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Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.603 - AUTOMATIC RECORDING

Current through August 31, 2023
Certain federal, state or local agencies have been permitted
				  by rule or tariff approved by or filed with the Federal Communications
				  Commission or this Commission to automatically record all telephone
				  conversations on certain lines of the agency. This automatic recording is
				  allowed for security, safety or public interest purposes. Release of telephone
				  conversations automatically recorded by such a government agency for purposes
				  unrelated to security, safety or the public interest is expressly prohibited
				  under the authority of rules or tariffs authorizing automatic recording of
				  conversations. This rule does not preclude the records' release pursuant to
				  independent judicial, executive, legislative, or other order or authorization
				  for release of such conversations, or upon consent of all parties whose
				  conversations were recorded. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.604 - PUBLIC NOTICE

Current through August 31, 2023
Telephone companies will give "public notice" of all proposed
				  changes in rates as required by Section
				  62-606, Idaho Code. Public notice
				  must be reasonably designed to call affected customers' attention to the
				  proposed changes in rates. Legal advertisements alone will not be considered
				  adequate public notice. Individual notice to all customers affected will always
				  constitute public notice. Notices of rate increases must be provided to
				  individual customers at least ten (10) days before change is effective.
				  (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.605 - TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
Each telephone company providing local exchange service will
				  summarize the provisions of Sections
				  48-1001 et seq., Idaho Code, in an
				  annual insert in a billing statement mailed to customers or by conspicuous
				  publication in the consumer pages of the local telephone directory. Local
				  exchange companies may meet the requirements of this notice by publishing the
				  following explanation or one (1) substantially similar: (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.606 - INFORMATION, PRICE LISTS OR TARIFFS FOR NON-LOCAL EXCHANGE SERVICE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Information to be Filed
. All
				telephone corporations, except mutual nonprofit or cooperative corporations,
				that did not on January 1, 1988, hold a certificate of public convenience and
				necessity issued by the Commission and that do not provide basic local exchange
				service are required by Section
				62-604(1)(b),
				Idaho Code, to file a notice with this Commission before offering services in
				Idaho. The notice must contain the following information: (3-31-22)
a. The name of the telephone corporation and
				the business name of the telephone corporation if it does business under an
				assumed business name; (3-31-22)
b.
				The United States and electronic (if available) mailing addresses of the
				principal place of business of the telephone corporation, and, if there is a
				principal place of business in Idaho, the addresses of the principal place of
				business in Idaho; (3-31-22)
c. An
				agent in Idaho for service of process by the Commission in the state of Idaho
				including the agent's United States and electronic (if available) mailing
				addresses; (3-31-22)
d. A
				description of the telecommunication services offered by the telephone
				corporation and a map of the area(s) served by the telephone corporation or in
				which the telephone corporation offers or intends to offer service;
				(3-31-22)
e. Address(es) and
				toll-free telephone number(s) for personnel responsible for handling consumer
				inquiries, complaints, etc., by the public; and (3-31-22)
f. Name(s), United States mail and electronic
				(if available) addresses, and telephone number(s) of person(s) designated as a
				contact for the Commission Staff in resolving consumer complaints, responding
				to consumer inquiries, and answering matters concerning rates and price lists
				or tariffs. These notices must be updated at least annually, between December 1
				and December 31 each year, and whenever there is a change in the telephone
				corporation's name, address, or agent for service of process.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.607 - PRICE LISTS OR TARIFF FILINGS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Price
				Lists or Tariffs
. All telephone corporations subject to the
				Telecommunications Act of 1988 are required by Section
				62-606, Idaho Code, or by this
				Commission's implementation of Section
				62-616, Idaho Code, to file for
				informational purposes price lists or tariffs that reflect the availability,
				price, terms and conditions of all telecommunication services not offered under
				Title 61 of the Idaho Code. The price lists or tariffs must: (3-31-22)
a. Contain a title page identifying the
				telephone corporation; (3-31-22)
b.
				Show on each page the name of the company, the date of issuance and an
				effective date for their rates; (3-31-22)
c. Contain a table of contents;
				(3-31-22)
d. Number pages and
				paragraphs describing the services; (3-31-22)
e. Show when pages or services have been
				cancelled or revised; and (3-31-22)
f. Provide a mechanism (e.g., page revision
				numbers) for tracing additions, deletions or amendments to the price list or
				tariff. The price lists or tariffs must include schedules of rates for each
				type of service generally made available to subscribers, showing the effective
				date of all rates and charges and listing any rules and regulations associated
				with provision of the services. Surcharges, discounts, hours of availability,
				minimum service periods, and other conditions of service must be detailed.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.608 - FORM AND NUMBER OF COPIES OF PRICE LIST OR TARIFF

