Rule 515-3-1-.03 - Rates are Maximum Rates(1) All of the rates prescribed by the Commission are maximum rates, which shall not be exceeded by any company.(2)Rates May be Reduced Below-Maximum Provided no Discrimination is Made. Any company may charge less than the prescribed maximum rate, provided that, if a less rate be charged to one person, such company shall, for a like service, charge the same lessened rate to all persons, except as may be hereafter provided; and if any company shall reduce any of its rates to or from one agency or station, it shall, except in cases where otherwise specifically provided by the Commission, make a reduction of the same percentage to and from all other stations on its line, to the end that no unjust discrimination be made in favor of, nor against, any person, persons, or locality.(3)Exact Charge May Be Collected. In no case shall any company collect for any service more than the exact amount due according to the current rate.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 515-3-1-.03
Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 125; 1907, pp. 72, 75; 1922, pp. 143, 144; 1950, p. 311; 1956, pp. 104, 105; 1970, p. 104, 1972, pp. 138, 439, 615; 1973, pp. 200-220.
Original Rule entitled "Rates are Maximum Rates" was filed on December 29,1975; effective January 1, 1976, as specified by Ga. L. 1975, p. 411.