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Access to Utility Service: § 872 Household defined

As used in this article, “household” means a residential dwelling that is the principal place of residence of the lifeline telephone service subscriber, and excludes any industrial, commercial, or other nonresidential building.

[Added by Stats. 1987, ch. 163, § 2, eff. July 16, 1987, and amended by Stats. 2010, ch. 381 (A.B. 2213), § 3]

Access to Utility Service: § 873 Annual duties of commission

(a) The commission shall annually do all of the following:

(1) Designate a class of lifeline service necessary to meet minimum communications needs.

(2) Set the rates and charges for that service.

(3) Develop eligibility criteria for that service.

Access to Utility Service: § 874 Service rates; installation or connection charge; fraud

The lifeline telephone service rates and charges shall be as follows:

(a) In a residential subscriber’s service area where measured service is not available, the lifeline telephone service rates shall not be more than 50 percent of the rates for basic flat rate service, exclusive of federally mandated end user access charges, available to the residential subscriber.

(b) In a residential subscriber’s service area where measured service is available, the subscriber may elect either of the following:

Access to Utility Service: § 876 Telephone corporations; requirement to file schedule of rates and charges providing class of universal telephone service; notice and applications

The commission shall require every telephone corporation providing telephone service within a service area to file a schedule of rates and charges providing a class of lifeline telephone service. Every telephone corporation providing service within a service area shall inform all eligible subscribers of the availability of lifeline telephone service, and how they may qualify for and obtain service, and shall accept applications for lifeline telephone service according to procedures specified by the commission.

Access to Utility Service: § 877 Rate changes

Nothing in this article precludes the commission from changing any rate established pursuant to Section 873, either specifically or pursuant to any general restructuring of all telephone rates, charges, and classifications.

[Added by Stats. 1987, ch. 163, § 2, eff. July 16, 1987]

Access to Utility Service: § 878 Lifeline subscription limit; one address as principal residence

A lifeline telephone service subscriber shall be provided with one lifeline subscription, as defined by the commission, at his or her principal place of residence, and no other member of that subscriber’s family or household who maintains residence at that place is eligible for lifeline telephone service.

An applicant for lifeline telephone service may report only one address in this state as the principal place of residence.

Access to Utility Service: § 879 Rate setting proceedings

(a) The commission shall, at least annually, initiate a proceeding to set rates for lifeline telephone service. All telephone corporations providing lifeline telephone service shall annually file, on a date set by the commission, proposed lifeline telephone service rates and a statement of projected revenue needs to meet the funding requirements to provide lifeline telephone service to qualified subscribers, together with proposed funding methods to provide the necessary funding.

Access to Utility Service: § 879.5 Interim surcharge; corporations operating between service areas

Notwithstanding Section 879, the commission shall issue its initial order adopting required rates and funding requirements not later than October 31, 1987, and prior to the issuance of that order, may fund lifeline telephone service through the use of an interim surcharge on service rates for telephone service provided by telephone corporations operating between service areas. The interim surcharge shall not exceed 4 percent of the service rates.

[Added by Stats. 1987, ch. 163, § 2, eff. July 16, 1987, and amended by Stats. 1992, ch. 354 (A.B. 3299), § 9]

Access to Utility Service: § 882 Availability of advanced telecommunications services; proceedings

(a) The Public Utilities Commission shall, as soon as practicable, open a proceeding or proceedings to, or as part of existing proceedings shall, consider ways to ensure that advanced telecommunications services are made available as ubiquitously and economically as possible, in a timely fashion, to California’s citizens, institutions, and businesses. The proceeding or proceedings should be completed within one year of commencement.

Access to Utility Service: § 883 Universal telephone service; investigation; public hearings; recommendations

(a) The commission shall, on or before February 1, 2001, issue an order initiating an investigation and opening a proceeding to examine the current and future definitions of universal service. That proceeding shall include public hearings that encourage participation by a broad and diverse range of interests from all areas of the state, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Consumer groups.

Access to Utility Service: § 884.5 Discounts for telecommunications services under Universal Service E-rate program; teleconnect discounts; discounts for necessary small schools; priority; definitions

(a) This section shall apply to all customers eligible to receive discounts for telecommunications services under the federal Universal Service E-rate program administered by the Schools and Libraries Division of the Universal Service Administrative Company that also apply for discounts on telecommunications services provided through the California Teleconnect Fund Administrative Committee Fund program pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 280.

Access to Utility Service: D.5.4 Guidance Regarding Accrual of Benefits to Low-Income Tenants in Multi-Family Buildings Under the Weatherization Assistance Program

WEATHERIZATION PROGRAM NOTICE 10-15A

Effective Date: April 8, 2010

SUBJECT: GUIDANCE REGARDING ACCRUAL OF BENEFITS TO LOW-INCOME TENANTS IN MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS UNDER THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

PURPOSE: To issue guidance for Grantees on establishing procedures to ensure that the benefits of weatherization assistance in connection with multi-family buildings comprised of rental units will accrue primarily to the low-income tenants residing in such units.

Access to Utility Service: D.5.5 Memorandum of Understanding Between HUD and DOE (May 6, 2009)

Memorandum of Understanding

Between

Department of Energy

And

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Coordinating Recovery Act Funds for Home Energy Retrofits

This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) is made this _________ day of May, 2009, by and between the U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”).

RECITALS:

Access to Utility Service: A. Template

To Whom It May Concern:

[Name of patient] who resides at [address] is a patient of mine [or: is under my care]. [Name of patient] is being treated for [describe illness or condition], a serious illness.

Sincerely,

[Doctor’s name and contact information]

Access to Utility Service: B. Sample

To Whom It May Concern:

Joe Smith, who resides at 123 ABC Street in Anytown, is currently under my care. I am treating him for bronchitis, a serious illness.

Sincerely,

Jane Jones, MD

456 DEF Street

Anytown, USA

508-555-5555