Haw. Code R. § 6-81-35 - Surcharge

(a) A telecommunications carrier contributing to the universal service fund may impose a surcharge on its customers, both residential and business, to recover the amount of its contribution.

(b) The carrier shall separately and clearly identify and explain on its customers' bills the surcharge assessed for the universal service fund.

(c) The surcharge shall not be imposed until at least thirty days' written notice is provided to the commission. The notice must specify the amount of the proposed surcharge and the form in which the surcharge will be designated on customers' bills.

(d) The commission, as appropriate, may order modifications in the amount of the surcharge or in the form of the designation on customers' bills.

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Haw. Code R. § 6-81-35

[Eff ] (Auth: HRS §§ 269-6, 269-35, 269-38, 269-41 to 43) (Imp: HRS §§ 269-35, 269-38, 269-41 to 43, 47 U.S.C. §254)