North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 04 - COMMERCE
Chapter 11 - UTILITIES COMMISSION
Chapter 13
Section 11 R13-09 - CHARGES

(a) Local Sent-paid. Pursuant to Federal Communications Commission preemption of state authority over local coin rates, PSPs are permitted to charge market-based rates for local coin calls.

(b) Directory Assistance. Pursuant to Federal Communications Commission preemption of state authority over intrastate directory assistance charges, PSPs are permitted to charge market-based rates for intrastate directory assistance calls.

(c) 0+ Other Than Automated Collect. The end user of a PSP instrument may not be charged by the PSP for a 0+, 10xxx-0+, 101xxxx0+, or 950 local or toll call billed to a calling card, to a third number, or to the called party (collect).

(d) 0+ Local Automated Collect Station-to-Station. The recipient of a local automated collect station-to-station call may not be charged more for the call than would have been charged by Windstream Concord Telephone, Inc. for a local collect station-to-station call.

(e) 0- Calls. All PSP instruments outside of confinement facilities must allow access to the access line provider operator at no charge. The PSP may not impose a charge on the end user for completion of 0- local and toll calls billed to a calling card, a third number, or the called number (collect).

(f) 8XX (Toll Free Number) Calls. The end user of a PSP instrument may not be charged for the carriage and completion of any 8XX (toll free number) call.