Court Opinion

ID: 3789442
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-06 07:37:45.130512+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:50:12.331720
License: Public Domain

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS REFERRED TO ME YOUR LETTER CONCERNING THE LETTER YOU RECEIVED FROM MR. RUBEN GRAY. I SPOKE TODAY WITH MR. BILL HOLLINS OF THE OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSION' S TELEPHONE DIVISION, CONCERNING MR. GRAY'S INQUIRY AS-TO WHETHER A TELEPHONE COMPANY IS REQUIRED TO PRORATE LATE CHARGES WHEN PAYMENT ON A PHONE BILL IS LESS THAN A MONTH LATE.
MR. HOLLINS INFORMED ME THAT UNDER COMMISSION RULES GOVERNING THE TELEPHONE INDUSTRY, THE PHONE COMPANY IS NOT REQUIRED TO PRO-RATE LATE CHARGES, ONCE A CUSTOMER IS PAST THE DUE DATE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE UTILITY IS ENTITLED TO ASSESS A FULL MONTH'S LATE CHARGE ONCE A CUSTOMER IS LATE.
(ROBERT A. BUTKIN)