§ 65-5-101 Power to fix rates of public utilities
§ 65-5-102 Commission may require filing of schedules
§ 65-5-103 Changes in utility rates, fares, schedules – Implementation of alternative regulatory methods to allow for public utility rate reviews and cost recovery in lieu of a general rate case proceeding
§ 65-5-104 Unjust rate, fare, schedule or classification prohibited
§ 65-5-105 Intrastate rate reductions reflecting tax savings
§ 65-5-106 Operator-assisted telephone services – Carriers whose rates exceed maximum approved rates
§ 65-5-107 Universal service – Funding
§ 65-5-108 Classification of services – Exempt services – Price floor – Maximum rates for non-basic services
§ 65-5-109 Price regulation plan
§ 65-5-110 Commission jurisdiction
§ 65-5-111 Evaluation – Reports by commission
§ 65-5-112 Small and minority-owned telecommunications business participation plan
§ 65-5-113 Assistance program for small and minority-owned businesses
§ 65-5-114 Tennessee Natural Gas Innovation Act

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 65 > Chapter 5 > Part 1 - Public Utilities

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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