Alabama Administrative Code

(1) General Requirements (a) All IPS providers must be certified by the Commission. IPS certification includes all authority necessary to provide inmate phone service and payphone service at inmate facilities including authority for limited toll resale and operator services. IPS …

(1) Telephone companies shall comply fully with the FCC's Truth in Billing requirements and all Commission rules and orders that implement the Truth in Billing requirements. (2) Telephone companies shall not knowingly provide billing and collection for telecommunication providers…

(1) The following requirements apply to all automated solicitation telephone calls to consumers in the State of Alabama: (a) No numbers will be called in sequential fashion. Sequentially-placed calls refer to those calls automatically dialed by successively increasing or decreasi…

(1) The following requirements apply to operator services at captive locations (as defined in 770-X-5-.02, above): (a) Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission, operator assisted and direct dialed service shall be provided at rates no higher than the rates of facility-based int…

(1) The following requirements apply to each telephone utility that provides prepaid debit cards: (a) The value of the card must be printed on the card in either dollars or minutes. (b) The name of the Certificated entity must be printed on the card. (c) If a card has a specific …

Requirements concerning 900 Services, 976 Services, and other information services are in the Commission's order(s) entered under Informal Docket U-3113 (See Appendix). Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-5-.19 Effective March 1993. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codifica…

(1) Area Calling Service is a type of telephone service which allows subscribers in a given exchange to place calls to one or more exchanges and to receive a specified discount from long distance message telecommunications service rates. (a) Participation in this service shall be…

(1) Basic Utility Obligations (a) Each telephone utility shall provide telephone service to the public in its service area in accordance with rules, service standards, and tariffs on file with the Commission. Such service shall meet or exceed the standards set forth in this docum…

(1) The following shall be known as the Uniform System of Accounting and Reporting for Telephone Utilities. Appropriate and definite instructions shall be given each kind and class of utility hereafter as to classification of accounts and forms of reports. Utility, as herein used…

(1) Operator services shall not be provided from one location in Alabama to another location in Alabama unless the operator services provider has obtained a certificate from this Commission and complied with the other provisions of state law and the rules, regulations and orders …

(1) Parties must notify the Commission within ten (10) days of receiving a request for interconnection negotiations pursuant to Section 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Any telecommunications carrier which operates on a regional basis should also notify the Commission o…

(1) Any party to negotiations conducted pursuant to Section 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 may petition the Commission to mediate any issues which are unresolved between the negotiating parties by filing an original and ten (10) copies of a petition for mediation. Said…

(1) General Provisions Governing Petitions For Arbitration (a) Any party to interconnection negotiations conducted pursuant to Section 252 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 may petition the Commission to arbitrate any unresolved issues in their negotiations during the period …

(1) Negotiated interconnection agreements must be submitted for Commission approval within fifteen (15) days of the execution of such agreements unless such time period is extended by the Commission. (2) The original and ten (10) copies of all requests for the approval of negotia…

(1) Arbitrated agreements must be submitted for Commission approval within twenty (20) days of the entry of the Commission's Order resolving the issues between the parties to the negotiations for which arbitration was sought. (2) The original and ten (10) copies of all requests f…

(1) Exemptions (a) Subject to certain limitations, §251(f) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 exempts rural telephone companies from the obligations of §251(c) of the 1996 Act until (i) such company has received a bona fide request for interconnection, services, or network ele…

Each party in arbitration or mediation proceedings shall be responsible for bearing their own fees and costs and shall pay any fees imposed by the Commission as allowed by statute. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-5-.30 Effective March, 1993. Amended October, 1996. Filed with LRS …

(1) Definitions - In the interpretation of this rule, the following definitions shall be used: (a) "Act" refers to Sections 8-19A-1 through 24, as well as the provisions in Section 8-19C-1 through 12 of the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended. (b) "Commission" means the Alabama Publ…

The rules promulgated herein shall apply to all gas utilities operating within the State of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission. (1) These rules govern the furnishing of gas service and facilities to the public by utilities subject to the juris…

In the interpretation of these rules, the following definitions shall be used: (1) "Commission" - Alabama Public Service Commission. (2) "Customer" - Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, municipality, cooperative, organization, governmental agency, etc., subscribing for ga…

In case any substantial change is made by a utility in natural gas composition, in gas pressure, or in other service conditions which would affect efficiency of operation or requires adjustment of the appliances of residential or commercial customers in the area affected, such ap…

(1) Pressure Compensating or Pressure-Recording Equipment Required - -When gas is measured to customers through displacement meters at a pressure greater than standard service pressure, such meters shall be equipped with reliable pressure-volume recording gauges or other devices …

(1) Installation - Except as stated in Rule 770-X-6-.08, every utility shall provide and install at its own expense and shall continue to own, maintain, and operate all equipment necessary for the regulation and measurement of gas furnished to its customers. Where meters or regul…

(1) General Testing Equipment - Each utility furnishing metered gas service shall own and maintain the equipment and facilities necessary for accurately testing the various types and sizes of meters used by said utility for the measurement of gas unless arrangements shall have be…

(1) Test Schedule - Each utility shall make and record tests of service meters according to the following: (a) Every gas service meter to be installed, whether new or repaired, shall be in good order and correct to within two (2) percent when passing gas at 25 percent of the mete…

