PSC 160.02 History History: Cr. Register, April, 1996, No. 484, eff. 5-1-96; renum. (1) and (4) to be (1m) and (4m) and am. (4m) (a), renum. (9) to be (13), cr. (1g), (4g), (8) (g), (h), (9) to (12), am. (7), (8) (a), (e), Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00; correction in (8) (e) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2007 No. 616; CR 13-068: renum. (1g), (1m), (2) to (1), (7), (8) and am. (8), cr. (2), renum. (3) to (10), cr. (3), (4), r. (4g), (4m), renum. (5), (6) to (17), (19) and am. (19), cr. (6), renum. (7) to (20) and am., r. (8), renum. (9) to (23), cr. (9), renum. (10), (11) to (24), (27), cr. (11), renum. (12) to (29) and am., cr. (12), renum. (13) to (30) and am., cr. (13) to (16), (18), (21), (22), (25), (26), (28), (31) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16; correction in (21) (a) 7. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2016 No. 724.

PSC 160.03 PSC 160.03 Essential telecommunications services.

PSC 160.03(1) (1) For purposes of this subsection:

PSC 160.03(1)(a) (a) “911” means a service that permits a telecommunications user to use the three-digit code ‘911,’ to access emergency services through a public safety answering point operated by a local government.

PSC 160.03(1)(b) (b) “Directory assistance” means a service that includes making available to customers, upon request, information contained in directory listings, such as customer address and telephone number.

PSC 160.03(1)(c) (c) “Dual tone multi-frequency” means a method of signaling that facilitates the transportation of signaling through the network, shortening call set-up time.

PSC 160.03 Note Note: This is commonly known as touch tone.

PSC 160.03(1)(d) (d) “Emergency services” includes services, such as 911 and enhanced 911, provided by local governments or other public safety organizations.

PSC 160.03(1)(e) (e) “Enhanced 911” means 911 service that includes the ability to provide automatic numbering information, which enables the public safety answering point to call back if the call is disconnected, and automatic location information, which permits emergency service providers to identify the geographic location of the calling party.

PSC 160.03(1)(f) (f) “Interexchange service” means the use of the loop, as well as that portion of the switch that is paid for by the end user, or the functional equivalent of these network elements in the case of a wireless provider, necessary to access an interexchange provider’s network.

PSC 160.03(1)(g) (g) “Local usage” means an amount of exchange service, prescribed by the commission, provided free of charge to end users.

PSC 160.03(1)(h) (h) “Operator services” means any automatic or live assistance to a customer to arrange for billing or completion, or both, of a telephone call.

PSC 160.03(1)(i) (i) “Single-party service” means telecommunications service that permits users to have exclusive use of a landline subscriber loop or access line for each call placed, or, in the case of wireless providers, which use spectrum shared among users to provide service, a dedicated message path for the length of a user’s particular transmission.

PSC 160.03(1)(j) (j) “Voice grade access” means a functionality that enables a user of telecommunications services to transmit voice communications, including signaling the network that the caller wishes to place a call, and to receive voice communications, including receiving a signal indicating there is an incoming call.

PSC 160.03 Note Note: The definitions in sub. (1) do not have any application. The Public Service Commission will remove sub. (1) in future rule-making.

PSC 160.03(1m) (1m) Each eligible telecommunications carrier shall make all essential telecommunications services available to all of its customers.

PSC 160.03(2) (2) “Essential telecommunications services” means the service or functionalities listed in 47 CFR 54.101.

PSC 160.03 History History: Cr. Register, April, 1996, No. 484, eff. 5-1-96; am. (2) (a) 7. to 10., and 14., r., (2) (c), renum. (2) (d) to be (2) (c), Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00; except (2) (a) 14. eff. 11-1-00; CR 13-068: renum. (1) to (1m) and am., cr. (1), r. and recr. (2) Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16.

PSC 160.04 PSC 160.04 Call limitation.

PSC 160.04(1) (1) Call limitation obligations.

PSC 160.04(1)(a) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), every local exchange service provider in the state shall offer call limitation capability for each of the following:

PSC 160.04(1)(a)1. 1. Long distance toll calls.

PSC 160.04(1)(a)2. 2. Pay-per-call service.

PSC 160.04(1)(a)3. 3. Collect toll calls.

PSC 160.04(1)(a)4. 4. Toll calls charged to a telephone credit card associated with the telephone number for which call limitation has been requested.

PSC 160.04(1)(a)5. 5. Toll calls charged to a third telephone number for which call limitation has been requested.

PSC 160.04(1)(b) (b) Federal-only eligible telecommunications carriers are not required to offer any call limitation capabilities to customers who are not low income and need only offer blocking of outgoing toll calls to customers who are low income.

PSC 160.04(1)(c) (c) A local exchange service provider is not required to offer the blocking under par. (a) 1., 3.,4., or 5., to a customer that has service that does not include a fee for such calls that is in addition to the per month or per billing cycle price of service.

PSC 160.04(2) (2) Charges. A local exchange service provider may not impose a charge for the cost of blocking pay-per-call services the first time a customer requests such blocking.