NAC704.68926. Subscription to services; facilities.

     1. A provider shall not require an end user to subscribe to its services.

     2. A provider shall inform an end user of the right to subscribe to telecommunication services directly from a local exchange company before it establishes service with the end user.

     3. An end user located in the service area of a provider who wishes to subscribe to telecommunication services from a local exchange company must place an order for service directly with that local exchange company. The local exchange company shall notify the provider that it requires access to the facilities of the provider. The provider shall provide such access subject to the terms of an agreement to use a facility pursuant to NAC 704.6897. If the provider does not have or cannot provide the facilities beyond the point of demarcation needed to serve the end user, the local exchange company shall provide the necessary facilities at the expense, if any, of the end user.

     4. The facilities of a provider that are connected to the facilities of a local exchange company must:

     (a) Be installed in accordance with 47 C.F.R. Part 68, as those regulations exist on October 1, 1994. A copy of the regulations may be obtained by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, Missouri 63197-9000, by toll-free telephone at [phone] or on the Internet at http://www.bookstore.gpo.gov, for the price of $12.

     (b) Comply with all other technical standards with which the local exchange company must comply as set forth in the tariff of that local exchange company.

     5. The provider is responsible for all facilities on its side of the point of demarcation, including, but not limited to, the installation, repair, maintenance and replacement of the facilities.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Service Comm’n, eff. 10-1-94)