SECTION 165:58-7-9. Changes to local coin rates


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  • (a)   The charge for a local coin call was deregulated pursuant to the FCC's Order 96-338, issued September 20, 1996, Order 96-439, issued November 8, 1996, and Order DA97-678, issued April 4, 1997, in the FCC's Docket 91-35 and Docket 96-128 and became effective October 7, 1997.
    (b)   The payphone service provider is required to provide, to the Public Utility Division, its local coin rate(s) on a separate local coin rate page or letter which will be included behind the approved regulated tariff for informational purposes only.
    (c)   The payphone service provider is allowed to change the rate charged for a local coin call without Commission approval, but only after the following conditions have been met:
    (1)   Signage on all affected payphones shall be revised to reflect the revised local coin rate.
    (2)   Provide, by letter to the Director of the Public Utility Division, the requested information and an attestation that states that the signage on all affected payphones has been changed to reflect the revised local coin rate.
[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 3106, eff 7-15-98]