Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-1-124
In all cases where a petition for extended local calling otherwise conforms to these rules and either exchange would be subject to reclassification to a higher rate group for local service rates, subsequent to a hearing the Authority shall direct the Company to conduct a survey of all subscribers in any exchange subject to reclassification. The survey ballot and accompanying letter explaining the reason for the survey shall be submitted by the serving telephone company to the Authority and, unless otherwise directed by the Authority within 10 days, the company shall deem them approved for mailing. The vote of subscribers shall be taken during the next 60 days. Each separately billed subscriber is entitled to only one vote. Responses to such a vote shall be submitted to the telephone company no later than 30 days after the expiration of the 60 day voting period for counting under the direction of the Authority. The ballots for such votes shall clearly and plainly state:
Extended local calling shall be approved and ordered if after a hearing the Authority finds that more than 50 percent of the responding subscribers in each exchange required to be surveyed vote in favor of the additional extended local calling route and at least 50 percent of all subscribers in each exchange required to be surveyed respond to the survey; provided only validly completed and signed ballots shall be used in computing the required percentages.
The ballots for the subscriber votes shall state separately for each exchange required to be surveyed the amount of local service rate increases due to reclassification under currently effective tariffs. In no event shall the percentage of responses or affirmative votes be aggregated or averaged over the exchanges involved, but the results shall be separately compiled for each exchange.
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-1-124