Utah Admin. Code R746-347-3 - Petitioning Process

A. Establishment of EAS -- The establishment of new or expanded EAS may be initiated by the Commission, by a petition requesting the establishment of new or expanded EAS signed by the residential customers of an incumbent telephone corporation in a local exchange area, or a petition from the incumbent telephone corporation.

B. Residential Petition -- The residential petition shall contain signatures from customers of record of the petitioning exchange, but only one signature per account, meeting the following applicable criteria:

1. In a petitioning local exchange area in which the incumbent telephone corporation has fewer then 500 residential access lines, the petition must be signed by 55 percent of the residential customers of record of the incumbent telephone corporation.

2. In a petitioning local exchange area in which the incumbent telephone corporation has more than 500 but fewer than 1,500 residential access lines, the petition must be signed by customers representing the greater of 275 or 30 percent of the total number of residential customers of record of the incumbent telephone corporation.

3. In a local exchange area in which the incumbent telephone corporation has more then 1,500 residential access lines, the petition must be signed by customers representing 30 percent of the total number of residential customers of record of the incumbent telephone corporation.

C. Petition Form -- The petition form must state that the signatory is willing to pay an estimated price for EAS to be determined as provided in R746-347-4 which may be within or above the range of current EAS prices of the incumbent telephone corporation. The current range of EAS prices of the incumbent telephone corporation shall be clearly set forth on each sheet of the petition.

D. Petition Signatures -- Signatures on the petition shall include the full name of the customer of record in addition to the billed party telephone number.

E. Petition Distribution -- The petition shall be filed with the Commission. Copies of the petition shall be served upon the Division, Committee and the incumbent telephone corporation. If the petition requests establishment of new or expanded EAS between areas served by two or more incumbent telephone corporations, a copy of the petition shall be served on each incumbent telephone corporation.

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Utah Admin. Code R746-347-3