New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 22 - QUALITY OF SERVICE
Section 17.11.22.14 - INSTALLATION OF DESIGNED SERVICES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Confirmation of service order. Within three (3) business days of receipt of a customer's order for designed services, an ILEC shall notify the customer of the proposed installation date and the customer's remedies for the ILEC's failure to meet the proposed installation date.
B. Held order standard. An ILEC shall complete eighty-five (85) percent of installations for designed services in accordance with the installation intervals set forth in subsections C and D of this section.
C. Installation interval - facilities available. Where facilities exist, the installation interval shall be ten (10) business days.
D. Installation interval - new facilities required. Where new facilities are needed to provide designed service, the ILEC shall install the service within forty-five (45) calendar days, unless the customer requests a later date. If the order is not completed within forty-five (45) calendar days or the later date requested by the customer, the customer shall receive a credit of the nonrecurring charge except when the ILEC can establish that delay was caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
E. Credits for failure to comply with installation interval. The following credits shall apply when an ILEC fails to meet designed services installation intervals during the preceding calendar year.
% installed within installation interval |
Amount per day late to be credited to customer for failure to meet held order standard |
85% to 100% |
no credit applies |
75% to 84% |
$ 200 |
65% to 74% |
$ 500 |
55% to 64% |
$1,000 |
45% to 54% |
$1,500 |
35% to 44% |
$3,000 |
0 to 34% |
$5,000 |
F. Calculation and payment of credits. By February 1 of each year, beginning in 2002, the ILEC shall submit a report showing its calculation of the credits specified in subsection E of this section, and shall, no later than March 15 of that year, apply the appropriate credit to the bill of each customer who experienced a held order during the prior calendar year. If the customer is no longer a customer of record as of the date the credit is issued, the ILEC shall mail payment to the former customer.