Summary
The term "connection" is defined by reference to Subsection 54-8b-15(1)(c). Terminology is introduced to foster concision within the rule. Language regarding an end-user surcharge as the funding mechanism for the Utah Universal Service Fund (UUSF) is modified to clarify that the surcharge may be included in an all-inclusive billing plan. Where a provider administers a multi-line service, the provider is required to apply the surcharge, on a monthly basis, to the total number of concurrent real-time voice communication call sessions that end-users can place to or receive from the public switched telephone network. The surcharge may be waived for any end-user who is paying a similar surcharge to a different state. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The original proposed amendment upon which this change in proposed rule (CPR) was based was published in the June 1, 2017, issue of the Utah State Bulletin, on page 180. Underlining in the rule below indicates text that has been added since the publication of the proposed rule mentioned above; strike-out indicates text that has been deleted. You must view the CPR and the proposed amendment together to understand all of the changes that will be enforceable should the agency make this rule effective.)