Contents of petition for eligible telecommunications carriers.
(1) Petitions for designation as an ETC must contain:
(a) A description of the area or areas for which designation is sought;
(b) A statement that the carrier will offer the services supported by federal universal service support mechanisms throughout the area for which it seeks designation, either using its own facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another carrier's services (including the services offered by another ETC);
(c) A description of how it will provide each supported service;
(d) A substantive plan of the investments to be made with initial federal support during the first two years in which support is received and a substantive description of how those expenditures will benefit customers;
(e) A statement that the carrier will advertise the availability of services supported by federal universal service mechanisms, including advertisement of applicable telephone assistance programs, such as Lifeline, that is reasonably calculated to reach low-income consumers not receiving discounts;
(f) For wireless petitioners, a map in .shp format of proposed service areas (exchanges) with existing and planned locations of cell sites and shading to indicate where the carrier provides and plans to provide commercial mobile radio service signals;
(g) Information that demonstrates its ability to remain functional in emergency situations including a description of how it complies with WAC
480-120-411 or, for a wireless carrier, information that demonstrates that, when commercial power is not available, it has a reasonable amount of backup power (fixed, portable or other backup power source) for its cell sites, and backup power for its switches as prescribed in WAC
480-120-411(3) for LEC central offices; and cell sites do not include any small cell facility as defined in RCW
80.36.375 (2)(d) or any in building wireless installation; and
(h) Information that demonstrates that it will comply with the applicable consumer protection and service quality standards of chapter
480-120 WAC or, for a wireless carrier, a commitment to comply with the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's (CTIA) Consumer Code for Wireless Service. Information regarding the version of the CTIA code adopted and where to obtain it is set forth in WAC
480-123-999.
(2) A company officer must submit the petition in the manner required by RCW
5.50.050.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
80.10.040 [
80.01.040],
80.04.160,
81.04.160, and
34.05.353. WSR 23-13-003, § 480-123-030, filed 6/7/23, effective 7/8/23. Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040,
80.04.160,
80.36.630,
80.36.650,
80.36.660,
80.36.670, 80.[3]6.680,
80.36.690, and
80.36.700. WSR 20-12-021 (Docket UT-190437, General Order R-598), § 480-123-030, filed 5/27/20, effective 6/27/20. Statutory Authority: Chapter
19.122 RCW, RCW
19.122.053,
80.01.040, and
80.04.160. WSR 15-08-043 (Docket UT-140680, General Order R-580), § 480-123-030, filed 3/26/15, effective 4/26/15. Statutory Authority: RCW
80.01.040,
80.04.160,
80.36.600, and
80.36.610. WSR 06-14-051 (Docket No. UT-053021, General Order No. R-534), § 480-123-030, filed 6/28/06, effective 7/29/06.]
