378:1 Schedules. – Every public utility shall file with the public utilities commission, and shall print and keep open to public inspection, schedules showing the rates, fares, charges and prices for any service rendered or to be rendered in accordance with the rules adopted by the commission pursuant to RSA 541-A; provided, however, that […]
378:1-a Exceptions. – Except as provided otherwise within this chapter and except for RSA 378:44 through RSA 378:48, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any end user of an excepted local exchange carrier, nor to any service provided to such end user. Excepted local exchange carriers shall post the rates, fares, […]
378:10 Preferences. – No public utility shall make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any person or corporation, or to any locality, or to any particular description of service in any respect whatever or subject any particular person or corporation or locality, or any particular description of service, to any […]
378:11 Exceptions. – The provisions of RSA 378:10 shall not require absolute uniformity in the charges made and demanded by public utilities when the circumstances render any lack of uniformity reasonable, nor prevent telephone, telegraph and cable companies from entering into contracts, subject to the approval of the commission, with common carriers for the […]
378:11-a Economic Development and Retention Rates. – I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the commission shall establish procedures for the review and approval of tariffs for electric service rates that foster economic development and of tariffs for retention of existing load within the state. For the purposes of this section […]
378:12, 378:13 Repealed by 1985, 402:39, VI. –
378:14 Free Service, Etc. – No public utility shall grant any free service, nor charge or receive a greater or lesser or different compensation for any service rendered to any person, firm or corporation than the compensation fixed for such service by the schedules on file with the commission and in effect at the […]
378:14-a Emergency Calls. – Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 378:14, telephone companies authorized by the commission to do business in any town shall, at the customer’s request, adjust the charges for tolls to such customer so that no toll charges shall be imposed for any call from any point within the geographical boundaries of […]
378:15 Service to Officers, Etc. – I. Nothing herein shall prevent any public utility from granting free or reduced rate service to its officers and employees, nor any telephone or telegraph utility from granting franks for free service to the officials of other utilities engaged in the operation of telephone or telegraph properties, nor […]
378:16 Statements of Service at Less Than Schedule Rates. – Statements shall be filed with the commission, in such form as the commission shall require, showing all service of any kind granted at less than the regular schedule rates. Source. 1913, 99:2. PL 242:17. RL 292:17. 1951, 203:46 par. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.
378:17 Discontinuance, Etc., of Free or Reduced Rate Service. – In any case where the commission shall investigate the rates, charges or prices of any public utility in any town or city, if it shall be of the opinion that the furnishing of free or reduced rate service under the authority hereof operates unreasonably […]
378:17-a Local Telephone Calling Areas and Intrastate Access Charges. – I. In this section, " local calling area " means the area which may be called from a telephone calling exchange without paying toll charges or access charges. II. If the commission uses a community of interest standard to limit requests to add additional […]
378:17-b Competitive Telephone Services Information. – I. The commission is authorized to require telephone utilities that are also providers of competitive telephone services within New Hampshire or outside of New Hampshire to provide information to the commission concerning potential separation or divestiture. The information shall include the costs and other adverse consequences of requiring […]
378:17-c Requirements for Nonpublic Utility Providers of Telephone Services. – I. In this section, "nonpublic utility provider of telephone services" includes, but is not limited to, a hotel, motel, hospital, university, or similar place of temporary accommodation. II. Every nonpublic utility provider of telephone services shall display or post on or near the telephone […]
378:18 Special Contracts for Service. – Nothing herein shall prevent a public utility from making a contract for service at rates other than those fixed by its schedules of general application, if special circumstances exist which render such departure from the general schedules just and consistent with the public interest and, except as provided […]
378:18-a Special Contracts; Electric Utilities. – I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, for the purposes of ratemaking, an electric utility that has adopted special contracts prior to the effective date of this section shall not be allowed to recover from other ratepayers the difference between the regular tariffed rate and the […]
378:18-b Special Contracts; Telephone Utilities. – I. In this section: (a) " Toll service " means switched telephone calls to locations outside of the local service area of the caller, as defined in the serving telephone utility’s tariffs on file with the commission. (b) " Incumbent local exchange carrier " means a local exchange […]
378:19 Filing. – Such contracts shall be filed and made public in such manner as the commission shall require, and shall constitute a part of the published schedules of the public utility making the same. Source. 1913, 99:2. PL 242:20. RL 292:20. 1951, 203:46 par. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.
378:2 Form. – In the case of public utilities subject to regulation by duly constituted federal authority, the requirements relative to the filing of schedules with the commission and to the publication thereof shall conform as nearly as may be to the requirements of said federal authority. Source. 1911, 164:7. 1913, 145:7. PL 242:2. […]
378:20 Contracts With Municipalities and Other Utilities. – Any public utility shall make, renew, or extend any contract for the delivery of electrical energy to a municipality, or political subdivision thereof, or to another utility upon such terms and conditions consistent with the public good as the commission shall order. Source. 1929, 179:1. 1933, […]
