494038 TT00-5, In the matter of Verizon Washington, DC Inc.'s Public Occupancy Surcharge General Regulations Tariff, P.S.C. - D.C. No. 201

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 

NOTICE OF PROPOSED 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 intent to act upon the Application of Verizon Washington, DC Inc. (Verizon or Verizon DC)[2]  in the above-captioned matter in not less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) in the D.C. Register.

 

2.          On July 20, 2010, pursuant to D.C. Official Code Section 10-1141.06,[3] Verizon DC filed with the Commission an updated Rights-of-Way (ROW) Surcharge Rider.  In the tariff filing, Verizon DC sets forth the process used to recover 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.          Verizon DC’s Application compares the current ROW Surcharge Rider, implemented July 1, 2006, against the updated ROW Surcharge Rider.[4]  The Application indicates that the ROW Surcharge Rider will decrease by $0.05 for Non-Centrex lines and $0.01 for Centrex lines.[5]  Additionally, Verizon DC states that it intends to implement the updated surcharge on August 1, 2010.[6]  Because any erroneous calculation is subject to reconciliation, the Commission will not prevent Verizon DC from implementing the proposed surcharges. 

 

4.          The General Regulations Tariff is on file with the Commission.  The proposed tariff revisions may be reviewed at the Office of the Commission Secretary, 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or on the Commission’s website at www.dcpsc.org.  Copies of the tariffs are available upon request, at a per-page reproduction cost.

 

5.         All persons interested in commenting on the proposed tariff must submit written comments to Dorothy Wideman, Commission Secretary, at 1333 H Street, N.W., Second Floor, West Tower, Washington, D.C. 20005.  Comments must be received no later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register.  Persons who wish to file reply comments may do so no later than forty-five (45) days after the date of publication of this NOPR in the D.C. Register.  Once the comment and reply comment periods have expired, the Commission will take final rulemaking action. 

 

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[1]               D.C. Code § 2-505 (2009 Supp.).

 

[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 20, 2010 (“hereinafter referred to as “Application”).

 

[3]               D.C. Official Code, § 10-1141.06 (2001 Ed.), 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]               TT00-5, Application at 1.