California Public Utilities Code 873 – (a) The commission shall annually do all of the …
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(a) The commission shall annually do all of the following:
(1) Designate a class of lifeline service necessary to meet minimum communications needs.
Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 873
- Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
(2) Set the rates and charges for that service.
(3) Develop eligibility criteria for that service.
(4) Assess the degree of achievement of universal service, including telephone penetration rates by income, ethnicity, and geography.
(b) Minimum communications needs include, but are not limited to, the ability to originate and receive calls and the ability to access electronic information services.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 265. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)