Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.46.01.103

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 31.46.01.103 - STATEWIDE END-USER SURCHARGES
01.Imposition of Surcharges. Pursuant to 62-610(2), Idaho Code, the USF is funded by the imposition of statewide end-user surcharges on local exchange, MTS and wide-area telephone service (WATS) services in amounts to be determined by the Commission pursuant to Rule 104.
02.Local Exchange Surcharges. The local exchange surcharges are imposed monthly as cents-per-line charges uniform throughout the state with the business-residential differential for the surcharges equal to the statewide average business-residential price ratio.
03.MTS/WATS Surcharges. The MTS and WATS surcharges are imposed monthly on a uniform basis by:
a. A uniform cents-per-minute surcharge applied to the monthly MTS and WATS bill of each end-user for all MTS/WATS companies using this option; or, alternatively,
b. A company-specific percentage surcharge applied to the monthly MTS and WATS bill of each end-user.
04.Remittance of Surcharges. Surcharges of a given level are authorized by order of the Commission and continue in effect until modified by subsequent order of the Commission. Surcharges on Title 62 services may be explicitly added to customers' bills in addition to charges that would otherwise be collected or may be implicitly included in customers' bills (and remitted by the telephone corporation) without increasing customers' bills. Unless otherwise provided by order of the Commission or letter from the Commission Staff or from the USF administrator issued pursuant to Rules 401 or 402, surcharges imposed by these rules are to be remitted monthly to the administrator pursuant to Rule 201.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.46.01.103

Effective March 31, 2022