{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-15-201","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 40-15-201","heading":"Regulation by commission.","body":"(1) For purposes of this part 2, except as otherwise provided in this title, each provider of basic local exchange service is declared to be affected with a public interest and a public utility subject to the provisions of articles 1 to 7 of this title, so far as applicable, including the regulation of all rates and charges pertaining to local exchange companies; except that, if a provider applies for and receives commission approval of an alternative form of regulation, or if a provider is a rural telecommunications provider subject to simplified regulatory treatment under section 40-15-203.5 or 40-15-503 (2)(d), the commission shall not consider the provider's overall rate of return or overall revenue requirements when determining the just and reasonable rate for a particular product or service. The commission may promulgate rules as necessary to implement this part 2.\n\n(2) Basic emergency service is declared to be subject to regulation under this part 2 and subject to potential reclassification under section 40-15-207.","path":["Title 40 - UTILITIES","Article 15 - Intrastate Telecommunications Services","Part 2 - REGULATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-40.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"d3770f1ab7640cf0dc41848cea2137326402221aaddf4e89bf1393b931047118","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-15-113","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-40-15-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}