Wyoming Telecommunications Act

Wyoming · Public Utilities · §§ 37-15-101 to 37-15-502 · 25 sections

Overview

The act governs the provision of telecommunications service within the state, requiring telecommunications providers to register, exempting private telecommunications service from its coverage, and giving the regulatory commission broad rulemaking authority along with jurisdiction over complaints about the costs of services and over nondiscriminatory intercarrier compensation and billing records. Its central mechanism is a framework for interconnection among carriers: providers owe a duty to interconnect, agreements are reached through voluntary negotiation with mediation and arbitration available when negotiation fails, and both arbitration decisions and the resulting agreements are subject to commission approval. The act also sets wholesale pricing standards and rules for pricing individual network elements, prohibits certain subsidies, creates an expedited complaint proceeding, provides for determining which carriers are eligible for universal service support, and preserves the operation of laws governing anticompetitive conduct.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 3 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 2022 WY 55 - Union Telephone Company v. The Wyoming Public Service Commission and It's Wyoming Universal Support Fund Manager and All West Communication, Inc. Dubois Telephone Exchange, Inc. Range Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Rt Communications, Inc. Silver Star Telephone Tri County Telephone, Inc.

Sections covered

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-101Short title; sunset
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-102PUBLIC UTILITIES › TELECOMMUNICATIONS › GENERAL PROVISIONS
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-103Definitions1 cite
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-104Services regulated by this title
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-105VoIP and internet protocol enabled services
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-201Regulation of local exchange services; certificates of public convenience and necessity; concurrent certificates
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-202Determination of competitive services
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-203Price regulation of noncompetitive essential services1 cite
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-204Price schedules
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-301Regulation of interexchange companies
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-401Commission powers
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-402PUBLIC UTILITIES › TELECOMMUNICATIONS › REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GENERALLY
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-403PUBLIC UTILITIES › TELECOMMUNICATIONS › REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GENERALLY
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-404Protection of telecommunications consumers
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-405Complaint against prices
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-406Quality of service
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-407Annual report
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-408Applicability of existing law
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-409Construction with other laws
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-410PUBLIC UTILITIES › TELECOMMUNICATIONS › REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GENERALLY
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-411PUBLIC UTILITIES › TELECOMMUNICATIONS › REGULATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES GENERALLY
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-412Unauthorized change of telecommunications company; unauthorized services; prohibited practices; penalties
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-413Limitation on authority of political subdivision to enter exclusive agreement for provision of telecommunications service or broadband internet access service
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-501Universal service fund created; contributions; administration1 cite
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-502Universal service fund eligibility and distribution to carriers

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