Code of Massachusetts Regulations
207 CMR - CABLE TELEVISION DIVISION
Title 207 CMR 12.00 - TARIFFS AND RATE SCHEDULES
Section 12.02 - Format of Tariffs
Universal Citation: 207 MA Code of Regs 207.12
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Form. All tariffs and proposed tariffs shall be typewritten, printed, or otherwise legibly duplicated on paper cut or folded to letter size, 8" to 81/2" by 101/2" to 11". The impression shall be on only one side of the paper, unless printed and bound.
(2) Filing.
(a) One original submitted on three-hole
punched paper and one copy of all proposed tariffs shall be filed with the
Department. The filing shall also attach Letters of Advice as described in 207
CMR 12.03.
(b) The filing of a
tariff or proposed tariff or the terms, conditions, or regulations in
connection therewith, shall not be considered the adoption of a regulation
under
207 CMR
2.00: General Rules.
(3) Contents.
(a) Each
tariff and proposed tariff shall show prominently the name and address of the
company, firm, association, or individual responsible, together with the name
and address of any independent agency filing the tariff.
(b) Each tariff and proposed tariff shall
show plainly all requisite detail fully to explain the basis of all charges to
be made and all rules and regulations governing the same. This information
shall include that required by and customarily filed with the Federal
Communications Commission.
(4) Numbering and Effective Date.
(a) Each tariff and
proposed tariff shall be designated by an individual number progressing from
that last filed by the same party or, in case of a new series, from No. 1. The
number shall be preceded by the letters "M.D.T.C." Each shall show plainly, in
a prominent place, the date issued and date to become effective. When
forwarding, sufficient time must be allowed to cover transmission in order that
proposed tariffs may become effective on date specified which, in the case of
common carriers, is 30 days after the filing with the Department.
(b)
Expedited Effective
Dates. A Company may request that a proposed tariff go into effect
on less than 30 days notice. Such a request must:
1. specify the reason the Company is
requesting effectiveness of the proposed tariff in less than 30 days;
2. specify the requested effective date;
and
3. include the necessary filing
fee for each request, in addition to the tariff filing fee.
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