69-3-1001. Creation of program — amount of assistance. (1) There is a telephone low-income assistance program to provide an eligible subscriber with a discount in the monthly charge for local exchange service in the telephone network. (2) The commission shall set the discount in the charge for local exchange service that is at least $3.50 a month […]
69-3-1002. Eligibility — rules. (1) A residential subscriber with single telephone line service at the subscriber’s principal residence is eligible for low-income telephone assistance if the subscriber is certified by the department of public health and human services as a recipient of medicaid benefits. (2) The department shall periodically certify and verify the eligibility of a subscriber […]
69-3-1003. Reimbursement for discounts. (1) The public service commission shall authorize an additional monthly charge for each residential access line to fully reimburse providers of local telecommunications services for discounts given eligible subscribers. (2) The additional monthly charge for local exchange service applies to residential subscribers of providers of local telecommunications services that participate in the low-income […]
69-3-1004. Administration — rules. (1) The public service commission shall monitor the effectiveness of the low-income telephone assistance program and issue annual reports as provided in 69-3-1005. (2) The commission may adopt rules necessary to administer and implement the low-income telephone assistance program and to receive matching federal low-income telephone assistance. History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 391, L. […]
69-3-1005. Annual reports. The commission shall, if necessary, provide the federal communications commission with annual reports containing the following information: (1) a description of qualification and verification procedures and other assistance measures; (2) the costs of the low-income telephone assistance program; (3) the number of households receiving low-income telephone assistance; (4) the number of eligible subscribers receiving low-income telephone assistance, […]
69-3-1006. Federal requirements. The public service commission, the department of public health and human services, and participating providers of local telecommunications services shall comply with federal requirements for the receipt of matching federal low-income telephone assistance. History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 391, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 520, Ch. 546, L. 1995.
69-3-1007. Applicability — voluntary participation or withdrawal. (1) Sections 69-3-1001 through 69-3-1006 apply to providers of regulated local telecommunications services with more than 50,000 subscribers. (2) Regulated providers of local telecommunications services with fewer than 50,000 subscribers may petition the public service commission to participate in or withdraw from the low-income telephone assistance program. The public service […]
