Section R14-2-1210. Statement of Participation of All Telecommunica- tions Service Providers in the AUSF

A.      Within 30 days of the effective date of this Article, each tele- communications service provider shall provide a letter to the Administrator acknowledging that provider’s obligation under this Article to pay AUSF surcharges. Failure to provide such a letter shall be grounds for termination after written notice from the Administrator of the provider’s interconnection with the public switched network.

B.       Any telecommunications service provider which begins pro- viding telecommunications service after the effective date of this Article shall, within 30 days of beginning to provide intra- state service in Arizona, provide a letter to the Administrator acknowledging that provider’s obligation under this Article to make monthly payments for the local and/or toll portion, as appropriate, of the AUSF contribution in accordance with this Article. Failure to provide such a letter shall be grounds for denying to the provider interconnection with the public switched network.

Historical Note

Adopted effective April 26, 1996, under an exemption as determined by the Arizona Corporation Commission (Supp. 96-2).