Guam § 12209 - Commission Expenses.

§ 12209. Commission Expenses.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 12125(b) of this Title, it is the

intention of I Liheslatura (the Legislature) that the costs of

regulating telecommunications companies and administering this

Article be apportioned among all telecommunications companies

operating in Guam.

(b) The Commission is authorized to establish by rule or

order that each telecommunications company operating in Guam

shall be assessed, on a reasonable basis determined by the

Commission, for the payment of necessary operating expenses of

the Commission in administering this Article.

(c) The Commission is further authorized to establish by

rule or order application and regulatory fees to recover the cost

of providing services to individual telecommunications

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companies pursuant to this Act including, but not limited to, the

review of applications for certificates of authority, review of

applications to sell, assign, or transfer a certificate of authority or

transfer control of a telecommunications company, provision of

services by the Commission, and review of tariffs and revisions

thereto.

(d) The fees assessed pursuant to this provision may be

modified from time to time in accordance with the requirements

of this Act and Guam law.

(e) It is the intent of I Liheslatura (the Legislature) that the

basis of assessment of expenses be consistent with the legislative

findings and intent set forth in Section 12201 of this Title.

(f) With regard to any assessment made under this Section,

the Commission may require a telecommunications company to

make an advanced deposit against estimated expenses, subject to

true up and may condition the effectiveness of any regulatory

action on the timely payment of an assessment.