Title 16 — Title 16: Public Service Companies

Sec. 16-247v. Performance standards for restoration of intrastate telecommunications service after emergencies. Credit for service outages. (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a docket to establish standards for restoration of intrastate telecommunication…

Sec. 16-248. Rights of telephone company in operation May 23, 1985. Every telephone company organized before May 23, 1985, under special or general law, for the transaction of a telephone exchange business, in whole or in part, is limited in its operation, so far as pertains to t…

Secs. 16-249 to 16-250a. Authority finding re extension of exchange business of telephone company. Determination of public convenience and necessity for extension. Reselling or sharing of line purchased or leased from telephone company. Sections 16-249 to 16-250a, inclusive, are …

Sec. 16-250b. Cellular mobile telephone service. Authority jurisdiction. Regulations. (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall have jurisdiction over the provision of cellular mobile telephone service by cellular mobile telephone carriers licensed by the Federal Commun…

Sec. 16-251. Bonds of telephone company. Any telephone company may borrow money, and issue its bonds therefor, under its seal and signed by its president or vice president and by its treasurer or assistant treasurer. The signatures of such officers may be facsimiles thereof and t…

Sec. 16-252. Bonds may be secured by mortgage. All such bonds may be secured by a mortgage of the property, real, personal or mixed, of the mortgagor, executed by its president, under its corporate seal, to the Treasurer of the state, and his successors in office, in trust, for t…

Secs. 16-253 and 16-254. Amount of capital to be paid in. Subscriptions for cash. Sections 16-253 and 16-254 are repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev., S. 5666, 5667; P.A. 02-89, S. 90; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)

Sec. 16-255. General powers. All companies, associations or corporations affected by the provisions of sections 16-248 to 16-253, inclusive, shall, subject to the restrictions therein imposed, have all the powers and rights of construction that are or have by law been conferred u…

Secs. 16-255a to 16-255i. Acquisition of control of domestic telephone companies limited; statement; expenses of department. Form of statement. Hearing re department approval of acquisition; standard of review. Nonvotable securities; injunctive relief. Regulations. Appeals. Remed…

Sec. 16-256. Notice of offense in party line usage in telephone directory. Section 16-256 is repealed, effective May 8, 2013. (1957, P.A. 375, S. 2; P.A. 99-286, S. 9, 19; P.A. 13-5, S. 52.)

Sec. 16-256a. Directory assistance charge prohibited. Section 16-256a is repealed. (P.A. 79-494; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 40, 345, 348; P.A. 95-217, S. 9.)

Sec. 16-256b. Special telecommunications equipment for deaf and hearing impaired persons. Fund. Amplification controls for coin and coinless telephones installed for public or semipublic use. Section 16-256b is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 79-156; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 40…

Sec. 16-256c. Extended local calling criteria. Calling volume. Subscriber survey and vote. Petitions. (a) In establishing criteria for the granting of extended local calling service to a telephone exchange, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may consider the volume of call…

Sec. 16-256d. Itemized telephone bills for business customers. Each telephone company, as defined in section 16-1, shall, upon request of any business customer, provide the customer with an itemization of tariffed equipment and associated charges, indicating the number of telepho…

Sec. 16-256e. Recorded telephone message devices prohibited. Blocking devices or services prohibited: Class A misdemeanor. (a) No person may use any device which transmits an unsolicited recorded telephone message for any commercial, business or advertising purpose to any telepho…

Sec. 16-256f. Blocking service available to customers. Each telephone company and each certified telecommunications provider may make blocking service available to its customers and may charge the customer for providing such service. (P.A. 89-259, S. 4, 5; P.A. 94-74, S. 8, 11; P…

Sec. 16-256g. Proceeding to determine monthly subscriber fee. Assessment of subscribers for enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program. (a) By June first of each year, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall conduct a proceeding to determine the amount of the monthly fee to be asse…

Sec. 16-256h. Business to residential pricing ratio for basic exchange service. In a proceeding under subsection (a) of section 16-19, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may approve a modification of the existing business to residential pricing ratio for basic exchange ser…

Sec. 16-256i. Primary local or intrastate interexchange carrier orders. Unauthorized switching. Penalty. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Customer” means (A) in the case of a residential customer, any adult who is authorized by the individual in whose name the local exchange car…

Sec. 16-256j. Billing for telecommunications services. Information re carriers, basic, local service and taxes. All bills for telecommunications services, whether issued by a telecommunications company or by a billing service, shall (1) contain the name of each carrier providing …

Sec. 16-256k. Disclosure for removal or change in telecommunications service. Disclosure for promotional offerings. Each telephone company, as defined in section 16-1, and each certified telecommunications provider, as defined in said section 16-1, shall clearly and conspicuously…

Sec. 16-257. Recording of agreement of consolidation or merger of electric and gas companies. Any corporation, incorporated for or engaged in the business of manufacturing, distributing or using electricity for purposes of light, heat, power or other lawful purposes, or supplying…

Sec. 16-258. Standards concerning electricity and gas. Section 16-258 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 5670; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 112, 348; P.A. 95-217, S. 9.)