Current through August 31, 2023
Price lists or tariffs filed pursuant to Section
				  62-606, Idaho Code, or by this
				  Commission's implementation of Section
				  62-616, Idaho Code, must have a
				  blank space approximately three by one and one-half inches (3" x 1-1/2") square
				  provided for the Commission's filing stamp in the upper right or lower right
				  corner of each schedule filed. An original and three (3) copies of the price
				  list or tariff must be filed with the Commission. The Commission stamps its
				  indication that the price list or tariff has been filed in the space provided
				  on each copy of the price list or tariff, placing the original in its files and
				  returning one copy to the telephone corporation. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.609. - 699 - RESERVED

Current through August 31, 2023
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › SLAMMING PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.700 - THE UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE OF A CUSTOMER'S TELEPHONE COMPANY

Current through August 31, 2023
Local exchange companies and interexchange carriers are
				  prohibited from submitting or executing an unauthorized change in a customer's
				  selection of a provider of local or long distance telephone service. This
				  practice is commonly referred to as "slamming." The Commission will administer
				  the Federal Communications Commission's regulations regarding slamming.
				  (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › SLAMMING PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.701 - ADOPTION OF FEDERAL SLAMMING REGULATIONS

Current through August 31, 2023
The Commission adopts the slamming regulations promulgated by
				  the Federal Communications Commission and found at Sections
				  64.1100 through
				  64.1170 and
				  64.1190, Title 47, Code of
				  Federal Regulations (October 1, 2004). (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › SLAMMING PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.702 - STATE PROCEDURES

Current through August 31, 2023
The federal slamming procedures incorporated by reference in
				  Rule 701 are modified as follows:
				  (3-31-22)
01.
Form
.
				Complaints regarding an unauthorized carrier change may be filed with the
				Commission in person, by mail, by e-mail, or by telephone. E-mail complaint
				forms to secretary@puc.idaho.gov. A copy of the telephone bill(s) in dispute
				and other relevant evidence shall be provided to the Commission by the
				complaining party. The slamming complaint shall include the following
				information: (3-31-22)
a. Name, address and
				telephone number of complainant; (3-31-22)
b. Name/identity of the alleged slamming
				carrier; (3-31-22)
c. Name of the
				previous authorized carrier; (3-31-22)
d. Name of the billing entity;
				(3-31-22)
e. Date the alleged
				slamming occurred; (3-31-22)
f.
				Whether the customer has been restored to the preferred carrier;
				(3-31-22)
g. Whether the customer
				has paid any or all of the disputed charges; (3-31-22)
h. Efforts in attempting to resolve the
				alleged slamming; and (3-31-22)
i.
				Whether the customer was charged for changing carrier(s).
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.41.01 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES FOR TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN IDAHO SUBJECT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE REGULATION BY THE IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (THE TELEPHONE CUSTOMER RELATIONS RULES) › SLAMMING PROVISIONS › Section 31.41.01.703. - 999 - RESERVED

Current through August 31, 2023
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › Section 31.46.01.000 - LEGAL AUTHORITY

Current through August 31, 2023
These rules are adopted under the general legal authority of
				the Telecommunications Act of 1988, Chapter 6, Title 62, Idaho Code, and the
				specific authority of Section
				62-610, Idaho Code.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › Section 31.46.01.001 - TITLE AND SCOPE)

Current through August 31, 2023
The title of these rules is "Universal Service Fund Rules."
				Their scope is that they apply to all telephone corporations' collection of and
				payment of monies to fund the Universal Service Fund, to all disbursements from
				the Universal Service Fund, to all actions by the Universal Service Fund
				Administrator, and to any other matter that may involve the Universal Service
				Fund. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › Section 31.46.01.002 - WRITTEN INTERPRETATIONS - AGENCY GUIDELINES

