86-102. Legislative policy.
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The Legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to:
(1)Preserve affordable telecommunications services;
(2)Maintain and advance the efficiency and availability of telecommunications services;
(3)Ensure that consumers pay only reasonable charges for telecommunications services;
(4)Promote diversity in the supply of telecommunications services and products throughout the state; and
(5)Promote fair competition in all Nebraska telecommunications markets in a manner consistent with the federal act.
Sections 86-801 to 86-811 (recodified in 2002 as provisions of the Nebraska Telecommunications Regulatory Act, sections 86-101 to 86-163) apply only to common carriers. Nebraska Pub. Serv. Comm. v. Nebraska Pub. Power Dist., 256 Neb. 479, 590 N.W.2d 840 (1999).
Sections 86-801 to 86-811 (recodified in 2002 as provisions of the Nebraska Telecommunications Regulatory Act, sections 86-101 to 86-163) are constitutional. State ex rel. Spire v. Northwestern Bell Tel. Co., 233 Neb. 262, 445 N.W.2d 284 (1989).