Minnesota Administrative Rules

7810.8400 TARIFFS AND PRICE LISTS.

Subpart 1.

Tariffs and price lists.

A telephone company shall keep on file with the department its tariffs and price lists showing or referencing specific rates, tolls, rentals, and other charges for the services offered by it either alone or jointly and concurrently with other telephone companies. The tariffs or price lists must also include the regulations, classifications, practices, and limitations on liability of the telephone company. The tariffs and price lists must:

A.

identify separately each telephone service and state, or by reference provide, the classifications, rates, charges, tolls, rules, regulations, and practices applicable to each service;

B.

identify whether the service classification is subject to emerging competition; and

C.

describe each service and the conditions that relate to each service.

Subp. 2.

Individually priced services.

A telephone company shall file with the department and the commission its:

A.

contracts for individually priced noncompetitive services that are not subject to specific tariff provisions; and

B.

statements of charges for individually priced emerging competitive services.

For purposes of this subpart, "statement of charges" means the unique customer identifier such as a letter of the alphabet or a number, but not the customer's name, the compensation received, a description of the services provided, and the duration of the service period for individually priced services.

Subp. 3.

Proposed rates.

Proposed rates, whether final or interim pending suspension and investigation by the commission, must be filed as new or revised pages to the tariff book or price list on file with the department and show the proposed effective dates. New or revised tariff or price list pages must be in a format consistent with the currently filed tariff or price list to allow comparison with the currently filed tariff or price list. A revised tariff or price list page must contain the revision number and the page number it is revising.

Subp. 4.

Charges per unit.

Rates for services must show the applicable charges in dollars and cents per unit.

Subp. 5.

Tariffs and price lists no longer in effect.

Tariffs and price lists remain in effect until superseded by tariffs and price lists subsequently filed, canceled, or withdrawn under the procedures in parts 7810.8100 to 7810.8815 or as ordered by the commission.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 216A.05; 237.06; 237.07; 237.075; 237.10; 237.16; 237.57 to 237.64; 237.74

History:

16 SR 2163; 26 SR 1438

Published Electronically:

August 29, 2008