Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 24, June 15, 2024
Section 63.64 - Metering inspections and tests(c) If a meter is used in connection with telecommunications service, it shall be read, where applicable, at monthly intervals. The meter reading records from which the customers' bills are prepared shall show all of the following: (1) Identifying number or means to determine readily the customer's name, address and service classification.(3) Date of meter reading.(4) Multiplier or constant if used.(e) A telecommunications meter and recording device shall be tested prior to installation or when released for service and at regular intervals, or both, either by the manufacturer, the public utility or an approved organization equipped for the testing. The utility shall comply with all of the following: (1) A public utility furnishing service, if local exchange billing is based on the number or duration of messages, shall provide the necessary facilities, instruments and equipment for testing its metering or recording equipment.(2) The overall accuracy of the test equipment and test procedure shall be sufficient to enable testing of meter and record equipment within the requirements of this chapter.(3) A meter and recording device tested under this subchapter for routine or complaint shall be tested in its normal operating location and wiring mode prior to removal or adjustment.(4) A record of meter and recording equipment tests and adjustments and data sufficient to allow checking of the results shall be recorded. The record shall include the identifying number of the meter and recording device, its type, the date and kind of test and the results of each test.(f) A public utility shall perform periodic testing and maintenance of its controlling trunk equipment associated with the meters or recording devices, or both, to assure the integrity of their operation upon request or complaint.The provisions of this § 63.64 adopted January 29, 1988, effective 7/30/1988, 18 Pa.B. 466; amended August 12, 2022, effective 8/13/2022, 52 Pa.B. 5049.The provisions of this § 63.64 issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504, 1501, 1504 and 2901; amended under 66 Pa.C.S. § 3019(b)(2) and (3).