Sec. 88.6. (a) As used in this section, “telephone company” means any individual, firm, partnership, cooperative organization, unincorporated association, or corporation engaged in the business of furnishing telecommunications service.

     (b) Access charges paid by an interexchange carrier for interconnection to local exchange facilities must be reasonable as determined by the commission. A local exchange provider may not make or grant any undue preference or advantage concerning its pricing and provision of access to any telephone company providing interexchange telecommunications service.

As added by P.L.81-1988, SEC.1.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-2-88.6

  • Commission: as used in this chapter , means the commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. See Indiana Code 8-1-2-1
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.