Current through August 31, 2023
Written interpretations to these rules can be obtained from the
				Secretary of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission and are available from the
				office of the Commission Secretary. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › Section 31.46.01.003 - ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Current through August 31, 2023
Any telephone corporation aggrieved by any decision of the
				Universal Service Fund Administrator or the Commission Staff under these rules
				may petition the Commission to review the decision of the Administrator or the
				Commission Staff by filing a formal petition according to the Commission's
				Rules of Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000, et seq. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 31.46.01.101 - ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSES

Current through August 31, 2023
Section
				  62-610, Idaho Code, directs the
				  Commission to establish a universal service fund (USF) for the purposes of
				  maintaining universal availability of local exchange service at reasonable
				  rates and to promote the availability of message telecommunication service
				  (MTS) at reasonably comparable prices throughout the state of Idaho. The USF is
				  established pursuant to this statute. Rules or orders issued by the Commission
				  concerning administration of the USF supersede previous rules, orders or
				  provisions of the contract between the Commission and the Universal Service
				  Fund administrator. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 31.46.01.102 - ADMINISTRATOR OF THE USF

Current through August 31, 2023
The Commission shall contract with an administrator of the
				  universal service fund. The administrator of the USF shall receive all monies
				  surcharged by telephone corporations for payment into the USF, account for
				  those monies pending their disbursement, disburse those monies to qualifying
				  recipients according to the terms of the administrator's contract and the
				  Commission's rules and orders, and comply with the other requirements of these
				  rules or orders. The administrator shall have the authority to hire an attorney
				  approved by the Commission to pursue enforcement action, including initiating
				  civil proceedings, against telephone corporations that violate the USF rules.
				  The Commission has a right to audit the books and records of the administrator
				  of the USF. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 31.46.01.103 - STATEWIDE END-USER SURCHARGES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Imposition of Surcharges
. Pursuant to 62-610(2), Idaho Code, the USF is
				funded by the imposition of statewide end-user surcharges on local exchange,
				MTS and wide-area telephone service (WATS) services in amounts to be determined
				by the Commission pursuant to Rule
				104. (3-31-22)
02.
Local Exchange Surcharges
.
				The local exchange surcharges are imposed monthly as cents-per-line charges
				uniform throughout the state with the business-residential differential for the
				surcharges equal to the statewide average business-residential price ratio.
				(3-31-22)
03.
MTS/WATS
				Surcharges
. The MTS and WATS surcharges are imposed monthly on a uniform
				basis by: (3-31-22)
a. A uniform
				cents-per-minute surcharge applied to the monthly MTS and WATS bill of each
				end-user for all MTS/WATS companies using this option; or, alternatively,
				(3-31-22)
b. A company-specific
				percentage surcharge applied to the monthly MTS and WATS bill of each end-user.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 31.46.01.104 - THE COMMISSION'S DETERMINATION OF FUNDING LEVELS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Issuance of Commission
				Order
. On or before September 1 of each year the Commission shall issue
				an order in response to the administrator's report, which will establish
				statewide end-user surcharges to be in effect for the twelve (12) months
				beginning October 1 following issuance of the order. (3-31-22)
02.
Findings and Directives of the
				Order Prescribing Statewide End-User Surcharges
. The order prescribing
				statewide end-user surcharges for the twelve months beginning October 1 shall
				contain the following: (3-31-22)
a. The
				Commission's finding of the funding target for the USF for the twelve (12)
				months beginning October 1, based upon the anticipated revenue requirement of
				the USF for those twelve (12) months (including certain or likely changes in
				the revenue requirement of the USF from that reported by the administrator) and
				prudent management of minimum fund balances; (3-31-22)
b. The Commission's finding of the fair,
				just, and reasonable contribution to this twelve (12) month funding target that
				should be made from local exchange and MTS/WATS surcharges; and
				(3-31-22)
c. The Commission's
				finding of the statewide end-user surcharges to be imposed for the twelve (12)
				months beginning October 1 to reach the funding target.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 31.46.01.105 - TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS' AUTHORIZATION TO IMPOSE SURCHARGES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Local Exchange Companies
.
				All local exchange companies are authorized to impose a surcharge for residence
				and business local exchange service in the amounts set forth in the order
				issued pursuant to Rule
				104.03. The LEC may impose
				surcharges on the service of any customer subscribing to local service on or
				after October 1 following issuance of the order and may prorate the surcharge
				in the same manner as the LEC prorates other flat monthly charges.
				(3-31-22)
02.
MTS/WATS
				Companies
. All MTS/WATS companies (except those exempted from remitting
				surcharges to the USF administrator pursuant to Rule
				402) are authorized to impose a
				surcharge on Idaho intrastate MTS/WATS services in the amounts set forth in the
				order issued pursuant to Rule
				104.04. The MTS/WATS surcharge
				may be imposed in two (2) different manners: (3-31-22)
a. The MTS/WATS company is authorized to
				impose beginning October 1 following issuance of the order an MTS/WATS
				surcharge per toll minute in the amount set forth in the order issued pursuant
				to the Rule 104.04.a.; or, alternatively,
				(3-31-22)
b. The MTS/WATS company
				is authorized to impose beginning October 1 following issuance of the order an
				MTS/WATS surcharge on a uniform percentage basis in the manner set forth in the
				order issued pursuant to Rule
				104.04.b. Within fourteen (14)
				days after the Commission has issued its order pursuant to Rule
				104 authorizing surcharges on
				MTS/WATS service, MTS/WATS companies authorized to impose surcharges under this
				paragraph must notify the administrator and the Commission in writing which
				option they choose for the twelve (12) months beginning October 1 following
				issuance of the order. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 31.46.01.106 - APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS - ORDERS FOR FUNDING

