What is a TCCI form?
What is a TCCI form?
By Secretary Notice dated April 21, 2005, issued in Case O4-C-1637,1 telecommunications companies under the Commission’s jurisdiction were notified of the requirement to submit a Telecommunications Company Critical Information (TCCI) form and that failure to file the form would result in a company being listed as “inactive” on the Commission’s website. Since the April 2005 Notice, Department of Public Service (Department) Staff has sent yearly notifications to telecommunication companies file TCCI forms annually. The information in the TCCI form assists in updating company information currently stored and maintained in the Department's Telecommunications Company Information Database that is maintained by the Office of Telecommunications.
Company information is utilized in a number of Department applications and maybe used in emergency situations to correspond quickly with companies. For these reasons, it is essential that these records be kept accurate and complete. Therefore, all contact information provided for each role on the form should be the direct contact information for that person.
The TCCI form also is the underlying data source of the Department’s public facing list of “Telecommunications Companies in New York State” found on the Department website. The annual submission of a TCCI form ensures that the list of regulated companies is accurate and contains up-to-date contact information.
Click here to view and submit a TCCI form. Any questions, contact Amanda Kopet at amanda.kopet@dps.ny.gov or 518-473-5349.
What is an "Active" telecommunications company?
The term "Active" means that a company has completed a required TCCI form, and has current contact information on file with the Commission.
What is an "Inactive" telecommunications company?
The term "inactive" means that a company is not currently compliant with the requirement to file an annual TCCI form. Your company had an address change and failed to file a revised TCCI form. A revised TCCI form should be filed immediately whenever there is a change to your company address or contact information.
What is a "Ceased Operations" telecommunications company?
The term "ceased operations" means that a company is no longer providing regulated telecommunications service in New York State.
How can our company change its status to "Active"?
If your company's name appears as "Inactive", for any of the above reasons, you must file a TCCI form to have your company's name removed from the "Inactive" web page and placed on the list of "Active" telecommunications companies. To submit an annual or revised TCCI form, see the link below.
How can I update our company's information?
If there are any changes to information contained in your company's TCCI form, a complete, new TCCI form must be filed with revised information. Click here to view and submit a TCCI form. Upon Department Staff's review and approval of an accurate form, your company's name will be removed from the "Inactive" web page and placed on the "Active" web page of telecommunications companies.
If you have any questions on the above topics, or anything related to TCCI forms, please contact Amanda Kopet at amanda.kopet@dps.ny.gov or 518-473-5349.
Our company is no longer doing business in New York State, what do we do?
If your company no longer provides regulated telephone services, has no customers, and would like to surrender its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) and relinquish authority to provide telecommunications services in New York State, the company should email a cover letter to the Secretary to the Commission at secretary@dps.ny.gov, stating the same and requesting to relinquish all rights associated therewith. The cover letter should be accompanied by a tariff Cancellation Supplement for each tariff in effect, canceling them in their entirety.
If the effective tariffs are filed in electronic format, the tariff Cancellation Supplement(s) should be filed in the Electronic Tariff System (ETS).
If the effective tariffs are filed in paper format, the cover letter and tariff Cancellation Supplement(s) should be emailed to the Secretary.
If the company does not know in which format its tariffs are filed, or for any general questions about surrendering a CPCN and relinquishing authority to provide telecommunications service, please contact Timothy Kitchner at timothy.kitchner@dps.ny.gov or at 518-473-5245.
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1 See, Case 04-C-1637, In the Matter of Simplified Telecommunications Annual Reports.