PIP CMS Registration and Filing Process

Public interest payphone CMS registration and filing process

Step One: A new entity seeking PIP approval Must be Added to CMS via Clerk of the Commission

If your entity, company or organization has never made a filing with the MPUC, then your entity name must be added to our Case Management System (CMS) database.  To initiate this process, please complete the following webform.

This first step is required to help validate that you are acting on behalf of your company.

Once the Clerk of the Commission notifies you that your entity has been added to the database, you may move to Step Two below.

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Step Two: PIP Applicant Must Then Register in CMS to Make Any Filings

Once your organization or entity is added to our CMS database system, then your entity and any representative(s) must become a registered user in CMS to make any filings.  See link below.

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Please note, when registering, make sure to add the applicant as a “Representing Company” in the individual registration as that is what populates the “Utility/Company Name” item noted below. 

Step Three: Make a New Case Filing

Once registered and logged in, to file your registration or update for your company, hover over “Case File” in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen. In the sub-menu, click on “Submit New Case or File in Existing Case”; click on the “New” toggle button and complete all the information requested as follows: (Please note anything that is preceded by a red asterisk is mandatory)

CMS Fields Recommended Inputs
Utility/Industry Type: Communications
Utility/Industry Subtype: Public Interest Payphone
Case Type: Request For Approval
Sub-Type: Public Interest Payphone
Pertaining to Utility/Company Click on the “Add” button under search for your entity and click on select in the toggle box in front of the entities name

Filing Information

Next, you are ready to submit your filing.  The following fields will be required on your initial filing:

CMS Field Recommended Response
Description of Filing: Request for Approval of Placement of a Public Interest Payphone Pertaining to  (enter location name)
Utility/Company Name:  Click on the “Add” button under and search for your entity and click on select in the toggle box in front of the entities name
Attach Public Document If this is your company's first filing, you would upload a PDF document of your 30-Day Notification and regulator contact information.  

Required Application Information

Once your organization has registered with CMS, then your organization may submit a new case file with an application that meets the requirements of Title 35-A §7508, Chapter 252 of the Commission’s rules and the application form questions.

Support

If you need assistance registering with CMS, please contact the Clerk of the Commission at 207-287-3831