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Eligibility
. Pursuant to 62-610, Idaho Code, a telephone corporation
				that provides local exchange service and access service for MTS/WATS providers
				may apply for disbursement from the USF if: (3-31-22)
a. Its average residence and business rates
				for local exchange service for one-party, single-line services exceed one
				hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the weighted statewide average rates for
				one-party, single-line services for residence and business lines, respectively;
				and (3-31-22)
b. Its average rates
				per minute for MTS/WATS access services exceed one hundred percent (100%) of
				the weighted statewide average rate for the same or similar MTS/WATS access
				services. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS' OBLIGATIONS › Section 31.46.01.201 - TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS' MONTHLY REMITTANCES OF USF SURCHARGES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Local Exchange Companies
.
				Unless otherwise provided by order, letter from the Commission Staff or from
				the USF administrator issued pursuant to Rule
				401, all LECs providing local
				exchange service in Idaho shall remit the following funds to the administrator
				on or before the first day of the month: (3-31-22)
a. The number of local residence lines in
				service in Idaho on the first day of the preceding month multiplied by the
				monthly residence surcharge the companies are authorized to impose under Rules
				104.03 and
				105.01; and (3-31-22)
b. The number of local business lines in
				service in Idaho on the first day of the preceding month multiplied by the
				monthly business surcharge the companies are authorized to impose under Rules
				104.03 and
				105.01. The LEC's remittance
				shall be accompanied by a report on a form supplied by the administrator
				separately stating the number of local residence and business lines in service
				in Idaho for that LEC on the first day of the preceding month. This amount
				shall be remitted to the administrator without regard to whether the local
				exchange company has separately imposed the surcharge authorized by Rules
				104.03 and
				105.01.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS' OBLIGATIONS › Section 31.46.01.202 - TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS' ANNUAL REPORTING TO ADMINISTRATOR

