Wisconsin Administrative Code

PSC 160.09 High rate assistance credits. (1) In this section, Xmedian household incomeY means the estimated median household income per county published annually by the U.S. census bureau[s small area income and poverty estimate program. Note: This may be found on the commission[…

PSC 160.092 Alternative universal service protection plans. (1) After notice and opportunity for hearing the commission may, by order, implement one or more of the following plans: (a) An alternative to the high rate assistance credit mechanism in s. PSC 160.09. (b) A measure to …

PSC 160.115 Medical telecommunications equipment program. (1) For purposes of this section: (a) XInitial applicationY means the first application for universal service fund support under this section that an applicant files in a state fiscal year. (b) XNon-profit medical clinicY …

PSC 160.125 Funding to promote access to telecommunications services. (1) TELEPHONE ACCESS SERVICE FOR THE HOMELESS. (a) The commission may compensate any voice mail provider for providing, on request, to a social services agency, a job service agency or a homeless shelter author…

PSC 160.13 Designation of eligible telecommunications carriers. (1) GENERAL. (a) The commission may designate a telecommunications provider as an eligible telecommunications carrier. This designation is not transferable. (b) The commission may suspend or revoke an ETC designation…

PSC 160.16 Fund administrator. (1) The commission shall designate the fund administrator and provide for an annual independent audit of the fund. The commission shall establish guidelines for administration and assignment of liabilities. (2) The fund administrator may propose a c…

PSC 160.17 Fund budget and assessment rates. (1) At least annually, the commission shall set the budget for fund administration and the programs specified in s. PSC 160.05 (1). The commission may make adjustments to the budget as needed to address unforeseen circumstances. Adjust…

PSC 160.18 Collection of universal service fund monies. (1) Each assessed provider shall pay the amount of its assessment to the universal service fund. Assessed providers include all telecommunications providers operating within Wisconsin, except those with intrastate gross tele…

PSC 160.181 Use audit. Recipients of universal service fund monies may be audited by the commission to ensure that the funding was requested and used appropriately. History: Cr. Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00; CR 13-068: r. and recr.

PSC 160.19 Universal service fund council. (1) The commission shall appoint a universal service fund council to advise the commission concerning the administration of s. 196.218, Stats., the content of administrative rules adopted under s. 196.218, Stats., and any other matters a…

PSC 161.01 Purpose and special consideration. (1) PURPOSE. As required under s. 16.997 (1), Stats., this chapter establishes an educational telecommunications access program to provide access to data lines and video links for eligible school districts, private schools, cooperativ…

PSC 161.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAlternative accessY means a service architecture or technology not available through the department at the time of the application. (2) XBoardY means the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board. (3) XCommissionY mean…

PSC 161.03 Technical standards. (1) GENERAL The board shall establish technical standards and specifications as necessary for access to data lines or video links provided under the educational telecommunications access program to school districts, private schools, cooperative edu…

PSC 161.04 Privacy protections. (1) Any access to data lines or video links provided under the educational telecommunications access program shall include protections against the outflow of information about users of telecommunications services and protections to the users of tel…

PSC 161.05 Applications. (1) Except as provided under sub. (3), a school district, private school, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private college or public library board may apply to the board to participate in the educational telecommunicatio…

PSC 161.06 Determinations of eligibility. (1) The board shall determine if any school district, private school, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private college or public library board which applies under s. PSC 161.05 is eligible to participate…

PSC 161.07 Provision of services. (1) ALTERNATIVE (a) If an applicant eligible for access under s. PSC 161.06 requests alternative access, the board may determine whether a particular alternative access is reasonable. The board may at any time seek assistance from the department,…

PSC 161.08 Payments. (1) Any contract under s. 16.974 (1), Stats., between an applicant and the department shall require a monthly payment from the applicant to the department for each data line or video link, not to exceed $250 per month, except that the payment required may not…

PSC 161.09 Assessments. Assessments for the educational telecommunications access program shall be made by the commission pursuant to ch. PSC 160. History: Cr. Register, October, 1998, No. 514, eff. 11-1-98. the chapter was last published.

PSC 165.01 General. (2) The rules making up ch. PSC 165 are designed to effectuate and implement, in part, commission responsibilities and jurisdiction in ss. 196.016, 196.03, 196.04, 196.191, 196.199, and 196.50 (2) (b), (c), (f), and (g), Stats., and parts of other sections of …

PSC 165.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (7) XClass of serviceY means the various categories of services generally available to customers, such as business or residence. (9) XCommissionY has the meaning set forth in s. 196.01, Stats. (10) XCustomer or subscriberY means any person…

PSC 165.032 Schedules to be filed with the commission. The provisions of the schedules of rates and rules filed with the commission and comprising the filed tariff of the utility shall be definite and so worded as to minimize ambiguity or the possibility of misinterpretation, and…

PSC 165.033 Exchange area boundaries. (1) For purposes of its statewide telecommunications utility certification under s. 196.50 (2), Stats., a telecommunications utility shall file accurate exchange area boundary maps depicting each specific obliged-to-serve geographical area in…

PSC 165.065 Emergency operation. Each telecommunications utility shall make reasonable provision to meet History: Cr. Register, October, 1968, No. 154, eff. 11-1-68; am. Register, December, 1991, No. 432, eff. 1-1-92; CR 13-025: am. (1), r. (2) Register January 2014 No. 697, eff.…

PSC 168.01 Purpose. (1) The purpose of this chapter is to set forth the regulation of resellers and resale, to identify those entities that are telecommunications providers that must be certified as resellers under s. 196.01 (1d) (c), Stats., and to state the requirements for con…

