State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Alaska > Title-42 > Chapter-42-05 > Article-09 > Sec-42-05-810(a) By February 14, 1991, the commission shall adopt regulations that authorize and establish conditions governing competition in long distance telephone service.
(b) Beginning February 15, 1991, the commission shall accept applications to provide competitive long distance telephone service and shall approve or reject applications within 90 days after the filing of a complete application. The commission shall approve an application upon a finding that the applicant is fit, willing, and able. The authority granted to a fit, willing, and able applicant shall include the authority to provide intrastate long distance telephone service using any facilities that the applicant owned and operated on May 1, 1990, to provide interstate long distance message telephone service to the public.
(c) Except as provided in (b) of this section, the commission may prohibit installation of facilities for origination or termination of long distance service in a given location only if it determines that installation of the facilities in that location is not in the public interest.
