Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FINANCE
Division - PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 79 - AGGREGATOR AND OPERATOR SERVICE
Subchapter 5 - RATES AND CHARGES
Section 6-79-39 - Restrictions on charges
Current through August, 2024
An operator service provider shall:
(1) Not charge for unanswered telephone calls;
(2) Not charge for any period of time before the call is answered by the called party;
(3) Upon discovery by the provider or upon the customer's request, promptly refund to the customer any charges assessed for unanswered calls;
(4) Upon discovery by the provider or upon the customer's request, promptly refund any excess amount paid by the customer as a result of an error in billing caused by charging more than the published rate, incorrectly applying the rate of another class of service, an error in measuring the quantity or volume of service, or any other cause.
(5) Not engage in call splashing, unless the customer:
(6) Except as provided in paragraph (5), not charge for a call that does not reflect the rate at the location of the origination of the call; and
(7) Not assess a customer a location or premises surcharge on behalf of an aggregator.