§269-16.5  Lifeline telephone rates. (a)  The public utilities commission shall implement a program to achievelifeline telephone rates for residential telephone users.

(b)  "Lifeline telephone rate" meansa discounted rate for residential telephone users identified as elders withlimited income and the handicapped with limited income as designated by thecommission.

(c)  The commission shall require everytelephone public utility providing local telephone service to file a scheduleof rates and charges providing a rate for lifeline telephone subscribers.

(d)  Nothing in this section shall preclude thecommission from changing any rate established pursuant to subsection (a) eitherspecifically or pursuant to any general restructuring of all telephone rates,charges, and classifications. [L 1986, c 116, §3; am L 1990, c 67, §8]