Florida Administrative Code › 25 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › 25 - Departmental › Chapter 25-4 - TELEPHONE COMPANIES › Part III - GENERAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 25-4.034 - Network Access Tariffs

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Pursuant to
				  Section  364.163, F.S., each local
				  exchange telecommunications company shall maintain on file with the Commission
				  tariffs which shall set forth all intrastate rates, terms and conditions for
				  network access services.
(2) Filing
				  shall mean received by the Office of Telecommunications during normal business
				  hours. Any tariff received by the Office of Telecommunications after 5:00 p.m.
				  shall be considered filed on the next regular business day. All proposed
				  changes to an existing tariff shall either be filed by hard copy with the
				  Director of the Office of Telecommunications, Florida Public Service
				  Commission, 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0850 or shall be
				  filed electronically pursuant to the instructions set forth in the "E-Tariff
				  Filings User Notes" (EFF. 10/2012), which are incorporated herein by reference
				  and which are available at:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-02201
.
				  These instructions can also be accessed from the Commission's website at
http://floridapsc.com/UtilityRegulation/ETariffRequirements
.
				  Hard copy filings shall include an original and one (1) copy of each revised
				  tariff sheet. A letter of transmittal shall accompany each tariff filing, which
				  lists the included sheets, by sheet number and revision level as specified in
				  paragraphs (3)(c)-(e), and gives a brief description of all changes. If
				  acknowledgment of a hard copy filing is desired, the letter of transmittal
				  shall be sent in duplicate with a request that the duplicate be returned and a
				  postage paid envelope shall be provided for that purpose.
(3) Network access tariffs shall comply with
				  the following conventions:
(a) Each sheet
				  shall have a left-hand margin of at least 3/4". All sheets and copies must be
				  clear and legible. Tariffs shall be in loose leaf form on 8 1/2'' x 11''
				  sheets, typewritten on white paper, using one side of the paper only.
(b) Each sheet shall bear the name of the
				  company, as certificated with the Commission and the effective date of the
				  sheet.
(c) Every sheet in the
				  tariff shall be numbered.
(d) Each
				  sheet in the tariff shall be marked "Original Sheet" in the upper right-hand
				  corner of the sheet. As an example: Original Sheet No. 4, or Original Sheet No.
				  5.2.
(e) Revised sheets in the
				  tariff shall be marked with the number of the revision in the upper right-hand
				  corner and the number of the sheet it replaces. As an example: First Revised
				  Sheet No. 4, Cancels Original Sheet No. 4.
(f) The network access tariffs shall contain
				  at a minimum the following:
1. Table of
				  Contents and Index. All network access tariffs shall have a table of contents
				  identifying the page location of each section in the tariff.
2. Symbols Used in Tariff Filings. All
				  symbols shall be defined in the network access tariff. Symbols used to indicate
				  rate changes shall appear on the right hand side of each rate change sheet on
				  the same line(s) in which any change has been made. If three or more
				  consecutive lines of text are affected, one symbol shall be placed on the right
				  hand margin on the first and last lines with a vertical line connecting the two
				  symbols. Two or more symbols shall be placed next to each other on any line
				  with multiple types of changes.
3.
				  Technical Terms and Abbreviations. This section shall contain all
				  company-specific technical and special terms and abbreviations used in the
				  network access tariff.