Tel-West. is a public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission. Attorneys and representatives for UCAN include Michael Shames and Charles Carbone. Attorneys and representatives for Tel-West are not presently known. Tel-West Communications is certified by the California Public Utilities Commission to offer residential basic local exchange service. Tel-West Communications has not filed and gained approval of tariffs with the California Public Utilities Commission to provide basic residential local exchange service.
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A certain, yet presently unknown, number of persons have purchased Tel-West Communications residential local exchange phone service in the State of California, including installation charges. Tel-West's failure to file and obtain approved tariffs violates PU Code Section 876 which requires all CLCs to file such tariffs. Tel-West failed to notify the Commission in writing of the date that local exchange service is first rendered to the public no less than five days after local exchange service first begins. Tel-West does not offer all elements of basic local exchange service required of all CLC's that offer service to residential customers in the State. As stated in Re Universal Service and Compliance with the Mandates of Assembly Bill 3643.