04 NCAC 11 R13-09. UTILITIES COMMISSION

R13-09  Charges

The PSP is responsible for ensuring that calls originated or terminated at his PSP access line or trunk are rated in accordance with the following:

(a)           Local Sent-paid.  Pursuant to Federal Communications Commission preemption of state authority over local coin rates, PSPs are permitted to charge market-based rates for local coin calls.

(b)           Directory Assistance.  Pursuant to Federal Communications Commission preemption of state authority over intrastate directory assistance charges, PSPs are permitted to charge market-based rates for intrastate directory assistance calls.

(c)           0+ Other Than Automated Collect.  The end user of a PSP instrument may not be charged by the PSP for a 0+, 10xxx-0+, 101xxxx0+, or 950 local or toll call billed to a calling card, to a third number, or to the called party (collect).

(d)           0+ Local Automated Collect Station-to-Station. The recipient of a local automated collect station-to-station call may not be charged more for the call than would have been charged by Windstream Concord Telephone, Inc. for a local collect station‑to‑station call.

(e)           0- Calls.  All PSP instruments outside of confinement facilities must allow access to the access line provider operator at no charge.  The PSP may not impose a charge on the end user for completion of 0- local and toll calls billed to a calling card, a third number, or the called number (collect).

(f)            8XX (Toll Free Number) Calls.  The end user of a PSP instrument may not be charged for the carriage and completion of any 8XX (toll free number) call.

(NCUC Docket No. P-100, Sub 84, 3/28/86; 11/17/87; 2/8/88; 2/11/88; 10/11/88; 6/14/89; 6/16/89; 8/31/89; 1/12/90; 3/29/90; 8/13/92; 7/2/96; NCUC Docket No. P-100, Sub 84a, 10/7/97; 5/28/98; NCUC Docket No. P-100, Sub 72b, 01/02/04; NCUC Docket No. P-100, Sub 84c, 05/01/08.)