                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMISSION AUTHORITY OVER COMPETITIVE TELEPHONE COMPANIES (§ 56-54.4)

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission shall not have any
jurisdiction and authority, including jurisdiction and authority over any
obligation of a competitive telephone company to seek approval from the
Commission, to regulate, supervise, or promulgate rules relating to the retail
services, rates, and terms of service of a competitive telephone company, except
as specifically enumerated in this chapter. The Commission shall have discretion
as to the extent to which it will exercise the authority granted to it in this
chapter. Nothing in this chapter grants, affects, modifies, or limits any
rights, duties, obligations, or authority of any entity, including the
Commission, (i) pursuant to the provisions of 47 U.S.C. § 251 and 47 U.S.C. §
252 or (ii) related to wholesale telephone services and issues, including the
payment of switched network access rates or other intercarrier compensation,
interconnection, porting, and numbering.

HISTORY: 2014, cc. 340, 376.