As Reported by the Senate Ways and Means Committee 1
123rd General Assembly 4
Regular Session Sub. S. B. No. 235 5
1999-2000 6
SENATORS RAY-BLESSING-JOHNSON-DRAKE-HERINGTON 8
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A B I L L
To amend section 4927.01 of the Revised Code to 12
redefine "basic local exchange service" in 13
alternative telephone regulation law to specify
the essential elements of that service. 14
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: 16
Section 1. That section 4927.01 of the Revised Code be 19
amended to read as follows: 20
Sec. 4927.01. As used in this chapter: 29
(A) "Basic local exchange service" means the end: 31
(1) END user and carrier access to and usage of telephone 34
company-provided facilities SERVICES that enable customers A 35
CUSTOMER, over a local exchange telephone company network 38
operated within a local service area THE PRIMARY LINE SERVING THE 39
CUSTOMER'S PREMISES, to originate or receive voice grade, data, 40
or image communications and to access interexchange or other 41
networks WITHIN A LOCAL SERVICE AREA, AND THAT CONSIST OF THE 42
FOLLOWING:
(a) LOCAL DIAL TONE SERVICE; 44
(b) TOUCH TONE DIALING SERVICE; 46
(c) ACCESS TO AND USAGE OF 9-1-1 SERVICES, WHERE SUCH 48
SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE; 49
(d) ACCESS TO OPERATOR SERVICES AND DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE; 51
(e) PROVISION OF A TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AND A LISTING IN 53
THAT DIRECTORY; 54
(f) PER CALL, CALLER IDENTIFICATION BLOCKING SERVICES; 56
(g) ACCESS TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE; AND 58
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(h) ACCESS TO TOLL PRESUBSCRIPTION, INTEREXCHANGE OR TOLL 60
PROVIDERS OR BOTH, AND NETWORKS OF OTHER TELEPHONE COMPANIES. 61
(2) CARRIER ACCESS TO AND USAGE OF TELEPHONE 63
COMPANY-PROVIDED FACILITIES THAT ENABLE END USER CUSTOMERS 64
ORIGINATING OR RECEIVING VOICE GRADE, DATA, OR IMAGE 65
COMMUNICATIONS, OVER A LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE COMPANY NETWORK 66
OPERATED WITHIN A LOCAL SERVICE AREA, TO ACCESS INTEREXCHANGE OR 67
OTHER NETWORKS.
(B) "Cable television service" means any transmission of 69
video or other programming service to subscribers and any 70
subscriber interaction required for the selection of that video 71
or other programming service. 72
(C) "Local service area" means the geographic area within 74
which a telephone customer may complete a call to another 75
telephone customer without being assessed long distance toll 76
charges. 77
(D) "Public telecommunications service" means the 79
transmission by a telephone company, by electromagnetic or other 80
means, of signs, signals, writings, images, sounds, messages, or 81
data originating and terminating in this state regardless of 82
actual call routing, but does not include a system, including its 83
construction, maintenance, or operation, for the provision of 84
telecommunications service, or any portion of such service, by 85
any entity for the sole and exclusive use of that entity, its 86
parent, a subsidiary, or an affiliated entity, and not for 87
resale, directly or indirectly; the provision of terminal 88
equipment used to originate or terminate telecommunications 89
service; broadcast transmission by radio, television, or 90
satellite broadcast stations regulated by the federal government; 91
or cable television service. 92
(E) "Telephone company" means any company described in 94
division (A)(2) of section 4905.03 of the Revised Code that is a 95
public utility under section 4905.02 of the Revised Code. 96
Section 2. That existing section 4927.01 of the Revised 98
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Code is hereby repealed. 99