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Requirement to Report
.
				Unless otherwise provided by order of the Commission or letter from the
				Commission Staff or from the USF administrator issued pursuant to Rule
				402, on or before May 30 of each
				year all telephone corporations providing local exchange service or MTS/WATS
				intrastate service in Idaho shall report to the administrator the information
				required by these rules. The administrator shall annually supply forms for
				these reports on or before May 1 to all telephone corporations for which the
				administrator has records showing that the telephone corporation provides one
				(1) or more of these services. The administrator's failure to supply forms does
				not relieve any such telephone corporation of its reporting requirements under
				these rules and statute. The reports that this rule requires to be filed with
				the administrator should not be filed with the Commission. (3-31-22)
02.
The Administrator's Compliance
				Report.
The administrator shall report to the Commission on or before
				June 15 whether all telephone corporations receiving the forms have complied
				with the reporting requirements of this Rule
				202 and Rules
				203 and
				204, specifically identifying
				telephone corporations that have failed to report altogether, those that have
				incompletely reported, those that have reported late, and those that have
				failed to remit the monthly surcharges required by Rule
				201. The report shall include a
				summary of the actions taken against the telephone corporations not complying
				with the USF rules. See Rule
				303. (3-31-22)
03.
Failure to Comply
. A
				telephone corporation failing to comply with this rule is subject to all
				sanctions provided. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS' OBLIGATIONS › Section 31.46.01.203 - LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES' (LECS') ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Reporting of One-Party, Single-Line
				Residence and Business Lines and Rates
. The reports prescribed for LECs
				by this rule and Rule
				202 must include the following
				information concerning the LEC's customer base and rates for each of the LEC's
				rate groups as of May 1 of that year: (3-31-22)
a. Rates for one-party, single-line,
				flat-rate residential service (inclusive of mandatory extended area service
				(EAS) surcharges) and the number of customers subscribing to the service in
				each rate group, unless exchanges within the rate group have different rates,
				in which case exchange-by-exchange reporting is required; (3-31-22)
b. Rates for one-party, single-line,
				flat-rate business service (inclusive of mandatory EAS surcharges) and the
				number of customers subscribing to the service in each rate group, unless
				exchanges within the rate group have different rates, in which case
				exchange-by-exchange reporting is required; and (3-31-22)
c. The company-wide, weighted average rate
				for residential and business services described in Rules
				203.01.a. and 203.01.b. of
				this paragraph. Rural zone and mileage charges are excluded from the rates
				reported in this paragraph. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › TELEPHONE CORPORATIONS' OBLIGATIONS › Section 31.46.01.204 - MTS/WATS COMPANIES' ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR

Current through August 31, 2023
The reports prescribed for telephone corporations offering
				  intrastate MTS or WATS services (including those that are also LECs) by this
				  rule and by Rule 202 must
				  include the following information for the calendar year preceding the year in
				  which the report is due: (3-31-22)
01.
Total Intrastate MTS Minutes and Revenues
. (3-31-22)
02.
Total Intrastate WATS Minutes and
				Revenues
. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OBLIGATIONS › Section 31.46.01.301 - THE ADMINISTRATOR'S QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

Current through August 31, 2023
On or before the fifteenth day after the close of each
				  quarter, the administrator shall submit a report to the Commission providing
				  the following information: (3-31-22)
01.
List of Companies Receiving
				Disbursements
. A list of all companies receiving disbursements from the
				USF during the quarter, the individual disbursements for each company during
				the quarter, and the total disbursements to companies during the quarter;
				(3-31-22)
02.
Administrator
				Fees and Expenses
. The administrator's fees and expenses for the
				quarter; (3-31-22)
03.
List
				of Companies Remitting Surcharges
. A list of all companies remitting
				surcharges to the USF during the quarter, indicating which companies remitted
				LEC surcharges, which companies remitted MTS/WATS surcharges, and which
				companies remitted both; (3-31-22)
04.
Aggregate Amount
. The
				aggregate amount of LEC surcharges remitted to the USF during the quarter, the
				aggregate amount of MTS/WATS surcharges remitted to the USF during the quarter,
				and the total of the two (2); (3-31-22)
05.
Interest Earned
. Interest
				earned during the quarter; and (3-31-22)
06.
Fund Balances
. Beginning,
				ending and monthly fund balances for the quarter, together with any other
				information that may be necessary to calculate beginning and ending balances
				for the quarter. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OBLIGATIONS › Section 31.46.01.302 - THE ADMINISTRATOR'S CALCULATIONS FROM THE ANNUAL REPORTS

