Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 37-15-201 (2026)

Regulation of local exchange services;

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certificates of public convenience and necessity; concurrent
certificates.

     (a) Except for those telecommunications companies that as
of July 1, 2015, have a valid certificate of public convenience
and necessity previously issued by the commission to provide
local exchange services in the state, all telecommunications
companies seeking to offer and provide local exchange service
shall obtain a certificate of public convenience and necessity
from the commission prior to providing that service in this
state.

     (b) The commission shall grant a certificate or
certificates of public convenience and necessity to provide
local exchange service if it finds, after notice and opportunity
for hearing, that the applicant possesses sufficient technical,
financial and managerial resources to provide safe, adequate and
reliable local exchange services within the identified
geographic area.

     (c)   Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 142, § 2.

     (d)   Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 142, § 2.

     (e)   Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 142, § 2.

     (f)   Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 142, § 2.

     (g)   Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 142, § 2.
    (h)   Repealed By Laws 2007, Ch. 142, § 2.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2000–2003 · leading case: RT Commc'ns, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 201 F.3d 1264 (10th Cir. 2000).

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RT Commc'ns, Inc. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 201 F.3d 1264 (10th Cir. 2000). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 37-15-201 (c), (d). A competing company could only receive a concurrent CPCN in one of these exchanges if they were able to provide adequate service and the incumbent LEC: (1) consented; (2) was unwilling or unable to provide adequate service; (3) failed to…”

RT Commc'ns, Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2003 WY 145 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 15× “§§ 37-2-205 (a) and 37-15-201(c) (Lexis Nexis 2008) control the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity in this instance and that PSC erred as a matter *42 of law by not fully applying these statutes in making its determination and in applying Wyo. Stat.…”

— Wyo. Stat. § 37-15-201(b) — 1 case

RT Commc'ns, Inc. v. Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 2003 WY 145 (Wyo. 2003). “§§ 37-2-205 (a) and 37-15-201(c) (Lexis Nexis 2008) control the issuance of a certificate of public convenience and necessity in this instance and that PSC erred as a matter *42 of law by not fully applying these statutes in making its determination and in applying Wyo. Stat.…”

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