Technical Standards

(a)The Commission shall, within one

(1)year of the effective date hereof, complete a rulemaking to adopt minimum technical standards for New GTA, including standards for:

(1)construction and maintenance of plant and equipment;

(2)construction and maintenance practices;

(3)adequacy of service;

(4)basic telephone service standards;

(5)standard performance characteristics for customer lines;

(6)interexchange trunking connections;

(7)PBX and multichannel lines; COL6/24/2021 CH. 12 PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AND THE GUAM TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 2004

(8)trouble report response; and

(9)adequacy of facilities.

(b)Such minimum technical standards shall be adopted after consideration of previous Commission standards, New GTA actual performance and comparable nationwide standards.

(c)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, for a period of thirty-six

(36)months from the effective date hereof, the Commission shall not be authorized, without the prior consent of New GTA, to adopt financial, infrastructure, technical or performance standards or commitments for New GTA that are greater than the scope of the commitments set forth in Schedule 6.10(b)

(d)and

(e)of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement by and among TeleGuam Holdings, LLC, GTA and the government of Guam, dated as of August 31, 2004, except as required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules, regulations and orders of the Federal Communications Commission.