Montana Code 69-3-903. Notice of rate increase or decrease
69-3-903. Notice of rate increase or decrease. (1) At least 60 days before the effective date of any rate increase or decrease proposed by a small telecommunications provider, the small telecommunications provider shall mail notice of the proposed rate increase or decrease to each affected subscriber, the commission, and the Montana consumer counsel.
Terms Used In Montana Code 69-3-903
- Commission: means the Montana public service commission. See Montana Code 69-3-901
- Rate: means a charge by a small telecommunications provider to a subscriber for the initiation or continued provision of regulated telecommunications service. See Montana Code 69-3-901
- Rate increase: means an increase in the rates for regulated telecommunications services provided by a small telecommunications provider and the creation of new rates. See Montana Code 69-3-901
- Small telecommunications provider: means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity providing regulated telecommunications service to less than 12,000 subscribers in Montana. See Montana Code 69-3-901
- Subscriber: means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity acquiring regulated telecommunications service from a small telecommunications provider. See Montana Code 69-3-901
(2)Notice to the commission and consumer counsel must include:
(a)a summary of the justification for the proposed rate increase;
(b)a list of the number of affected subscribers in each category of rates proposed to be increased or decreased; and
(c)if requested by the commission, a list of the names of the affected subscribers.
(3)The notice to affected subscribers may be included with regular subscriber billings and must include:
(a)a schedule of the proposed rates;
(b)the effective date of the proposed rates; and
(c)a description of the petition procedure in 69-3-906 for seeking commission review and determination of the proposed rates. If the small telecommunications provider publishes the petition procedure in a telephone directory, a reference to the location of the procedure in the directory is adequate notice.