R746-240-3. Deposits and Eligibility for Service

A. Deposits and Guarantees--

1. Telecommunications corporations not subject to pricing flexibility pursuant to 54-8b-2.3 shall have Commission approved tariffs on file relating to their security deposits and third party guarantor polices and procedures. Telecommunications corporations subject to pricing flexibility shall include any terms and conditions relating to their security deposits and third party guarantor policies and procedures in their price lists.

2. Simple interest shall accrue on a deposit and shall be paid at the time the deposit is either refunded or applied to the customer's final bill for service. The interest rate used by a telecommunications corporation shall be set by the Commission.

B. Eligibility for Service--

1. Telecommunications service is to be conditioned upon payment of deposits, when required, and of the outstanding debts for past telecommunications service which are owed by the applicant to that telecommunications corporation, subject to Section R746-240-7 Review and Resolution of Disputes, and Section R746-240-8, Formal Agency Proceedings Based Upon Complaint Review. That service may be denied when unsafe conditions exist, when the applicant has given false information in applying for telecommunications service, or when the applicant has tampered with the telecommunications corporation's lines, equipment, or other properties.

2. When an applicant is unable to pay an outstanding debt in full, service may be provided upon execution of a deferred payment agreement as set forth in Section R746-240-5, Deferred Payment Agreement.

3. An applicant is ineligible for service if at the time of application, the applicant is cohabiting with a delinquent account holder, previously terminated for non-payment, and the applicant and the delinquent account holder received the telecommunications corporation's service, whether the service was received at the applicant's present address or another address.