Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-438.32
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Approval of Corporation Commission - Orders -
Official statutory text
Certificate not required.
A. Subject to paragraph 4 of Section 438.4 of this title, any
cooperative may furnish communication services in any territory not
already being furnished communication services by a telephone
company or another cooperative without approval of the Corporation
Commission of this state.
B. In any matter before the Corporation Commission, to which
any cooperative is a party, the Commission shall issue its order
determining such matter within ninety (90) days after the
application therein has been filed.
C. Under this act, no certificate of convenience and necessity,
as provided in Sections 131 through 133 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma
Statutes inclusive, shall be required by the Corporation Commission
for a cooperative organized hereunder.
A. Subject to paragraph 4 of Section 438.4 of this title, any
cooperative may furnish communication services in any territory not
already being furnished communication services by a telephone
company or another cooperative without approval of the Corporation
Commission of this state.
B. In any matter before the Corporation Commission, to which
any cooperative is a party, the Commission shall issue its order
determining such matter within ninety (90) days after the
application therein has been filed.
C. Under this act, no certificate of convenience and necessity,
as provided in Sections 131 through 133 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma
Statutes inclusive, shall be required by the Corporation Commission
for a cooperative organized hereunder.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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