Okla. Admin. Code § 165:55-11-3

Current through Vol. 42, No. 7, December 16, 2024

Section 165:55-11-3 - Responsibility for accounts

(a) A telecommunications service provider shall not be required to provide service to an applicant or end-user who has not paid for prior telephone service rendered by a telecommunications service provider in the same or different location, and furnished to the same person or legal entity.

(b) A telecommunications service provider shall not be required to furnish or continue furnishing service when applied for in the name of another person or legal entity, or a fictitious name or other member of the same household, for the purpose of avoiding payment of an unpaid obligation for telephone service previously furnished.

(c) Customers shall not be held responsible for the nonpayment of another customer's bill unless the customer superseded the service or was a co-applicant or guarantor for the service or shared the service of the nonpaid account.

(d) The telecommunications service provider shall be required to extend a payment arrangement to an applicant for a prior bill, unless the applicant has not fulfilled prior payment arrangements within the past twelve (12) months.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:55-11-3

Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2143, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg 2437, eff 7-1-96