Okla. Stat. tit. 17, § 17-136
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Extension of telephone service to open territories -
Official statutory text
Petition - Notice and hearing.
Upon the petition of any citizens residing in territory which is
open territory, requesting telephone service from an adjacent
telephone exchange, the Commission may cause the same to be set for
hearing and give due and proper notice in writing, at least ten (10)
days prior to the date of hearing, to all persons, firms or
corporations holding certificates to furnish service in adjacent
territory or furnishing service in adjacent territory and to the
municipal officials of all municipalities in said affected
territories, and by publication for one (1) week in a newspaper of
general circulation in the territory affected. If, at such hearing,
the Commission finds from competent evidence that the public
convenience and necessity requires the furnishing of telephone
service in the affected territory, it shall have the further power
to order and direct the person, firm, association, corporation or
cooperative which can most economically extend its service so as to
furnish efficient telephone service in the affected territory to so
extend its service, provided that it shall not make an order so
requiring unless it finds, from substantial evidence, that the
person, firm or corporation so ordered to serve is earning a fair
return on the fair value of its property devoted by it to the public
service in this state and that the rendition of service in the
affected territory will not prevent the person, firm or corporation
so ordered to serve from earning a fair return on the fair value of
its property devoted to the public service in this state.
Upon the petition of any citizens residing in territory which is
open territory, requesting telephone service from an adjacent
telephone exchange, the Commission may cause the same to be set for
hearing and give due and proper notice in writing, at least ten (10)
days prior to the date of hearing, to all persons, firms or
corporations holding certificates to furnish service in adjacent
territory or furnishing service in adjacent territory and to the
municipal officials of all municipalities in said affected
territories, and by publication for one (1) week in a newspaper of
general circulation in the territory affected. If, at such hearing,
the Commission finds from competent evidence that the public
convenience and necessity requires the furnishing of telephone
service in the affected territory, it shall have the further power
to order and direct the person, firm, association, corporation or
cooperative which can most economically extend its service so as to
furnish efficient telephone service in the affected territory to so
extend its service, provided that it shall not make an order so
requiring unless it finds, from substantial evidence, that the
person, firm or corporation so ordered to serve is earning a fair
return on the fair value of its property devoted by it to the public
service in this state and that the rendition of service in the
affected territory will not prevent the person, firm or corporation
so ordered to serve from earning a fair return on the fair value of
its property devoted to the public service in this state.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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