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Weighted Statewide Average Rates
				for One-Party, Single-Line Residence and Business Services
. From the
				annual reports provided by LECs pursuant to Rule
				203.01, the administrator shall
				calculate a weighted, state-wide average, one-party, single-line, flat
				residence rate and a weighted, state-wide average, one-party, single-line, flat
				business rate, including EAS surcharges. (3-31-22)
02.
Inventory of Local Service
				Lines
. From the annual reports of LECs provided pursuant to Rule
				203.01 and
				203.02, the administrator shall
				calculate the total number of local service lines in Idaho, with subtotals for
				residence and business service lines and for the categories of lines listed in
				Rule 203.02. (3-31-22)
03.
Statewide Weighted Average Rate for
				MTS/WATS Access Minute
. From the annual reports of LECs provided
				pursuant to Rule 203.03 and
				203.04. the administrator shall
				calculate a statewide weighted average rate per MTS/WATS access minute in the
				manner shown in the following example
Example Using Three
								Companies
a.
Actual annual access minutes (as reported under
								Rule 203.03.b.)
500
500
1,000
b.
Annual pro forma actual access revenues (as
								reported under Rule 203.03.c.)
$50
$40
$50
c.
Average pro forma revenue per actual access minute
								(line b/line a)
$.10/min
$.08/min
$.05/min
d.
Calculated equivalent access minutes from MTS/WATS
								(as reported under Rule
								203.04)
0
1,000
2,000
e.
Assigned average revenue (from line
								c)
$.10/min
$.08/min
$.05/min
f.
Calculated equivalent access revenue (line d x line
								e)
$0
$80
$100
g.
Total actual and equivalent access minutes (line a
								+ line d)
500
1,500
3,000
h.
Total pro forma and equivalent access revenues
								(line b + line f)
$50
$120
$150
i.
Average revenue per total actual and equivalent
								access minutes (line h /line g)
$.10/min
$.08/min
$.05/min
j.
All companies' total actual and equivalent access
								minutes (sum of entries on line g)
---
5,000
---
k.
Company's ratio of total state access minutes
								(lineg/line j)
.1000
.3000
.6000
l.
All companies' total actual and equivalent access
								revenues (sum of entries of line H)
---
$320
---
(3-31-22)
04.
Access
. The figures for
				access minutes and access revenues on lines a, b and d include all access
				minutes and all access revenues from any access service reported pursuant to
				Rule 203.03 or
				203.04, and all access under any
				feature group. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OBLIGATIONS › Section 31.46.01.303 - THE ADMINISTRATOR'S ANNUAL REPORT TO THE COMMISSION

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
The Administrator's Compliance
				Report
. The administrator shall report to the Commission on or before
				June 15 whether all telephone corporations receiving the forms have complied
				with the reporting requirements of this Rule
				303 and Rules
				202,
				203, and
				204, specifically identifying
				telephone corporations that have failed to report altogether, those that have
				incompletely reported, those that have reported late, and those that have
				failed to remit the monthly surcharges required by Rule
				201. The report shall include a
				summary of the actions taken against the telephone corporations not complying
				with the USF rules. (3-31-22)
02.
Report of Existing Conditions
. On or before July 15 of each year
				the administrator shall submit a report to the Commission providing the
				following information: (3-31-22)
a.
				Calculations of weighted statewide average rates required by Rule
				302, providing workpapers showing
				each telephone corporation's contributions to the totals and averages contained
				in the administrator's calculation in Rule
				302. (3-31-22)
b. Calculations of the USF's expected
				revenues under the status quo for the twelve (12) months beginning July 1 made
				by: (3-31-22)
i. Multiplying the existing
				local surcharge for residence service by the statewide total residence lines as
				of May 1; (3-31-22)
ii. Multiplying
				the existing local surcharge for business service by the statewide total
				business lines as of May 1; (3-31-22)
iii. Multiplying the total MTS/WATS access
				minutes for the previous calendar year by the existing MTS/WATS surcharge per
				access minute; and (3-31-22)
iv.
				Summing the three (3) products. (3-31-22)
c. Calculations of the expected revenue
				requirement of the USF under the status quo for the twelve (12) months
				beginning July 1 made by listing and summing the annualized rate of
				disbursement for every telephone corporation for which the Commission has
				ordered and authorized disbursements from the USF together with the
				administrator's annual budget for administration of the USF.
				(3-31-22)
d. Calculations of the
				expected revenue requirement of the USF as described in Rule
				303.02.c. assuming that
				companies revise their rates pursuant to Rule
				106.02 to maintain funding
				eligibility and that their USF funding is adjusted pursuant to Rule
				106.04. (3-31-22)
e. Actual USF balances at the end of the
				quarters ending in June, September and December of the preceding year and of
				the quarters ending in March and June of the year of the report (or the
				estimated USF balance for the quarter ending June 30 if actual balances are not
				yet available). (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.01 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND RULES › EXEMPTIONS FROM REPORTING AND REMITTANCES › Section 31.46.01.401 - LECS' EXEMPTION FROM REPORTING AND REMITTANCES