(1) Displacement Meter - Every utility shall adopt standard methods for installing meters. (2) Orifice Meters - All orifice meter settings shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with accepted good practice. (Accepted good practice at present is best indicated by the Am…

(1) Conditions of Service - Service to new customers directly from production or transmission lines which are not part of the distribution system from which customers are normally supplied shall be furnished under conditions stated in the utility's tariff rules and regulations or…

In the case of temporary service for short-term use, a utility may require the customer to pay all costs of making the service connection and removing the material after the service had been discontinued, or to pay a fixed amount in advance to cover such expenses provided. Howeve…

(1) Equipment and Facilities - Every utility shall at all times use every effort to properly warn and protect the public from danger and shall exercise all possible care to reduce the hazards to which employees, customers, and others may be subjected by reason of its equipment an…

(1) Upon Commission order, a gas distribution system shall suspend the gas supply to any gas pipeline system or applicable portion thereof: (a) Upon a three-hour notice when any owner or controlling entity of a non-conforming gas pipeline system has been previously cited by the C…

All gas utilities as herein defined shall file with this Commission immediately an operating and maintenance plan which meets the requirements of 49 CFR 192.601, et seq., and an emergency plan that meets the requirements of 49 CFR 192.615. Furthermore, all gas utilities shall kee…

(1) Monitoring Equipment - Each utility shall maintain on its distribution system an adequate number of recording gas-pressure gauges taking into consideration the number of customers supplied, the operating pressures, the capacity of the installation, and other operating conditi…

These rules and regulations shall govern public utilities and persons subject to Title 37, Chapter 4, Article 3 and Article 3A of the Code of Ala. 1975. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-7-.01 Effective May 1978. Amended June 2004. Filed with LRS February 5, 2013. Filed for Codific…

All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1), Code of Ala. 1975, shall file with this Commission on or before the effective date of these rules, an operating and maintenance plan which meets the requirements of Title 49 C.F.R. Part 192.…

All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1), Code of Ala. 1975, shall file with this Commission on or before the effective date of these rules, an emergency plan which meets the requirements of Title 49 C.F.R. Part 192.615 or 195.402, …

All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1), Code of Ala. 1975, shall keep current the filings required by Rules 2 and 3 by filing with this Commission, within 10 days of adoption, any amendments, revisions, substitutes or revisions of…

Operators of pipeline facilities subject to the jurisdiction of this Commission shall adopt an employee drug testing program that complies with the requirements of Title 49 C.F.R., Part 199, and any future amendments thereto. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-7-.05 Effective May 20…

All construction work involving the addition and/or replacement of gas or hazardous liquids pipelines or mains greater than 1000 feet in length shall be reported to the Alabama Public Service Commission before construction begins. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 770-X-7-.06 Effective M…

All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1), Code of Ala. 1975, shall file annually with this Commission on or before March 15, for the preceding calendar year, a copy of U.S. Department of Transportation Form RSPA F 7100.1-1 which mee…

All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1), Code of Ala. 1975, shall file updates to all Safety Related Condition Reports each 30 days until such '"Condition" has been resolved to meet the requirements of "Guidelines for States Partic…

All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1), Code of Ala. 1975, shall notify, by telephone, the Gas Pipeline Safety office of any natural gas or hazardous liquid-related accident/incident that involves a death or injury requiring hospi…

All public utilities and persons, as defined by Section 37-4-80(1) or Section 37-4-90(1), Code of Ala. 1975, shall file with this Commission, within thirty (30) days of a reportable accident/incident, a copy of the U.S. Department of Transportation Form PHMSA F 7100.1 for Distrib…

(a) Overview - Safety Compliance Proceedings (sometimes referred to as "SCPs") are intended to provide the APSC and its staff with the ability to be more proactive in addressing pipeline safety issues which pose a moderate to serious threat to public safety, property or the envir…

The standards established in 49 CFR Parts 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 198, and 199 and all applicable sections and amendments thereto are hereby adopted and shall be enforced by the Alabama Public Service Commission as the controlling standards for the construction and maintena…

(1) Disconnection Requirements: Abandoned or Inactive Service Lines Determined to be Potentially Hazardous. An operator shall take immediate action to protect persons and property if it is determined that an abandoned or inactive service line for which the meter has been removed …

(a) Procedures for the Recommendation of Fines: Subject to the consent of the Executive Director and the Commissioners of the Alabama Public Service Commission (the "APSC"), the Director of the Gas Pipeline Safety Division (the "GPS Director") may recommend the imposition of fine…

(1) These rules and regulations shall apply to all water systems subject to the jurisdiction of the Alabama Public Service Commission. They are intended to promote good utility practices, to assure adequate and efficient service to the public at a reasonable cost, and to establis…

(1) "Commission" The Alabama Public Service Commission. (2) "Utility" Any water utility covered by Title 37, Code of Ala. 1975. (3) "Customer" -- Any person, firm, association, corporation, governmental agency, or any organization furnished service from any water utility under th…

(1) In addition to any special request by the Commission, the following will be required: (a) Separate Applications Required: 1. Applications for certificates must be filed separately for each water system. 2. The original and two (2) copies shall be filed with the Commission. (b…

(1) Application for approval of proposed assignment or transfer of a certificate, facilities or any portion thereof, or capital stock of a utility subject to regulation under Chapter 37-4, Code of Ala. 1975, shall be fully documented and supported to show that the proposed action…