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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
NOTICE OF FINAL RULEMAKING
TT00-5, IN THE MATTER OF VERIZON WASHINGTON, DC INC.’S PUBLIC OCCUPANCY SURCHARGE GENERAL REGULATIONS TARIFF, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 201
1. The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (“Commission”) pursuant to its authority under D.C. Official Code § 2-505,[1] hereby gives notice of its final rulemaking action taken in the above-captioned proceeding. On January 6, 2010, the Commission released Order No. 15642, approving the Application of Verizon Washington, DC Inc. (“Verizon” or “Verizon DC”)[2] for an updated Rights-of-Way (“ROW”) Surcharge.
2. On July 1, 2009, pursuant to D.C. Official Code Section 10-1141.06,[3] Verizon DC filed with the Commission a Tariff Application that includes an updated Rights-of-Way (“ROW”) Surcharge Rider.[4] The Tariff Application describes the process for recovering from its customers the D.C. Public ROW fees paid by Verizon DC to the District Columbia Government in accordance with the following tariff page:
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3. According to the tariff filing, Verizon DC intended to implement the updated surcharge on August 1, 2009.[5] A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Verizon’s Tariff Application was published in the D.C. Register on August 7, 2009.[6] In the NOPR, the Commission stated that it would not bar Verizon from collecting the surcharge but notified Verizon that any inaccuracies would be subject to reconciliation. No comments were filed in response to the NOPR and the Commission is satisfied that the surcharge proposed by Verizon complies with D.C. Official Code Section 10-1141.06. Subsequently, the Commission approved Verizon’s Surcharge Filing by Order No. 15642.
[1] D.C. Official Code § 2-505 (2006 Repl.).
[2] TT00-5, In The Matter Of Verizon Washington, DC Inc.’s Public Space Occupancy Surcharge General Regulations Tariff, P.S.C.-D.C. No. 201 (“TT00-5”), Letter to Dorothy Wideman, Commission Secretary, from J. Henry Ambrose, Vice President for State Public Policy of Verizon DC, re: TT00-5, filed July 1, 2009 (“hereinafter referred to as “Application””).
[3] D.C. Official Code § 10-1141.06 (2008 Repl.), states that “Each public utility company regulated by the Public Service Commission shall recover from its utility customers all lease payments which it pays to the District of Columbia pursuant to this title through a surcharge mechanism applied to each unit of sale and the surcharge amount shall be separately stated on each customer's monthly billing statement.”
[4] TT00-5, Application at 1.
[5] TT00-5, Application at 1.
[6] 56 D.C. Reg. 6219-6220 (August 7, 2009).