PSC 168.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAlternative telecommunications utilityY has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (1d), Stats. (2) XAlternative telecommunications utility resellerY means that category of telecommunications provider referred to in s. 196.01 (1d) (c), Stats.…

PSC 168.03 Services available for resale. (1) Whether offered at wholesale, retail, or both, all telecommunications services of telecommunications utilities and of alternative telecommunications utilities that are required to allow resale by commission rule or order are approved …

PSC 168.04 Providers subject to reseller certification. (1) Any entity offering resold telecommunications services is a reseller requiring certification under this chapter, unless it is an exempt entity under sub. (2) or it is certificated as an alternative telecommunications uti…

PSC 168.05 Qualifying providers. (1) A telecommunications provider that is certified as a telecommunications reseller under s. PSC 168.06 may do all of the following: (a) Resell services approved for resale by the commission, as the chapter was last published. 3 PUBLIC SERVICE CO…

PSC 168.06 Petition; certification. (1) A telecommunications provider that must be certified as a telecommunications reseller under this chapter may not resell intrastate telecommunications services in Wisconsin without receiving and maintaining certification as provided in this …

PSC 168.07 Continuation of certification. (1) A certificate issued under this chapter is subject to automatic expiration if the reseller fails to file the annual report required by s. PSC 168.12, and the fee required under sub. (2) if the certificated reseller is not subject to a…

PSC 168.09 Compliance with statutes. (1) All alternative telecommunications utility resellers shall comply with the following sections of ch. 196, Stats.: ss. 196.02, 196.03 (6), 196.12, 196.14, 196.203, 196.207 (6), 196.208, 196.218, Stats., s. 196.219, Stats., excepting s. 196.…

PSC 168.10 General notification requirement. An alternative telecommunications utility reseller certified under this chapter shall, within 20 days of the occurrence, notify the commission in writing of any change to information supplied in response to s. PSC 168.06 (2) (a), (b), …

PSC 168.12 Reports and requests for information. (1) Each reseller shall file with the commission by April 1 of each year responses to an annual commission questionnaire that provide details concerning the following: (a) All changes in information filed with the reseller[s petiti…

PSC 168.13 Revocation of certification. (1) Certification of a reseller may be revoked under the procedure in sub. (2) for any of the following reasons: (a) Failure to file substantially complete responses to the commission[s annual questionnaire required by s. PSC 168.12. (b) Fa…

PSC 168.14 Voluntary surrender of certification. (1) A reseller may file at any time a notice of voluntary surrender of certification to be effective 20 days after the filing. A notice will be deemed effective unless the commission acts to stay the surrender notice[s effective da…

PSC 172.01 General. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to implement the police and fire protection fee required under s. 196.025 (6), Stats. (2) EXCEPTION. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the commission from giving special and individual consideration to exception…

PSC 172.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XBasic local voice serviceY means the provision to residential or business customers of an access facility, whether by wire, cable, fiber optics or radio, and essential usage within a local calling area for the transmission of high-qua…

PSC 172.03 Police and fire protection fee. (1) FEE. Except as provided in sub. (2), the fee shall be imposed on all communications service connections with an assigned telephone the chapter was last published. PSC 172.03 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE number, including a communica…

PSC 172.04 Registration. Every communications provider and retailer required to impose the fee shall register with the department, in the manner prescribed by the department, to report and remit the fees. Note: Instructions on how to register may be found on the department[s webs…

PSC 172.05 Assessment of fee. (1) SUBSCRIPTION COMMUNICATIONS PLAN. (a) Application of fee. A communications provider shall apply a fee of $0.75 per month on each communications service connection established under a subscription telecommunications plan. The communications provid…

PSC 172.06 Filing returns. (1) FILING. Every person registered or required to be registered for the fee shall electronically file a return. (2) ACCRUAL BASIS. A filer under sub. (1) shall collect, report and remit the fee on an accrual, or as-imposed, basis. (3) DUE DATE. A filer…

PSC 172.07 Uncollectible amounts, misidentified accounts, and returns. (1) UNCOLLECTIBLE AMOUNTS. (a) A filer under s. PSC 172.06 (1) may claim a deduction for an unpaid fee if all of the following are met: 1. The communications provider or retailer previously reported and remitt…

PSC 172.08 Resale. (1) (a) A communications provider that resells communications service connections shall file a properly completed form PFP-211, Wisconsin Police and Fire Protection Fee Resale Certificate, with the communications provider from which it purchases communications …

PSC 172.09 Sales and use tax exemption. The fee is not subject to Wisconsin sales or use taxes. History: EmR0919: emerg. cr. eff. 9-11-09; CR 09-086: cr. Register June 2010 No. 654, eff. 7-1-10.

PSC 172.10 Audit. (1) The commission may audit to determine compliance with this chapter. (2) The department may determine compliance with this chapter by office or field audit, using the procedures in s. 77.59 (1) to (5), (8), (8m), Stats., and s. 77.59 (5m), Stats., except any …

PSC 172.11 Appeals. (1) A communications provider or retailer that disagrees with a notice from the department about an amount due, a refund due, or a refund claim denial relating to the fee may file an appeal with the department. (2) A communications provider[s or retailer[s app…

PSC 172.12 Collection action authorized. The commission may bring an action to collect any amount that is required to be remitted under this chapter. History: EmR0919: emerg. cr. eff. 9-11-09; CR 09-086: cr. Register June 2010 No. 654, eff. 7-1-10. the chapter was last published.…

PSC 173.01 Purpose.

PSC 173.02 Definitions. PSC 173.04 PSC 173.05 Commission review. Assessment. Subchapter II — Wireline 911 Emergency Telecommunications Service Contracts