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HRS §269-39

Rules to stop one service from paying for another

This section tells the state commission to make sure that competitive services are not secretly supported by money from noncompetitive services. It explains when that is happening and gives the commission power to set the rules for checking costs.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Cross-subsidies

(a) The commission shall ensure that noncompetitive services shall not cross-subsidize competitive services. Cross-subsidization shall be deemed to have occurred: (1) If any competitive service is priced below the total service long-run incremental cost of providing the service as determined by the commission in subsection (b); or (2) If competitive services, taken as a whole, fail to cover their direct and allocated joint and common costs as determined by the commission. (b) The commission shall determine the methodology and frequency with which providers calculate total service long-run incremental cost and fully allocated joint and common costs. The total service long-run incremental cost of a service shall include an imputation of an amount equal to the contribution that the telecommunications carrier receives from noncompetitive inputs used by alternative providers in providing the same or equivalent service.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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