New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 17 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND UTILITY SERVICES
Chapter 11 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Part 22 - QUALITY OF SERVICE
Section 17.11.22.22 - CALCULATION OF AGGREGATE CUSTOMER CREDITS

Universal Citation: 17 NM Admin Code 17.11.22.22

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

This section applies only to nondesigned services.

A. Installation of service. For any calendar year in which an ILEC failed to achieve, on a statewide basis, the ninety-six (96) percent installation standard for primary local exchange lines, the ILEC shall incur the following credit obligations:

(1) for each percentage point from .1 to 3.0 percentage points less than the benchmark: .06 percent of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(2) for each percentage point from 3.1 to 7.0 percentage points less than the benchmark: .10 percent of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(3) for each percentage point from 7.1 to 12.0 percentage points less than the benchmark: .13 percent of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year; and

(4) for each percentage point over 12.0 percentage points less than the benchmark: .16 percent of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year.

B. Held orders up to 180 days. For any calendar year in which an ILEC failed to achieve, on a statewide basis, the 0.035% held order standard, the ILEC shall incur the following credit obligations:

(1) for each .001 increment from .001 to .005 percentage points in excess of the benchmark: .06 percent of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(2) for each .001 increment from .006 to .01 percentage points in excess of the benchmark: .1 percent of ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(3) for each .001 increment from .011 to .015 percentage points in excess of the benchmark: .13 percent of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year; and

(4) for each .001 percentage point increment over .015 percentage points in excess of the benchmark: .16 percent of ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year.

C. Held orders in excess of 180 days: For each month during a calendar year in which an ILEC had, as of the last day of the month, one or more held orders pending for more than 180 days, an ILEC shall incur the following credit obligations:

(1) for each month with 1 to 5 such orders as of the last day of the month: .01 percent of an ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(2) for each month with 6 to 10 such orders as of the last day of the month: .015 percent of ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year; and

(3) for each month with 11 or more such orders as of the last day of the month: .02 percent of ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year.

D. Trouble reports. For any calendar year in which an ILEC failed to achieve, on a statewide basis, an average trouble report rate of 5.0 trouble reports per 100 access lines, the ILEC shall incur the following credit obligations:

(1) for an annual average trouble report rate from .1 to 2.0 reports per 100 access lines in excess of the benchmark, .06% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(2) for an annual average trouble report rate from 2.1 to 4.0 reports per 100 access lines in excess of the benchmark, .1% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(3) for an annual average trouble report rate from 4.1 to 6.0 reports per 100 access lines in excess of the benchmark, .13% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year; and

(4) for an annual average trouble report rate more than 6.0 reports per 100 access lines in excess of the benchmark, .16% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year.

E. Out-of-service clearances. For any calendar year in which an ILEC failed to achieve, on a statewide basis, an average out-of-service clearance rate of eighty-five (85) percent in twenty-four (24) hours, the ILEC shall incur the following credit obligations:

(1) for each percentage point from .1 to 3.0 percentage points less than the benchmark, .02% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(2) for each percentage point from 3.1 to 7.0 percentage points less than the benchmark, .03% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year;

(3) for each percentage point from 7.1 to 12.0 percentage points less than the benchmark, .04% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year; and

(4) for each percentage point beyond 12.0 percentage points less than the benchmark, .05% of the ILEC's total intrastate revenues for the year.

F. Repeat trouble reports. For any calendar year in which an ILEC failed to achieve, on a statewide basis, an average repeat trouble report rate of eighteen (18) percent, the ILEC shall incur the following credit obligations:

(1) for a repeat trouble report rate from 0.1 to 5.0 percentage points in excess of the benchmark, .06% of total intrastate revenues for the year;

(2) for a repeat trouble report rate from 5.1 to 10.0 percentage points in excess of the benchmark, .1% of total intrastate revenues for the year;

(3) for a repeat trouble report rate from 10.1 to 15.0 percentage points in excess of the benchmark, .13% of total intrastate revenues for the year; and

(4) for a repeat trouble report rate more than 15.0 percentage points in excess of the benchmark, .16% of total intrastate revenues for the year.

G. Wire center-specific standards. In addition to the credit obligations based on statewide performance, an ILEC shall incur a credit obligation of $3.00 per access line in service at a given wire center for each wire center-specific standard set forth in subsections C and D of 17.11.22.19 NMAC the ILEC failed to achieve at that wire center for two consecutive months or any three months in a calendar year.

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