Re:	Emergency Rules Adopted in Public Utilities Commission Rulemaking Docket No. 06R-369T

RULES REGULATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND TELEPHONE UTILITIES,4 CCR 723-2; extending rule 723-2-2203., concerning  Default, Alternative, and Simplified Forms of Regulation; Refraining from Regulation; and Reclassification of Parts II and III Services.

BASIS AND PURPOSE 
Generally, the basis and purpose of these rules is to identify default forms of regulation for services subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission and to establish procedures and standards concerning:  alternative forms of regulation; simplified regulatory treatment for rural telecommunications providers; refraining from regulation for competitive purposes; reclassifying a regulated telecommunication service as an emerging competitive service; and deregulation of emerging competitive services.  

Specifically, these rules continue providing competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) with two options for default regulation as originally adopted in earlier emergency rules during the pendency of the permanent rulemaking.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
§§ 40-15-101, 40-15-203, 40-15-203.5, 40-15-207, 40-15-301, 40-15-302, 40-15-305, 40-15-501, 
 40-15-502, 40-15-503, 24-4-103(6), 40-2-108, 40-4-101, and 40-15-306, C.R.S.

Applicability.
Rules 2200 through 2299 are applicable to all providers of services pursuant to § 40-15-201, C.R.S., (Part II) or pursuant to § 40-15-301, C.R.S., (Part III or emerging competitive services); except that rule 2202 is only applicable to ILECs, rule 2203 is only applicable to CLECs, and rule 2206 is only applicable to rural ILECs.  Nothing in rules 2200 through 2299 shall limit the Commission’s authority to investigate the rates and charges assessed by providers.