Section 378:43 – Repealed by 2010, 206:3, eff. Dec. 19, 2010.
378:43 Repealed by 2010, 206:3, eff. Dec. 19, 2010. –
Section 378:44 – Definitions.
378:44 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Billing aggregator " means a person, other than a service provider, who forwards a charge for a product or service offered by a service provider to the utility company for billing to the customer. II. " Commission " means the public utilities commission. III. " Cramming […]
Section 378:45 – Registration Required.
378:45 Registration Required. – All billing aggregators and service providers which directly submit charges to a utility company for inclusion on the utility bill shall be registered with the commission. The commission may revoke a registration for cause. The registration of a billing aggregator may be revoked based upon the fraudulent behavior or conduct […]
Section 378:46 – Cramming Prohibited.
378:46 Cramming Prohibited. – No billing aggregator or service provider shall engage in cramming. Any billing aggregator or service provider that engages in cramming shall be subject to an administrative fine in an amount to be determined by the commission, not to exceed $1,000 per offense. The commission may consider intent as a factor […]
Section 378:47 – Charges by Service Providers.
378:47 Charges by Service Providers. – I. (a) Upon determining that it is technically and economically feasible, the commission shall require local exchange carriers to permit a customer to place a block on an account that prevents any non-telecommunications-related charges that do not originate from the customer’s local exchange or long distance carrier from […]
Section 378:48 – Rulemaking.
378:48 Rulemaking. – The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, and consistent with rules regarding cramming adopted by the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to enforce the provisions of this subdivision. Source. 1999, 168:1. 2002, 12:2, eff. Mar. 25, 2002.
Section 378:49 – Disclosure of Electric Service Energy Sources and Environmental Characteristics.
378:49 Disclosure of Electric Service Energy Sources and Environmental Characteristics. – I. The public utilities commission shall, after notice and hearing, by order or rule, approve a standard format and methodology that providers of electricity, as defined in RSA 362-F:2, XIV, shall use when providing information to existing or prospective customers regarding the energy […]
Section 378:50 – Definitions.
378:50 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Data sharing " means providing data and accessing data provided by others. II. " Individual customer data " means the customer’s name, address, opt-in status pursuant to RSA 374:62, energy usage as recorded by meters supplied by electric and natural gas utilities, and other data segments […]
Section 378:40 – Plans Required.
378:40 Plans Required. – No rate change shall be approved or ordered with respect to any utility that does not have on file with the commission a plan that has been filed and approved in accordance with the provisions of RSA 378:38 and RSA 378:39. However, nothing contained in this subdivision shall prevent the […]
Section 378:32 – Commission May Establish Joint Service.
378:32 Commission May Establish Joint Service. – I. The public utilities commission may establish joint services between localities which cannot be reached either by the lines of a single utility or by the use of other lines with suitable connections. II. The public utilities commission, after a hearing upon complaint or on its own […]