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Criteria for Exemption
.
				Local exchange companies may be exempted from monthly remittances and monthly
				reporting to the USF administrator under Rule
				201 by order of the Commission or
				letter from the Commission Staff or from the USF administrator upon the grounds
				that the LEC provides such a small number of local service lines in Idaho and
				generates such a small monthly surcharge that neither the practical
				administration of the USF nor the public interest requires monthly remittances
				and reporting. (3-31-22)
02.
Action on Requests
. The order or letter excusing the LEC from monthly
				reporting shall specify quarterly, semiannual or annual remittances and
				reporting instead. The order or letter may be issued upon request of the LEC or
				upon the initiative of the Commission, the Commission Staff, or the USF
				administrator without a request from the LEC. No LEC will be excused from
				making remittances less often than annually nor from annual reporting under
				Rules 202 and
				203. (3-31-22)
03.
Requests of Exemptions
. This
				Commission Staff shall maintain a file of all exemptions under this rule and
				supply a copy to the Commission Secretary and to the USF administrator.
				(3-31-22)
04.
Petition From
				Initial Denial by Commission Staff or Administrator
. If a request for a
				LEC's exemption is denied by the Commission Staff or the Administrator, the LEC
				may petition the Commission. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › Section 31.46.02.000 - LEGAL AUTHORITY

Current through August 31, 2023
These rules are adopted under the general legal authority of
				Chapter 13, Title 62, Idaho Code, and the specific authority of Section
				61-1306, Idaho Code.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › Section 31.46.02.001 - TITLE AND SCOPE

Current through August 31, 2023
The name of this chapter is "Rules for Telecommunications Relay
				Services (TRS)." This chapter has the following scope: It governs provision of
				telecommunications relay services (TRS) in Idaho. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › Section 31.46.02.002 - WRITTEN INTERPRETATIONS - AGENCY GUIDELINES

Current through August 31, 2023
Written interpretations to these rules can be obtained from the
				Secretary of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission and are available from the
				office of the Commission Secretary. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › Section 31.46.02.003 - ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS

Current through August 31, 2023
Any telephone corporation aggrieved by any decision of the
				Universal Service Fund Administrator, the Telecommunications Relay System
				Administrator, or the Commission Staff that affects any of the telephone
				corporation's interests under these rules may petition the Commission to review
				the decision of the Universal Service Fund Administrator, the
				Telecommunications Relay System Administrator, or the Commission Staff by
				filing a formal petition according to the Commission's Rules of Procedure,
				IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › THE TRS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATOR, AND PROVIDER › Section 31.46.02.100 - REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRS PROGRAM

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Operational Requirements
. A TRS provider will comply with these
				operational requirements: (3-31-22)
a. TRS
				must be provided twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, every
				day of the year. (3-31-22)
b. The
				TRS provider shall not refuse calls or limit the length of calls using TRS,
				except that providers of TRS may decline to complete a call because credit
				authorization has been denied. (3-31-22)
c. The TRS provider must be capable of
				communicating with text telephone users using either the ASCII or Baudot
				format, at any speed generally in use. (3-31-22)
d. Except during network failure, the TRS
				provider shall answer eighty-five percent (85%) of all calls within ten (10)
				seconds, and no more than thirty (30) seconds shall elapse between receipt of
				dialing information and the dialing of a requested number. The TRS provider
				shall include adequate staffing to provide callers with efficient access under
				projected calling volumes so that the probability of a busy response due to
				unavailability of communications assistants will be functionally equivalent to
				what a voice caller would experience in attempting to reach a party through the
				voice telephone network. (3-31-22)
e. The TRS provider shall give TRS users
				access through the TRS to their chosen inter-exchange carrier and to all other
				operator services to the same extent that such access is provided to voice
				users. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › THE TRS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATOR, AND PROVIDER › Section 31.46.02.101 - TRS ADMINISTRATOR

