Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-11. Residential and business lines; surcharge
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Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-11
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-2
- dual party relay services: means telecommunications transmission services that provide the ability for a person who has a hearing impairment or speech impairment to engage in communication with a hearing person in a manner that is functionally equivalent to the ability of an individual who does not have a hearing impairment or speech impairment to communicate using voice communication services. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-3
- InTRAC: means a corporation formed under Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-6
- LEC: refers to any communications service provider (as defined in Indiana Code 8-1-2.8-8
Sec. 11. Beginning on June 1, 1991, the commission shall require each LEC to impose a monthly surcharge in the amount of five cents ($0.05) on each residential and business line (or line equivalent) of its customers to fund and recover costs for developing and providing dual party relay services that may include in appropriate circumstances in the sole discretion of the InTRAC providing telecommunications devices to deaf, hard of hearing, and speech impaired persons.
As added by P.L.75-1991, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.80-1996, SEC.2; P.L.109-2012, SEC.6.