Exemption - Rate regulation
N.D. Cent. Code § 49-21-01.2
in effect49-21-01.2. Exemption - Rate regulation
Except as provided for in this chapter and sections 49-02-01.1, 49-02-21, 49-02-22, and
49-04-02.1, telecommunications companies and all telecommunications services are exempt
from the provisions of chapters 49-02, 49-04, 49-05, and 49-06. Telecommunications companies
and services are not subject to rate or rate of return regulation. Any telecommunications
company may elect not to be subject to the provisions of this section and section 49-21-01.3,
and to be subject to rate and rate of return regulation, by filing an election with the commission
in writing. For telecommunications companies with over fifty thousand subscribers, the election
not to be exempt from rate and rate of return regulation is a one-time, irrevocable election.
Notwithstanding an election filed under this section, a telecommunications company is not
obligated to pay any fee for filing a price schedule or tariff.
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