Sec.16-250b-3. Standards for regulating cellular mobile telephone service

The Department shall regulate, on an equal basis with regard to all carriers, the rates and charges, services, accounting practices, safety and conduct of operations of such carriers in accordance with the following standards:

(a) that the public convenience, necessity and welfare are protected;

(b) that the service is provided adequately, efficiently, and safely;

(c) that rates and charges reasonably reflect prudent costs and market conditions;

(d) that the technology is allowed to develop to benefit the public interest;

(e) that no abusive practices are undertaken by any carrier, including but not limited to, predatory pricing and discriminatory pricing to subscribers;

(f) that sufficient capacity for cellular mobile telephone service is provided, and

(g) that cellular mobile telephone service is provided without unreasonable discrimination and that competitive service is made available generally.

(Effective January 29, 1986)