Sec. 302.
(1) After notice and hearing, the commission shall approve an application for a license if the commission finds both of the following:
(a) The applicant possesses sufficient technical, financial, and managerial resources and abilities to provide basic local exchange service within the geographic area of the license and that the applicant intends to provide service within 1 year from the date the license is granted.
(b) The granting of a license to the applicant would not be contrary to the public interest.
(2) The commission shall retain a copy of all granted licenses and make all information contained in the licenses available to the public.
(3) Each provider granted a license shall retain a copy of the license at its principal place of business and make the license available for review to the public.
History: 1991, Act 179, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 295, Imd. Eff. July 17, 2000 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 235, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005
Last modified: October 10, 2016