Conditions for extension of operations across boundaries of county.
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other statute, a telephone system which is under the control and management of a county may extend its operation across county boundaries if:
(a) The proposed operations are not within the scope of activities regulated pursuant to chapter 704 of NRS;
(b) The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has, pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 704.040, determined that the extended services are competitive or discretionary and that regulation thereof is unnecessary; or
(c) The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has, in an action commenced under NRS 704.330 and after 20 days’ notice to all telephone utilities providing service in the county into which the operation is to be extended, determined that no other telephone service can reasonably serve the area into which the extension is to be made and approves the extension of the system. No such extension may be permitted for a distance of more than 10 miles.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, nothing in this section vests jurisdiction over a county telephone system in the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
Last modified: February 26, 2006