(1) The Public Utility Commission, by rule, shall specify information submitted to the commission by local exchange telecommunications utilities or cooperatives that is exempt from disclosure under ORS § 192.311 to 192.478 as provided in this section. In adopting rules, the commission shall consider, among other matters:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 759.060

  • Telecommunications: means the transmission of information chosen by a person, between or among points specified by the person, without change in the form or content of the information sent or received. See Oregon Statutes 759.005

(a) Whether the information is of a type that could potentially be used to the competitive disadvantage of a local exchange telecommunications utility or cooperative.

(b) Whether the information concerns matters of a nature personal to an employee or stockholder of a local exchange telecommunications utility or an employee or member of a cooperative.

(c) Whether the information is otherwise publicly available.

(2) Information specified under subsection (1) of this section is exempt from disclosure unless the public interest requires disclosure in the particular instance.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section limits the exemptions granted to a local exchange telecommunications utility or cooperative under ORS § 192.311 to 192.478. [1995 c.538 § 2]

 

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