Telecommunications Utility Regulation
The current regulatory environment requires the IURC Communications Division to analyze numerous state and federal telecommunications issues and give technical advice to the Commission and legislature about topics including, but not limited to, the following:
- Interconnection of incumbent local exchange companies to new competitors
- Certificates of territorial authority for competitive providers of local exchange and long-distance services
- Wholesale service tariffs
- Universal service issues
- Statutory reporting requirements
- Area code relief
Since the enactment of HEA 1279, in March 2006, the Communications Division also monitors the effects of competition and technological change on universal service and on pricing of all telecommunications services under the jurisdiction of the Commission offered in Indiana.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking #09-09
The Communications Division has submitted this proposed rulemaking to replace the current telecommunications rules located at 170 IAC 7.
IURC Comments in FCC Proceedings
For Consumers
- File a complaint
- Public Interest Payphones
- Terms and acronyms - telephone
- Terms and acronyms - broadband
- Wireless provider contact information
- Tariffs page updated 2/07/12
- Withdrawn Utilities
Lists of Communications Service Providers
- Incumbent local exchange carriers document updated 1/9/12
- Competitive local exchange carriers/facilities-based document updated 2/07/12
- Competitive local exchange carriers/resellers document updated 2/07/12
- Toll/long distance carriers
- Wireless
- Alternative operator service
- Facilities-based interexchange
For Communications Service Providers
- Applications and forms
- Annual report filing process
- Public utility fee report
- Interconnection agreements page updated 2/07/12
- List of 30-Day filings
- Pending non-docket cases page updated 2/07/12
- Pending CSP CTA applications document updated 1/30/12
- Survey updated as of 3/3/11
- IURC tariff no. T-7
- Regulatory flexibility reports
- Indiana State Universal Service Fund
- Indiana Lifeline Assistance Program
Related Links
- Call Before You Dig - 811
- Cellular Telephone Industry Association (CTIA)
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- File a Complaint with FCC
- Indiana Telecommunications Association (ITA)
- Indiana Exchange Carrier Association (INECA)
- Long Distance Telephone & Telecommunications Clearinghouse/ABTolls
- National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA)
- National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NRTC)
- National Telecommunications Cooperative (NTCA)
- National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
- North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA)
- Number Portability News and Links
- Organization for the Promotion and Advancement of Small Telecommunications Companies (OPASTCO)
- United States Telecom Association (USTA)
- Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC)
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