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Appointment and Contract
. The Commission shall appoint and contract with
				a qualified person to administer the TRS program in accordance with the
				requirements of state and federal law. The TRS Administrator is not an employee
				or officer of the state of Idaho, but is instead an independent contractor. The
				appointment and contract shall be for fixed terms, but the Commission may renew
				terms of appointment or contract. (3-31-22)
02.
Duties and Responsibilities of
				Administrator
. The Administrator shall: (3-31-22)
a. Consult with and receive recommendations
				from a telephone industry technical advisory committee (or its representatives)
				appointed by the Commission; (3-31-22)
b. Post a fidelity bond in the amount
				required by the contract with the Commission; (3-31-22)
c. Meet timetables necessary to secure
				certification of the TRS program by the Federal Communications Commission;
				(3-31-22)
d. Issue (upon such terms
				as the Commission finds reasonable) a request for proposals to providers of
				message relay services requesting responsive proposals to provide such services
				that may be necessary for the program; (3-31-22)
e. Evaluate responsive proposals to offer TRS
				services and recommend one (1) or more proposals to the Commission for its
				review and approval; (3-31-22)
f.
				Enter into a contract with the provider of TRS, which contract and provider
				have been approved by the Commission; (3-31-22)
g. Consult with the Idaho State Council for
				the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and the Idaho State Council on Developmental
				Disabilities concerning program design and delivery of message relay services
				to communications-impaired persons within the state of Idaho; and
				(3-31-22)
h. Perform other services
				concerning the program as may be deemed reasonable and necessary by the
				Commission or required by the Commission in its contract with the TRS
				Administrator. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › THE TRS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATOR, AND PROVIDER › Section 31.46.02.102 - ESTABLISHMENT OF TELEPHONE INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Establishment of Committee
.
				The Commission hereby establishes a telephone industry advisory committee with
				which the Administrator shall consult in the assessment of responses to the
				request for proposal (RFP), and review the services provided. The industry
				committee shall have three (3) members, who shall be representatives of:
				(3-31-22)
a. A large provider of local
				exchange and intraLATA Message Telecommunications (MTS) services in Idaho;
				(3-31-22)
b. An independent
				telephone company providing local exchange services and a member of the Idaho
				Telephone Association (the trade group that includes independent telephone
				companies in Idaho); and (3-31-22)
c. The Idaho State Council for the Deaf and
				Hard of Hearing, or the State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
				(3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › THE TRS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATOR, AND PROVIDER › Section 31.46.02.103 - CONSULTATION WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HEARING-IMPAIRED AND THE SPEECH-IMPAIRED

Current through August 31, 2023
The Administrator will consult with representatives of the
				  Idaho State Council for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and of the Idaho State
				  Council on Developmental Disabilities. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › THE TRS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATOR, AND PROVIDER › Section 31.46.02.104 - REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) - SELECTION OF TRS PROVIDER

Current through August 31, 2023
01.
Formulation of RFP and Submission
				to the Commission
. The Administrator, shall formulate and submit a
				request for proposals (RFP) for the provision of TRS to the Commission. The
				Commission shall review the RFP and return it to the Administrator, with
				comments or changes that Commission finds appropriate, and direct the
				Administrator to issue the RFP. (3-31-22)
02.
Requirements of the RFP
. The
				RFP issued by the Administrator will request all companies responding to the
				RFP to comply with all requirements of state and federal law. See Rule
				101. In addition, the RFP may
				require those responding to the RFP to meet additional requirements contained
				in the RFP or ask those responding to list additional standards they could meet
				or additional services that they could provide above the minimums required by
				state and federal law. (3-31-22)
03.
Timetable for Decision
. The
				Administrator shall develop a timetable for formulation of the RFP, its review
				by the Commission, advertisement of the RFP for response, review of proposals
				submitted in response to the RFP, and final decision selecting a TRS provider
				that will complete the process of selection of the TRS provider in sufficient
				time to maintain uninterrupted relay services. (3-31-22)
Idaho Administrative Code › Title IDAPA 31 - Public Utilities Commission › Rule 31.46.02 - RULES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICES (TRS) › THE TRS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATOR, AND PROVIDER › Section 31.46.02.105 - RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS

Current through August 31, 2023
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission hereby offers itself as
				  a forum for resolution of customer complaints regarding TRS provided for Idaho
				  intrastate services. Complaints can be filed and handled informally under Rules
				  401 et seq. of the Telephone
				  Customer Relations Rules, IDAPA 31.41.01.400 et seq., or formally under the
				  Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, IDAPA 31.01.01.000 et seq. The
				  Commission commits to process these complaints within the one hundred eighty
				  (180) day timetable set forth in
				  47 C.F.R.
				  64.604(c)(5)(i).
				  (3-31-22)