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Ohio Rev. Code § 4927.02 (2026)

State policy

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March 20, 2019
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House Bill 402 - 132nd General Assembly
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(A) It is the policy of this state to:

(1) Ensure the adequacy and reliability of basic local exchange service consistent with sections 4927.07, 4927.10, and 4927.11 of the Revised Code, and the adequacy and reliability of voice service throughout the state;

(2) Provide incentives for competing providers of telecommunications service to provide advanced, high-quality telecommunications service to citizens throughout the state;

(3) Rely primarily on market forces, where they exist, to maintain reasonable service levels for telecommunications services at reasonable rates;

(4) Encourage innovation in the telecommunications industry and the deployment of advanced telecommunications services;

(5) Create a regulatory climate that provides incentives to create and maintain high technology jobs for Ohioans;

(6) Promote diversity and options in the supply of telecommunications services and equipment throughout the state;

(7) Recognize the continuing emergence of a competitive telecommunications environment through flexible regulatory treatment of telecommunications services where appropriate;

(8) Consider the regulatory treatment of competing and functionally equivalent services and, to the extent practicable, provide for equivalent regulation of all telephone companies and services;

(9) Not unduly favor or advantage any provider and not unduly disadvantage providers of competing and functionally equivalent services;

(10) Protect the affordability of telephone service for low-income subscribers through the continuation of federal lifeline assistance programs ; and

(11) Allow and encourage competition and market forces to determine the availability, prices, terms, and other conditions of providing telecommunications services.

(B) The public utilities commission shall consider the policy set forth in this section in carrying out this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1996–2008 · leading case: Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 104 Ohio St. 3d 530 (Ohio 2004).
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Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 104 Ohio St. 3d 530 (Ohio 2004). “R.C. 4927.02. This balancing did not occur.”
Time Warner AxS v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 75 Ohio St. 3d 229 (Ohio 1996). “R.C. 4927.02. This balancing did not occur.”
Payphone Ass'n v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 109 Ohio St. 3d 453 (Ohio 2006). “The PAO points only to R.C. 4927.02, which states that it is the policy of Ohio to “[p]romote diversity and options in the supply of public telecommunications services and equipment throughout the state.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 301 (Ohio 2008). · cites it 13× “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which deal with exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 289 (Ohio 2008). · cites it 14× “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which set forth the requirements for exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
Time Warner AxS v. Pub. Util. Comm., 1996 Ohio 224 (Ohio 1996). “R.C. 4927.02. This balancing did not occur.”
Stephens v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 806 N.E.2d 527 (Ohio 2004). “R.C. 4927.02(A). . {¶ a} These claimed errors were as follows: {¶ b} “5.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4927.02(A) — 3 cases
Stephens v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 806 N.E.2d 527 (Ohio 2004). “R.C. 4927.02(A). . {¶ a} These claimed errors were as follows: {¶ b} “5.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 301 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which deal with exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 289 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which set forth the requirements for exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4927.02(A)(2) — 2 cases
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 301 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which deal with exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 289 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which set forth the requirements for exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4927.02(A)(6) — 2 cases
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 301 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which deal with exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 289 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which set forth the requirements for exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4927.02(A)(7) — 2 cases
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 301 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which deal with exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 289 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which set forth the requirements for exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4927.02(B) — 2 cases
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 301 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which deal with exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 289 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which set forth the requirements for exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 4927.02(l)(a) — 1 case
Ohio Consumers' Couns. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 117 Ohio St. 3d 289 (Ohio 2008). “This appeal deals with changes to R.C. 4927.02 and 4927.03, which set forth the requirements for exemption from regulation and alternative regulation.”
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