Michigan Laws 484.2357 – Basic local exchange services; availability for resale; wholesale rates; applicability of section
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 484.2357
- Commission: means the Michigan public service commission. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- End user: means the retail subscriber of a telecommunication service. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Exchange: means 1 or more contiguous central offices and all associated facilities within a geographical area in which basic local exchange service is offered by a provider. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- local exchange service: means the provision of an access line and usage within a local calling area for the transmission of high-quality 2-way interactive switched voice or data communication. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- provider: means a person that for compensation provides 1 or more telecommunication services. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- services: includes regulated and unregulated services offered to customers for the transmission of 2-way interactive communication and associated usage. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
- Total service long run incremental cost: means , given current service demand, including associated costs of every component necessary to provide the service, 1 of the following:
(i) The total forward-looking cost of a telecommunication service, relevant group of services, or basic network component, using current least cost technology that would be required if the provider had never offered the service. See Michigan Laws 484.2102
(1) A provider of local exchange service shall make available for resale on nondiscriminatory terms and conditions all basic local exchange services that on January 1, 1996 it is offering to its retail customers. Resale shall be provided on a wholesale basis.
(2) Except for restrictions on resale, a provider of local exchange service may include in its wholesale tariffs any use or class of customer restrictions it includes in its retail tariffs.
(3) A provider of local exchange service is not required to offer for resale either of the following:
(a) A package of services where basic local exchange service is jointly marketed or combined with other services, or for any promotional or discounted offering of basic local exchange service.
(b) Services for which the provider does not have existing facilities in place to serve the intended end user, or any service offered for the first time subsequent to March 1, 1996.
(4) Each provider of local exchange service shall file tariffs with the commission which set forth the wholesale rates, terms, and conditions for basic local exchange services. The wholesale rates shall be set at levels no greater than the provider’s current retail rates less the provider’s avoided costs.
(5) Wholesale rates shall not be less than the provider’s total service long run incremental cost of the services.
(6) This section does not apply after December 31, 2007.