Sec.16-1-129. Petitions

(a) A petition for the transfer of an area from one exchange to another, in order to be considered by the Authority, shall meet the following requirements:

(1) The petition shall be from customers who reside in an area of a town which is served by an exchange other than the principal exchange.

(2) The petition shall be for transfer of an area of a town to the principal exchange for the same town.

(3) The form of the petition shall state the name, address, and telephone number of each person signing the petition, the name of the exchange which serves the subject area, the name of the principal exchange serving the town, and the number of customers in the town served by each of the exchanges involved.

(4) The petition shall be signed by at least five percent (5%) of the customers in the area transfer area.

(Effective September 27, 1988; Amended February 5, 2016)