Current through Bulletin 2024-23, December 1, 2024
Section R746-365-7 - RemediesA. Commission Assessed Penalties -- The Commission may assess penalties, as provided in 54-7-25 and 54-8b-17, against any telecommunications corporation that unreasonably fails or refuses to comply with this rule, including, without limitation, the provisioning and forecasting provisions contained in this rule.B. Carrier Charges and Offsets -- 1. Failure to Comply with This Rule -- If a telecommunications corporation fails to meet the network guidelines, service quality guidelines, reporting and monitoring requirements, or other duties imposed on it by this rule, any affected telecommunications corporations may file a petition with the Commission to enforce the provisions of this rule. The proceeding may be brought on an expedited basis as provided in 54-8b-17.2. Service Interruption -- A telecommunications corporation shall be entitled to a billing credit against amounts owed to an other telecommunications corporation for service interruption as follows: a. If the telecommunications corporation's service or facility from another telecommunications corporation is interrupted and remains out-of-service for more than four but less than eight continuous hours after being reported by the interrupted telecommunications corporation, or found to be out-of-service by the providing telecommunications corporation, whichever occurs first, appropriate adjustments shall be automatically made to the interrupted telecommunications corporation's bill. The adjustment shall be a billing credit equal to one tenth of the providing telecommunications corporation's monthly rate for the affected service.b. If the interrupted telecommunications corporation's service or facility from the providing telecommunications corporation is interrupted and remains out-of-service for more than eight but less than 24 continuous hours after being reported by the interrupted telecommunications corporation, or found to be out-of-service by the providing telecommunications corporation, whichever occurs first, appropriate adjustments shall be automatically made by the providing telecommunications corporation to the interrupted telecommunications corporation's bill. The adjustment shall be a billing credit equal to the providing telecommunications corporation's monthly rate for the affected service.c. If the interrupted telecommunications corporation's service or facility from the providing telecommunications corporation is interrupted and remains out-of-service for more than 24 continuous hours after being reported by the-of-service interrupted telecommunications corporation or found to be interrupted by the providing telecommunications corporation, whichever occurs first, appropriate adjustments shall be automatically made by the providing telecommunications corporation to the interrupted telecommunications corporation's bill. The adjustment shall be a billing credit equal to three times the providing telecommunications corporation's monthly rate for the affected service.Utah Admin. Code R746-365-7