California Public Utilities Code

§ 275.6

PUC § 275.6 Effective Sep 28, 2022Div. 1 · Part 1 · Ch. 1.5

Statute text

(a)The commission shall exercise its regulatory authority to maintain the California High-Cost Fund-A Administrative Committee Fund program (CHCF-A program) to provide universal service rate support to small independent telephone corporations in amounts sufficient to meet the revenue requirements established by the commission through rate-of-return regulation in furtherance of the state’s universal service commitment to the continued affordability and widespread availability of safe, reliable, high-quality communications services in rural areas of the state.

(b)For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1)“Carrier of last resort” means a telephone corporation that is required to fulfill all reasonable requests for service within its service territory.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 706, Sec. 1. (SB 857) Effective September 28, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.