Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-3-46

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

Section 165:59-3-46 - Recovery of OUSF contributions

(a) Contributions to the OUSF are charges paid by the Contributing Providers, but any Contributing Provider may, at its option, recover the amount it pays into the OUSF from its retail customers as provided in the Oklahoma Telecommunications Act. If the Contributing Provider elects to recover the amount of its contributions from its retail customers, such recovery shall be made in a fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory manner.

(b) Any over-recovery of the OUSF contributions for the preceding year shall be carried forward to the ensuing year and shall be included as a reduction in the calculation of the retail end-user recovery amount for the ensuing twelve-month period of the Contributing Provider's OUSF contributions. Any under-recovery of the OUSF contribution for the preceding year, may be included as an increase in the calculation of the retail end-user recovery amount for the ensuing twelve-month period of the Contributing Provider's OUSF recovery from its retail customers, provided the Contributing Provider made a reasonable attempt to collect the funds in the preceding year.

(c) The Commission may, as it deems appropriate, order modifications in a Contributing Provider's method of recovery from its customers, after notice and hearing.

(d) In the event a Contributing Provider, excluding prepaid wireless providers, elects to recover its OUSF contributions from its retail customers, the amounts of the recovery shall be explicitly stated as a line item on customer's bills.

Okla. Admin. Code § 165:59-3-46

Added at 14 Ok Reg 2562, eff 7-1-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1061, eff 1-6-98 (emergency); Amended at 15 Ok Reg 1901, eff 7-1-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2360, eff 7-1-99

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 34, Issue 24, September 1, 2017, eff. 9/11/2017

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 23, August 15, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024