Minnesota § 237.60 - DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES; SERVICE COSTS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 237.60 — DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES; SERVICE COSTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 237.60. DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES; SERVICE COSTS
Subdivision 1.
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Subd. 2.
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Subd. 3.Discrimination.
No telephone company shall offer telecommunications service within the state upon terms or rates that are unreasonably discriminatory. No telephone company shall unreasonably limit its service offerings to particular geographic areas unless facilities necessary for the service are not available and cannot be made available at reasonable costs. The rates of a telephone company must be the same in all geographic locations of the state unless for good cause the commission approves different rates. A company that offers long-distance services shall charge uniform rates and charges on all long-distance routes and in all geographic areas in the state where it offers the services. However, a company may offer or provide volume discounts in connection with intrastate long-distance services and may pass through any state, municipal, or local taxes in the specific geographic areas from which the taxes originate. Nothing in this subdivision authorizes a telephone company to provide service outside of its authorized service area except as provided in section 237.16.
Subd. 4.Cost of service.
Prices or rates charged for competitive services must cover the incremental costs of providing the service. If a telephone company provides both local service and long-distance services, that company shall, in determining the cost of the long-distance service, include at least the same level of contribution to common and joint costs as is contained in the access charges to other telephone companies. The company may do so on an aggregate basis, instead of on a time or mileage band basis.
Subd. 5.
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History:
1987 c 340 s 4; 1989 c 74 s 13,14; 1992 c 493 s 7; 1994 c 465 art 1 s 28; 1994 c 534 art 1 s 10
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
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Section 237.60 ("DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES; SERVICE COSTS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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