(A) The public utilities commission may investigate or examine the books, records, or practices of any telephone company, but only to the extent of the commission’s jurisdiction over the company under sections 4927.01 to 4927.21 of the Revised Code. Subject to that limitation, the commission may do any of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4927.19

  • Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
  • Basic local exchange service: means residential-end-user access to and usage of telephone-company-provided services over a single line or small-business-end-user access to and usage of telephone-company-provided services over the primary access line of service, which in the case of residential and small-business access and usage is not part of a bundle or package of services, that does both of the following:

    (a) Enables a customer to originate or receive voice communications within a local service area as that area exists on September 13, 2010, or as that area is changed with the approval of the public utilities commission;

    (b) Consists of all of the following services:

    (i) Local dial tone service;

    (ii) For residential end users, flat-rate telephone exchange service;

    (iii) Touch tone dialing service;

    (iv) Access to and usage of 9-1-1 services, where such services are available;

    (v) Access to operator services and directory assistance;

    (vi) Provision of a telephone directory in any reasonable format, which includes, at the telephone company's option, an internet-accessible database of directory listings, for no additional charge and a listing in that directory, with reasonable accommodations made for private listings, and for a telephone company that no longer offers a printed directory, provision of reasonable customer notice of the available options to obtain directory information;

    (vii) Per call, caller identification blocking services;

    (viii) Access to telecommunications relay service; and

    (ix) Access to toll presubscription, interexchange or toll providers or both, and networks of other telephone companies. See Ohio Code 4927.01

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Telephone company: means a company described in division (A) of section 4905. See Ohio Code 4927.01

(1) Through its commissioners or by inspectors or employees authorized by it, examine the books, records, contracts, documents, and papers of any such company for any purpose incidental to the commission’s authority under those sections;

(2) By subpoena duces tecum, compel the production of such books, records, contracts, documents, and papers;

(3) Compel the attendance of such witnesses as it requires to give evidence in connection with such an investigation.

(B) The commission may investigate or inspect the plant and facility of any telephone company, subject to the following limitations:

(1) To the extent of the commission’s jurisdiction over the company under sections 4927.01 to 4927.21 of the Revised Code;

(2) Only in response to a complaint that implicates the plant or facility to be inspected and that is made by a consumer concerning basic local exchange service or another entity concerning wholesale service.

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