliance with IC 8-1-2.8 concerning the provision of dual party relay services to deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired persons in Indiana.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-17.5-25

  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. See Indiana Code 8-1-17.5-1
  • communications service: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 8-1-17.5-2
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • successor corporation: means a corporation that is formed from a consolidation of two (2) or more corporations under this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-1-17.5-5
(2) Enforce rules adopted under IC 8-1-29 to ensure that a customer of a telecommunications provider is not:

(A) switched to another telecommunications provider unless the customer authorizes the switch; or

(B) billed for services by a telecommunications provider that without the customer’s authorization added the services to the customer’s service order.

(3) Conduct proceedings under:

(A) the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.); and

(B) IC 20-20-16;

concerning universal service and access to telecommunications service and equipment, including the designation of eligible telecommunications carriers under 47 U.S.C. § 214.

(4) Perform the commission’s duties under IC 8-1-2.6-1.5 or IC 8-1-2-5.

(5) Issue or maintain certificates of territorial authority for communications service providers under IC 8-1-32.5.

(6) Perform the commission’s duties under IC 8-1-34 to issue and maintain certificates of franchise authority to multichannel video programming distributors offering video service to Indiana customers.

(7) Perform the commission’s duties under IC 8-1-2.6-13(c)(8) concerning the reporting of information by communications service providers.

(8) Fulfill the commission’s duties under any state or federal law concerning the administration of any universally applicable dialing code for any communications service.

(9) Perform the commission’s duties under IC 8-1-2.3 with respect to assigned service areas for electricity suppliers.

(10) Issue:

(A) certificates of public convenience and necessity, certificates of territorial authority, and indeterminate permits under IC 8-1-2;

(B) certificates of public convenience and necessity under IC 8-1-8.5; or

(C) certificates of public convenience and necessity under IC 8-1-8.7.

(11) Determine territorial disputes between water utilities under IC 8-1.5-6.

As added by P.L.18-2010, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.219-2011, SEC.2; P.L.109-2012, SEC.11; P.L.256-2013, SEC.13; P.L.213-2014, SEC.5; P.L.156-2017, SEC.3; P.L.73-2020, SEC.3.

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