Ariz. Admin. Code § 14-2-1007

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Section R14-2-1007 - Billing and Collection

A. Each AOS provider shall bill monthly for services rendered.

B. Bills issued for the intrastate interLATA AOS service provided by AOS providers shall include the minimum information required by R14-2-508(B) and identify the AOS provider to the extent that the LEC has the capability to do so. In the absence of that capability, the identification of the billing agent or clearinghouse and its toll-free customer service number shall be required.

C. The LEC will not process billing for any intraLATA calls carried by the AOS provider, whether intentional or incidental, where the required compensation has not been paid to the LEC.

D. Each AOS applicant shall comply with all of the following billing procedures:

1. The billing date shall be printed on the bill and shall be the date the bill was issued;

2. The AOS provider shall provide a full refund of any charge levied for an uncompleted call; and

3. AOS providers or their billing agents shall be prohibited from billing for calls which occur more than 60 days prior to the billing date.

4. AOS providers or their agents are prohibited from billing for any intraLATA calls carried by the AOS provider, whether intentional or incidental, where the required compensation has not been paid to the LEC.

E. The disconnection of local service for the nonpayment of intrastate interLATA AOS usage charges, operator service charges, and surcharges by end-users shall be permitted only in accordance with the detailed procedures set forth in R14-2-509.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R14-2-1007

Adopted effective November 2, 1993, under a court-ordered exemption as determined by the Arizona Corporation Commission (Supp. 93-4).

The Arizona Corporation Commission has determined that the following Section is exempt from the Attorney General certification provisions of the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act (A.R.S. § 41-1041 ) by a court order (State ex. rel. Corbin v. Arizona Corporation Commission, 174 Ariz. 216 848 P.2d 301 (App. 1992)).