NRS354.598817. Limitations on fees applicable to public utilities: “Public utility” defined.

      1.  “Public utility” includes a person or local government that:

      (a) Provides electric energy or gas, regardless of whether the person or local government is subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, except that the term “public utility” does not include a person who is subject to the provisions of NRS 590.465 to 590.645, inclusive;

      (b) Is a telecommunication carrier as that term is defined in 47 U.S.C. § 153 on July 16, 1997, if the person or local government holds a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and derives intrastate revenue from the provision of telecommunication service to retail customers; or

      (c) Sells or resells personal wireless services.

      2.  The term does not include a video service provider, as defined in NRS 711.151.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2742; A 1999, 603, 604; 2007, 591, 1384)