PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION OF
WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
GENERAL ORDER NO. 187.48
In the matter of a proceeding for the adoption of Rules Governing Telephone Conduit Occupancy, 150 C.S.R. Series 37.
NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD & HEARING
On June 7, 2016, the Public Service Commission promulgated proposed Rules Governing Telephone Conduit Occupancy (Telephone Conduit Rules), 150 C.S.R. Series 37 pursuant to Senate Bill Number 678, which passed in the 2016 Regular Session of the West Virginia Legislature and will be codified as W.Va. Code Section 24-2E-3. The new rules prohibit a telephone public utility from preventing a customer who has paid for conduit or other underground construction from using that conduit or other underground construction for purposes other than services provided by the telephone company, so long as the customer and all occupants comply with the national electrical safety code and regulations to be promulgated by the Commission.
Anyone interested in the proposed rules may be obtain a copy of the Commission Order opening this proceeding and the proposed Telephone Conduit Rules on the Commission website or by request to Ingrid Ferrell, Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, WV 25323. Please refer to General Order Number 187.48.
Written comments regarding the proposed Telephone Conduit Rules may be filed with the Commission Executive Secretary according to the following schedule:
Deadline for written initial comments: 4 p.m. July 8, 2016
Deadline for written reply comments: 4 p.m. July 15, 2016
The Commission will conduct a hearing at 9:30 a.m. July 21, 2016, in the Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room at the Commission offices, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia.
Public Service
Commission Of
West Virginia
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