Guam § 12210 - Technical Standards.

§ 12210. Technical Standards.

(a) The Commission shall, within one (1) year of the

effective date hereof, complete a rulemaking to adopt minimum

technical standards for New GTA, including standards for:

(1) construction and maintenance of plant and

equipment;

(2) construction and maintenance practices;

(3) adequacy of service;

(4) basic telephone service standards;

(5) standard performance characteristics for customer

lines;

(6) interexchange trunking connections;

(7) PBX and multichannel lines;

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(8) trouble report response; and

(9) adequacy of facilities.

(b) Such minimum technical standards shall be adopted

after consideration of previous Commission standards, New

GTA actual performance and comparable nationwide standards.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, for

a period of thirty-six (36) months from the effective date hereof,

the Commission shall not be authorized, without the prior

consent of New GTA, to adopt financial, infrastructure, technical

or performance standards or commitments for New GTA that are

greater than the scope of the commitments set forth in Schedule

6.10(b) (d) and (e) of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement by

and among TeleGuam Holdings, LLC, GTA and the government

of Guam, dated as of August 31, 2004, except as required by the

Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules,

regulations and orders of the Federal Communications

Commission.