Oklahoma § 18-438.32 - Approval of Corporation Commission - Orders Certificate not required

Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 18-438.32 — Approval of Corporation Commission - Orders Certificate not required, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 18-438.32. Approval of Corporation Commission - Orders Certificate not required

A. Subject to paragraph 4 of Section 438.4 of this title, any

cooperative may furnish communication services in any territory not

already being furnished communication services by a telephone

company or another cooperative without approval of the Corporation

Commission of this state.

B. In any matter before the Corporation Commission, to which

any cooperative is a party, the Commission shall issue its order

determining such matter within ninety (90) days after the

application therein has been filed.

C. Under this act, no certificate of convenience and necessity,

as provided in Sections 131 through 133 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma

Statutes inclusive, shall be required by the Corporation Commission

for a cooperative organized hereunder.

Laws 1953, p. 494, § 32; Laws 1991, c. 135, § 14, eff. Sept. 1,

1991.

Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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