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196.213

196.213 Notice of rate increase by small telecommunications utility.

196.213(1)

(1) In this section:

196.213(1)(a)

(a) "Consumer" means any of the following:

196.213(1)(a)1.

1. A person billed for one or more local telecommunications service access lines not to exceed one person per access line. A person billed for more than one access line may not be considered a consumer for each access line for which he or she is billed.

196.213(1)(a)2.

2. A telecommunications utility or telecommunications carrier purchasing intrastate access to a local exchange operated by another telecommunications utility or telecommunications carrier.

196.213(1)(b)

(b) "Rate increase" means an increase in any rate, toll or charge for any class of consumer on the schedules filed under s. 196.19.

196.213(2)

(2) Unless subject to ss. 196.28 and 196.37 as they apply to any rate, toll or charge and to ss. 196.02 (2), 196.09 (2) to (7), 196.11 (2), 196.20 and 196.26, at least 60 days and not more than 100 days before the effective date of a rate increase proposed by a small telecommunications utility, the small telecommunications utility shall notify each of its consumers and the commission of the proposed rate increase. Notice to the commission shall include a summary of the justification for the proposed rate increase. Notice by the small telecommunications utility to all consumers shall be by mail and shall include a schedule of the proposed rates, tolls and charges, the effective date of the rates, tolls and charges and the procedure necessary for consumers to petition the commission to determine rates, tolls or charges in lieu of the proposed rates, tolls or charges, including but not limited to a notice that the deadline for commission receipt of petitions is 60 days after a small telecommunications utility mails notice of a proposed rate increase to consumers. The proposed notice to consumers shall be submitted to the commission for approval. The commission may reject the proposed notice if the notice is misleading. If the commission does not act on the proposed notice within 10 days after receiving it, the notice is considered approved. If a small telecommunications utility inserts the procedures to petition the commission in the telephone directory published by the utility, the directory shall describe the petitioning procedures under s. 196.215 (3) (a) and (cm). A reference in an approved notice to the location of the procedure described in the directory shall be adequate notice of the procedure to consumers billed for local telecommunications service access lines.

196.213 - ANNOT.

History: 1985 a. 297; 1989 a. 344; 1991 a. 32; 1993 a. 496; 1995 a. 409.