Indiana PUC Amends Telecommunications Carrier Regulations (RM #26-05)

Detected March 17th, 2026

Summary

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) is initiating rulemaking RM #26-05 to amend regulations concerning telecommunications carriers. The amendments will affect obligations, customer notifications, unauthorized charges, switching, disconnections, and interconnection disputes. Informal comments are due by April 2, 2026.

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What changed

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) has initiated rulemaking RM #26-05, which proposes to amend several sections of Indiana Administrative Code Title 170, Chapter 7. Specifically, the rulemaking will affect regulations pertaining to the obligations of certain telecommunications carriers (170 IAC 7-1.2), customer notifications and unauthorized charges/switching (170 IAC 7-1.3), LEC to LEC disconnection (170 IAC 7-6), and interconnection disputes (170 IAC 7-7). The rulemaking is currently in the 'Rule Development' stage, with informal comments due by April 2, 2026.

Telecommunications carriers operating in Indiana should review the proposed amendments once available and prepare to submit comments by the April 2, 2026 deadline. The formal comment period and public hearing dates are pending. Failure to comply with the final amended regulations could result in enforcement actions by the IURC.

What to do next

Review proposed amendments to 170 IAC 7-1.2, 7-1.3, 7-6, and 7-7 once published.
Submit comments by the informal deadline of April 2, 2026.
Prepare for compliance with final amended regulations.

Source document (simplified)

RM #26-05 Amending 170 IAC 7-1.2; 170 IAC 7-1.3; 170 IAC 7-6; 170 IAC 7-7

RM #26-05

Rulemaking Docket

The Rulemaking Docket is not available at this time.

Subject Matter of Rule

This rulemaking Amends 170 IAC 7-1.2 (Obligations of Certain Telecommunications Carriers) 170 IAC 7-1.3 (Customer Notifications and Unauthorized Charges and Switching) 170 IAC 7-6 (LEC to LEC disconnection) 170 IAC 7-7 (Interconnection Disputes).

Rulemaking Status

Rule Development
Regulatory Analysis
Proposed Rule
Public Comment and Public Hearing
Final Rule
State Review
Effective Rule

Notices/Documents

To view notices and documents related to this rulemaking, please click here.

Comment Time Period

Informal comments are due by April 2, 2026.

The formal comment period on the draft is pending.

How to Submit Comments

Comments be submitted in one of the following ways:

By mail or common carrier to the following address:

IURC RM #26-05
Jeremy Comeau
Senior Assistant General Counsel
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
101 W. Washington St., Ste. 1500 East
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 232-2102 | Email
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3. By electronic mail to URCComments@urc.IN.gov.
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5. Attend the scheduled public hearing.