S.C. Code Regs. § § 103-623.3

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 103-623.3 - Customer Undercharged Due to Willfully Misleading Company

If the telephone utility has undercharged any customer as a result of a fraudulent or willfully misleading action of that customer, or any action by any person (other than the employees or agents of the telephone utility), such as tampering with the facilities, when it is evident that such tampering or bypassing occurred during the residency of that customer, or if it is evident that a customer has knowledge of being undercharged without notifying the telephone utility as such, then the telephone utility shall recover the deficient amount provided as follows:

a. If the interval during which the customer was undercharged can be determined, then the telephone utility shall collect the deficient amount incurred during the entire interval, provided the applicable statute of limitations is not exceeded.

b. If the interval during which the customer was undercharged cannot be determined, then the telephone utility shall collect the deficient amount incurred during the 12-month period preceding the date when the billing error was discovered by the telephone utility.

S.C. Code Regs. § 103-623.3