38.5.4036    CONSOLIDATION OF ARBITRATTON PROCEEDINGS

(1) The commission may, to the extent practical, consolidate multiple proceedings for rural telephone company exemptions, eligible telecommunications carrier designations, arbitrations, and removal of barriers to entry in order to reduce administrative burdens on telecommunications carriers, other parties and the commission in carrying out its responsibilities under the 1996 Act. The commission may consolidate multiple arbitration proceedings with consent of all the parties.

History: Sec. 69-3-103, MCA; IMP, Secs. 69-3-102 and 69-3-201, MCA; NEW, 1997 MAR p. 319, Eff. 2/11/97.