Opinion ID: 2530632
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: General Charges and Payment

Text: Under section 1(a) of the CSA, the California residential consumers agree[d] to pay [AT & T] for the Services at the prices and charges listed in the AT & T Service Guides. Id. at 1649. Even though the UCC does not appear to meet the definition of a Service under the CSA, [3] it does qualify as a price and charge for a Service that the California residential consumers received. Therefore, section 1(a) still required the California residential consumers to pay the specified UCC. Section 1(a) specifically notes that [t]he prices and charges for the Services may also include, for example, monthly fees, monthly minimums, or connection charges. Id. Although section 1(a) does not list the UCC as an example of these prices and charges, the common denominator of the listed examples is that they all consist of fees and charges associated with the provision of interstate and international telecommunications services. The UCC fits within this set of examples because it is a monthly charge that is calculated using the total billed amount of a consumer's interstate and international traffic. Thus, the California residential consumers were required to pay the UCC in the amount specified in the CSG (which the CSA incorporated).