§ 65-4-101 Chapter definitions
§ 65-4-102 Railroads excluded
§ 65-4-103 Interstate commerce excepted
§ 65-4-104 Commission’s jurisdiction and control of public utilities
§ 65-4-105 Extent of regulatory power of commission
§ 65-4-106 Construction of chapter
§ 65-4-107 Approval of privilege or franchise
§ 65-4-108 Appeal to commission from local regulation
§ 65-4-109 Issuance of stocks or other evidences of indebtedness
§ 65-4-110 Depreciation account for protection of holders of securities
§ 65-4-111 Uniform system of accounting – Reports
§ 65-4-112 Utilities leasing, merging, or consolidating property
§ 65-4-113 Transfer of authority to provide utility services
§ 65-4-114 Service requirements
§ 65-4-115 Unjust practices and unsafe services prohibited
§ 65-4-116 Penalties
§ 65-4-117 Regulatory powers of commission – The 2 – 1 – 1 collaborative – Statewide 2 – 1 – 1 advisory council
§ 65-4-118 Consumer advocate division
§ 65-4-119 Complaints referred to employees
§ 65-4-120 Penalty for noncompliance with commission
§ 65-4-121 Appeals
§ 65-4-122 Discriminatory charges – Reasonableness of rates – Unreasonable preferences – Penalties
§ 65-4-123 Declaration of telecommunications services policy
§ 65-4-124 Administrative rules
§ 65-4-125 Changes in telecommunications service provider – Regulation – Enforcement – Surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit
§ 65-4-126 State policy on using energy more efficiently
§ 65-4-127 Cyber security plan

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 65 > Chapter 4 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • authorized: means six (6) months after granting of the construction permit by the federal communications commission to the second entity or when the second entity begins offering service in the same cellular geographical area, whichever should first occur. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • cooperative: shall mean only those nonprofit cooperative entities organized under or otherwise subject to the Rural Electric and Community Services Cooperative Act, compiled in chapter 25 of this title, or the Telephone Cooperative Act, compiled in chapter 29 of this title. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • 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.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Incumbent local exchange telephone company: means a public utility offering and providing basic local exchange telephone service as defined by §. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • Interexchange carriers: means companies, other than incumbent local exchange telephone companies, owning facilities in the state which consist of network elements and switches, or other communication transmission equipment used to carry voice, data, image, and video traffic across the local access and transport area (LATA) boundaries within Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Public utility: includes a wind energy facility, as defined in §. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Representative: when applied to those who represent a decedent, includes executors and administrators, unless the context implies heirs and distributees. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Telecommunications service provider: means any incumbent local exchange telephone company or certificated individual or entity, or individual or entity operating pursuant to the approval by the former public service commission of a franchise within §. See Tennessee Code 65-4-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105