6-16-1402. Legislative intent.

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6-16-1402. Legislative intent. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to: (1) Provide for the expansion of digital learning opportunities to all Arkansas public school students; and (2) Remove any impediments to the expansion of digital learning opportunities. (b) This subchapter does not authorize a government entity to provide directly or indirectly basic local exchange, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless telecommunication service except as authorized under § 23-17-409(b).

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-16-1402

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23-17-409. Authorization of competing local exchange carriers.

23-17-409. Authorization of competing local exchange carriers. (a)(1)(A) Consistent with the federal act and the provisions of § 23-17-410, the Arkansas Public Service Commission is authorized to grant certificates of convenience and necessity to telecommunications providers authorizing them to provide telecommunications services, including basic local exchange service or switched-access service, or both, to an incumbent local exchange carrier's local exchange area if and to the extent that the applications otherwise comply with state law, designate the geographic areas proposed to be served by the applicants, and the applicants demonstrate that they possess the financial, technical, and managerial capacity to provide the competing services. (B) No telecommunications provider shall operate as a CLEC in this state without first obtaining from the commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity. (2) Competing local exchange carriers shall be required to maintain a current tariff or price list with the commission and to make prices and terms of service available for public inspection. (3) Retail prices of competing local exchange carriers shall not require prior review or approval by the commission. (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivisions (b)(2) and (b)(5) of this section, a government entity may not provide, directly or indirectly, basic local exchange, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless telecommunications services. (2) After reasonable notice to the public and a public hearing, a government entity owning an electric utility system or television signal distribution system may provide, directly or indirectly, voice, data, broadband, video, or wireless telecommunications services and make any telecommunications capacity or associ

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 23-17-409

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