{"data":{"id":"us-ca/puc-709.6","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"PUC § 709.6","heading":"","body":"Not later than January 1, 2000, the commission shall commence a proceeding to consider whether to establish a new regulatory framework that does all of the following:\n(a) Ensures that the public has universally available access to basic local exchange service.\n(b) Applies appropriate rules to all telecommunications service providers.\n(c) Encourages the provision of advanced, high-speed digital telecommunications services to the public.","path":["Public Utilities Code - PUC","DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201. - 3299.100.]","PART 1. PUBLIC UTILITIES ACT [201. - 2120.]","CHAPTER 4. Regulation of Public Utilities [701. - 940.]","ARTICLE 1. Generally [701. - 719.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"2e99299a2da9c1cb2db1c71ae4663f0d11a1c5879b498e9a33b88548829ef616","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/puc-709.5","next":"us-ca/puc-712"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}