Sec. 21.2. Rules applicable to all petitions

(a) The petition shall state the names of all corporations, including municipalities, rendering the kind of service for which the petitioner requests authority in the territory covered by the application.

(b) The petition shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the franchise granted by the municipality or municipalities in which the construction is proposed or authority is to be exercised, with a verified statement by a responsible official of the petitioner that all municipal consents have been secured that are required by law. Petitions by waterworks corporations shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the order of the Water Power and Control Commission authorizing construction.

(c) If the petitioner has previously secured authority from the commission to exercise the powers granted under a prior franchise that has expired, and has plant in operation, the petitioner shall request only authority to exercise the rights and privileges granted by the new franchise.

(d) If the petitioner has been granted any permit, license or authority by any Federal authority relative to the pending petition, the petitioner shall include a certified copy of such original permit, license, or authority and all amendments thereto.

(e) This section shall not apply to telephone corporations that provide service primarily over their own or leased facilities and that do not provide local exchange service. This section shall not apply to non-incumbent telephone corporations that provide local exchange service primarily over their own or leased facilities.