Sec.16-1-123. Noncontiguous exchange extended local calling

The Authority shall hold a hearing on all petitions for the provision of extended local calling between non-contiguous exchanges to determine if the following requirements are met:

(1) That criteria set forth in Section 16-1-122 (1) and (3), relating to contiguous exchanges is fully satisfied: and

(2) That the toll messages on the non-contiguous route requested average greater than or equal to ten (10) calls per customer per month from the petitioning exchange over a six month period; or

(3) A petition from an exchange in the lowest exchange classification has been signed by at least 15 percent of the subscribers in that exchange. Only one such petition is required to meet the requirements of Section 16-1-120 and this section.

Provided, however, that if a petition for a non-contiguous route encompasses two or more exchanges serving the same regional school district and the petition received by the Authority is sponsored by the superintendent for that district or the chief administrative officer of any town served by said district, or is from an exchange in the lowest exchange classification; the requirement that the number of toll calls per customer per month exceed any given level need not be met.

(Effective April 23, 1984)