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The Commission shall find that it is in the public interest to approve the offering of qualifying communications services as defined in § 56-484.7:1 unless it shall be demonstrated to the Commission and found that, within the geographic area specified in the petition: (i) the qualifying communications service specified in the petition as provided for in § 56-484.7:1 is readily and generally in the specified geographic area available from each of three or more nonaffiliated companies and is functionally equivalent for consumers in that specified geographic area to one or more services offered by each of the three or more competitors; (ii) the petition is not in compliance with the requirements of § 56-484.7:1 ; or (iii) the offering of the proposed qualifying communications services will not benefit consumers. 1999, c. 56-484.7:1 ; 2002, cc. 56-484.7:1 , 56-484.7:1 ; 2003, c. 56-484.7:1 .
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