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66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3001 (2026)

 Declaration of policy (Repealed).

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CHAPTER 30

ALTERNATIVE FORM OF REGULATION

OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

 

Sec.

3001.  Declaration of policy (Repealed).

3002.  Definitions (Repealed).

3003.  Local exchange telecommunications company request for alternative regulation and network modernization implementation plan (Repealed).

3004.  Commission review and approval of petition and plan (Repealed).

3005.  Competitive services (Repealed).

3006.  Streamlined form of rate regulation (Repealed).

3007.  Determination of access charges (Repealed).

3008.  Interexchange telecommunications carrier (Repealed).

3009.  Additional powers and duties (Repealed).

3010.  (Reserved).

3011.  Declaration of policy.

3012.  Definitions.

3013.  Continuation of commission-approved alternative regulation and network modernization plans.

3014.  Network modernization plans.

3015.  Alternative forms of regulation.

3016.  Competitive services.

3017.  Access charges.

3018.  Interexchange telecommunications carriers.

3019.  Additional powers and duties.

 

Enactment.  Chapter 30 was added July 8, 1993, P.L.456, No.67, effective immediately.

Cross References.  Chapter 30 is referred to in section 1202 of Title 8 (Boroughs and Incorporated Towns).

§ 3001.  Declaration of policy (Repealed).

 

2004 Repeal.  Section 3001 was repealed November 30, 2004, P.L.1398, No.183, effective immediately.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1995–2000 · leading case: Bell Atl.-Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 763 A.2d 440 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000).
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Bell Atl.-Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 763 A.2d 440 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). · cites it 9× “Chapter 30 also provides no state law authorization for that mandate, according to the dissent’s review of subsections of 66 Pa.C.S. § 3001, as follows: Subsection (3) empowers the PUC to ensure that rates for noncompetitive services do not subsidize competitive ventures, but…”
Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util., 706 A.2d 1197 (Pa. 1997). · cites it 2× “The court's reasoning focused on certain purposes of the statute set forth in 66 Pa.C.S. § 3001, viz., to ensure that customers pay only reasonable charges for local services and to ensure that rates for noncompetitive services do not subsidize competitive services.”
Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 669 A.2d 1029 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). · cites it 3× “66 Pa.C.S. § 3001. Contrary to the interpretation placed upon Chapter 30 by the Commission, the plain language provides that the Commission, in approving a petition for alternative form of regulation, must ensure that the grant of the petition will not “unduly or unreasonably…”
— 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3001(1) — 2 cases
Bell Atl.-Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 763 A.2d 440 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “Chapter 30 also provides no state law authorization for that mandate, according to the dissent’s review of subsections of 66 Pa.C.S. § 3001, as follows: Subsection (3) empowers the PUC to ensure that rates for noncompetitive services do not subsidize competitive ventures, but…”
Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 669 A.2d 1029 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). “66 Pa.C.S. § 3001. Contrary to the interpretation placed upon Chapter 30 by the Commission, the plain language provides that the Commission, in approving a petition for alternative form of regulation, must ensure that the grant of the petition will not “unduly or unreasonably…”
— 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3001(2) — 2 cases
Bell Atl.-Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 763 A.2d 440 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “Chapter 30 also provides no state law authorization for that mandate, according to the dissent’s review of subsections of 66 Pa.C.S. § 3001, as follows: Subsection (3) empowers the PUC to ensure that rates for noncompetitive services do not subsidize competitive ventures, but…”
Popowsky v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 669 A.2d 1029 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1995). “66 Pa.C.S. § 3001. Contrary to the interpretation placed upon Chapter 30 by the Commission, the plain language provides that the Commission, in approving a petition for alternative form of regulation, must ensure that the grant of the petition will not “unduly or unreasonably…”
— 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3001(7) — 1 case
Bell Atl.-Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 763 A.2d 440 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “Chapter 30 also provides no state law authorization for that mandate, according to the dissent’s review of subsections of 66 Pa.C.S. § 3001, as follows: Subsection (3) empowers the PUC to ensure that rates for noncompetitive services do not subsidize competitive ventures, but…”
— 66 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3001(8) — 1 case
Bell Atl.-Pennsylvania, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Pub. Util. Comm'n, 763 A.2d 440 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “Chapter 30 also provides no state law authorization for that mandate, according to the dissent’s review of subsections of 66 Pa.C.S. § 3001, as follows: Subsection (3) empowers the PUC to ensure that rates for noncompetitive services do not subsidize competitive ventures, but…”
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