Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7222-A – Rates
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1. Price cap ILEC rate requirements. The provisions of sections 304 and 307 do not apply to a price cap ILEC with respect to the rates for provider of last resort service. A price cap ILEC shall post on its publicly accessible website the rates, terms and conditions for provider of last resort service. Rates for provider of last resort service provided by the price cap ILEC are governed by the following:
A. On the effective date of this paragraph, the monthly charge for provider of last resort service offered by a price cap ILEC may not exceed $20 for any residential customer. A price cap ILEC may, beginning one year after the effective date of this paragraph, increase rates for its provider of last resort service by up to 5% annually; and [PL 2015, c. 462, §4 (NEW).]
B. Low-income customers of a price cap ILEC must receive a monthly discount of $3.50 in addition to any applicable federal subsidy for voice service for low-income customers. [PL 2015, c. 462, §4 (NEW).]
For the purposes of this subsection, “low-income customer” means a customer who qualifies for assistance under the Federal Communications Commission‘s Lifeline program, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 54.401.
[PL 2015, c. 462, §4 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 462, §4 (NEW).
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7222-A
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- Customer: includes any person, government or governmental division which has applied for, been accepted and is currently receiving service from a public utility. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 102
- price cap ILEC: means an incumbent local exchange carrier that agreed to accept Connect America Fund Phase II support pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission's Report and Order released on December 18, 2014, in In the Matter of Connect America Fund, WC Docket No. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7102
- Provider of last resort service: means a flat-rate service with voice grade access to the public switched telephone network; local usage within the basic service calling areas of incumbent local exchange carriers as of January 1, 2012; dual-tone multifrequency signaling or its functional equivalent; single-party service or its functional equivalent; access to emergency services; access to operator services; access to interexchange service; access to directory assistance; toll limitation for qualifying low-income customers; and the capacity to maintain uninterrupted voice service during a power failure, either through the incorporation into the network or network interface devices of suitable battery backup or through electric current. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 35-A Sec. 7201
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72