Pub. Util. Code, § 879.5 · Article 8. Universal Telephone Service
Pub. Util. Code, § 879.5
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Notwithstanding Section 879, the commission shall issue its initial order adopting required rates and funding requirements not later than October 31, 1987, and prior to the issuance of that order, may fund lifeline telephone service through the use of an interim surcharge on service rates for telephone service provided by telephone corporations operating between service areas. The interim surcharge shall not exceed 4 percent of the service rates.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 354, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.
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