Full text of Utah Utah Code § 8b-1.1 — Legislative policy declarations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8b-1.1. Legislative policy declarations.
54-8b-1.1.
Legislative policy declarations.
The Legislature declares it is the policy of the state to:
| (1) |
endeavor to achieve the universal service objectives of the state as set forth in Section 54-8b-11; |
| (2) |
facilitate access to high quality, affordable public telecommunications services to all residents and businesses in the state; |
| (3) |
encourage the development of competition as a means of providing wider customer choices for public telecommunications services throughout the state; |
| (4) |
allow flexible and reduced regulation for telecommunications corporations and public telecommunications services as competition develops; |
| (5) |
facilitate and promote the efficient development and deployment of an advanced telecommunications infrastructure, including networks with nondiscriminatory prices, terms, and conditions of interconnection; |
| (6) |
encourage competition by facilitating the sale of essential telecommunications facilities and services on a reasonably unbundled basis; |
| (7) |
seek to prevent prices for tariffed public telecommunications services or price-regulated services from subsidizing the competitive activities of regulated telecommunications corporations; |
| (8) |
encourage new technologies and modify regulatory policy to allow greater competition in the telecommunications industry; |
| (9) |
enhance the general welfare and encourage the growth of the economy of the state through increased competition in the telecommunications industry; and |
| (10) |
endeavor to protect customers who do not have competitive choice. |
Enacted by Chapter
269, 1995 General Session
Frequently Asked Questions About Utah § 8b-1.1
What does Utah Code § 8b-1.1 cover?
Section 8b-1.1 ("Legislative policy declarations.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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