Sec. 16-258a. Registration of natural gas sellers. Procedures. Penalties. (a) Each person that sells natural gas to an end user in the state and is not (1) a gas company, as defined in section 16-1, (2) a municipal gas utility established under chapter 101 or any other gas utilit…

Sec. 16-258b. Registration of electric generating facilities. Each person, as defined in section 16-1, operating an electric generating facility in this state shall register with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Not later than January 1, 2001, the authority shall adopt …

Sec. 16-258c. Dual fuel capability requirements for electric generating facilities. Section 16-258c is repealed, effective June 6, 2014. (P.A. 07-242, S. 4; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-134, S. 130.)

Sec. 16-258d. District heating systems incentive program. (a) As used in this section: (1) “District heating system” means a thermal loop natural gas demand reduction system that is located in a designated area and is designed to capture an annual minimum of thirty million Britis…

Sec. 16-258e. Electric distribution company procurement of electricity and renewable energy credits from a combined heat and power system. (a) In furtherance of the Comprehensive Energy Strategy established pursuant to section 16a-3d relating to the evaluation of district heating…

Sec. 16-259. Inspection of meters. Upon petition of any person and the payment of a fee of ten dollars for each meter, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may cause to be inspected any meter used in measuring electricity, gas or water supplied to the petitioner. The authori…

Sec. 16-259a. Inaccurate billing. Financial liability of customer. Payment plan. (a) No electric distribution, gas or water company or electric supplier, which inaccurately bills a retail customer for service may bill or otherwise hold the customer financially liable for more tha…

Sec. 16-260. Water meters may be required. Any water company supplying water to the inhabitants of any city, town, village or borough, for domestic, manufacturing or fire protection purposes, may refuse to furnish water, except by metered measurement at established rates, to the …

Sec. 16-261. Extension of electric lines to unserved areas. Determination of rates. (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall order and direct the electric distribution companies providing electric distribution services in this state to extend lines in their chartered t…

Sec. 16-261a. Interagency electric and magnetic fields task force; composition; study. Assessment of electric public service companies for specified expenses of task force. Section 16-261a is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 91-317, S. 1–3; P.A. 92-169, S. 1–3; P.A. 93-381…

Sec. 16-262. Gas companies authorized to deal in natural gas. Any gas company is authorized to buy, manufacture, produce, sell, furnish, transport, store, distribute, dispose of or otherwise deal in natural gas and a mixture of natural and manufactured gas and the by-products the…

Sec. 16-262a. Water company to have area resident as director or advisory council of area residents. The board of directors of each water company shall include at least one member who is a resident of the area served by such company and who is not an officer or employee of the co…

Sec. 16-262aa. Termination of gas or electric service at certain rented or leased properties. Notice to owners. (a) Each gas company and electric distribution company, as such terms are defined in section 16-1, shall, upon request of a person who certifies that such person is the…

Sec. 16-262b. Notice of discharge of explosives or highway excavation to gas companies. Section 16-262b is repealed. (1961, P.A. 278; P.A. 77-350, S. 12.)

Sec. 16-262c. Termination of utility service for nonpayment, when prohibited. Amortization agreements. Deduction of arrearages from gas or electric residential customer accounts. Hardship cases. Notice. Regulations. Annual reports. Funds distributed to organizations or individual…

Sec. 16-262d. Termination of residential utility service on account of nonpayment. Notice. Nontermination in event of illness during pendency of customer complaint or investigation. Amortization agreement. Appeal. Notice re credit rating information. (a) No electric distribution,…

Sec. 16-262e. Notice furnished tenants re intended termination of utility service. Assumption by tenants of liability for future service. Liability of landlords for certain utility services. Deduction from rent. Access to meters. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-2…

Sec. 16-262f. Action for receivership of rents and common expenses by electric distribution, gas and telephone companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination. (a)(1) Upon default of the owner, agent, lessor or manager of a residential dwelling who is billed direct…

Sec. 16-262g. Penalty. Any wilful or malicious violation of sections 16-262c to 16-262i, inclusive, by any agent, owner, lessor, manager or any company, electric supplier or municipal utility shall be punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for …

Sec. 16-262h. Nonexclusivity of remedy. Nothing in sections 16-262c to 16-262i, inclusive, shall be construed to prevent the occupant of such building from pursuing any other action or remedy at law or equity that it may have against the owner, agent, lessor, manager, company, el…

Sec. 16-262i. Regulations. (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall adopt regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 16-262c to 16-262h, inclusive. (b) The authority may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, setting forth …

Sec. 16-262j. Refusal of residential utility service. Regulations. Refusal of telecommunications service to a candidate or committee. Interest on customer security deposits. (a) No public service company and no electric supplier shall refuse to provide electric, gas or water serv…

Sec. 16-262k. Interconnection of public water supply systems to relieve site-specific water shortages. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may require any water company as defined in section 16-1 to connect its public water supply system with that of another water company o…

Sec. 16-262l. Receivership of water companies for failure to provide adequate service. Personal liability of directors, officers and managers. (a) As used in this section, “water company” includes every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership or pe…

Sec. 16-262m. Construction specifications for water companies. (a) As used in this section, except as otherwise specified, and section 8-25a, “water company” means a corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership, municipality, state agency, other entity …

Sec. 16-262n. Definition. Economic viability of water companies. Reviews. Failure to comply with orders. Hearings. (a) As used in this section, sections 16-262o to 16-262q, inclusive, and section 16-262s, “water company” means either (1) a corporation, company, association, joint…

Sec. 16-262o. Acquisition of water company ordered by authority. Rates and charges. Recovery of acquisition costs. (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, upon a determination that the costs of improvements to and the a…