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This law was first created in 2014. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 340<\/a> and 376<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":250399,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80222,"identifier":"56-54.6","token":"56\/2.1\/56-54.6","url":"\/56-54.6\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/56-54.6\/","token":"56\/2.1\/56-54.6","dublin_core":{"Title":"Duties of a competitive telephone company","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 56-54.6","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A competitive telephone company<\/span> that is an incumbent telephone carrier shall have the duty in its incumbent territory<\/span> to extend or expand its facilities to furnish retail voice service and facilities when the person<\/span>, firm, or corporation<\/span> does not have service available from one or more alternative providers of wireline or terrestrial wireless communications services at prevailing market rates<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A competitive telephone company<\/span> shall continue to have the powers and duties provided in the first sentence of subdivision A 2 of § 56-234<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For the purposes of subsections A and B, the Commission<\/span> shall have the authority, upon request of an individual, corporation<\/span>, or other entity, or a competitive telephone company<\/span>, to determine whether the wireline or terrestrial wireless communications service available to the party<\/span> requesting service is a reasonably adequate alternative to local exchange telephone service<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The use by a competitive telephone company<\/span> of wireline and terrestrial wireless technologies shall not be construed to grant any additional jurisdiction<\/span> or authority to the Commission<\/span> over such technologies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> For purposes of subsection A, “prevailing market rates<\/span>” means rates similar to those generally available to consumers in competitive areas for the same services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> A competitive telephone company<\/span> shall have the obligation to provide access to emergency 911 service to its end-user retail customers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDUTIES OF A COMPETITIVE TELEPHONE COMPANY (\u00a7 56-54.6)\n\nA. A competitive telephone company that is an incumbent telephone carrier shall\nhave the duty in its incumbent territory to extend or expand its facilities to\nfurnish retail voice service and facilities when the person, firm, or\ncorporation does not have service available from one or more alternative\nproviders of wireline or terrestrial wireless communications services at\nprevailing market rates.\n\nB. A competitive telephone company shall continue to have the powers and duties\nprovided in the first sentence of subdivision A 2 of § 56-234.\n\nC. For the purposes of subsections A and B, the Commission shall have the\nauthority, upon request of an individual, corporation, or other entity, or a\ncompetitive telephone company, to determine whether the wireline or terrestrial\nwireless communications service available to the party requesting service is a\nreasonably adequate alternative to local exchange telephone service.\n\nD. The use by a competitive telephone company of wireline and terrestrial\nwireless technologies shall not be construed to grant any additional\njurisdiction or authority to the Commission over such technologies.\n\nE. For purposes of subsection A, “prevailing market rates” means\nrates similar to those generally available to consumers in competitive areas for\nthe same services.\n\nF. A competitive telephone company shall have the obligation to provide access\nto emergency 911 service to its end-user retail customers.\n\nHISTORY: 2014, cc. 340, 376.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}