Section 168.14. Voluntary surrender of certification.

 

(1)  A reseller may file at any time a notice of voluntary surrender of certification to be effective 20 days after the filing. A notice will be deemed effective unless the commission acts to stay the surrender notice's effective date within 20 days of filing. Once a notice of voluntary surrender is effective, the reseller must cease providing resold intrastate telecommunications services within Wisconsin. Unless other provisions are made by commission order, voluntary surrender of certification does not terminate a reseller's obligation to comply with any outstanding commission order, requests for information, and required reports, or to comply with any other requirements accruing because of its certificated operations in Wisconsin prior to the effective date of surrender of certification.

(2)  A reseller that has surrendered its certification obtained under this chapter may petition again for certification at any time. The petition will be processed as a petition for initial certification and will be subject to the same fee as an initial petition.

(3)  With respect to the voluntary surrender of certification under this section, the commission, upon its own motion or petition by any interested person, may at any time enter any emergency or other order that, under the circumstances, it deems necessary for the protection of the reseller's customers or the public interest.

Cr. Register, November, 1997, No. 503 , eff. 12-1-97.