278.5499 Funding mechanism for Telecommunications Access Program.
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(1)The Public Service Commission shall determine the appropriate funding mechanism
for the Telecommunications Access Program established pursuant to KRS 163.525.
The funding mechanism shall be designed to collect reasonably necessary funds, not
to exceed two cents ($0.02) per access line per month, from subscribers of
telecommunication utilities. The telecommunications industry shall not be required
to absorb the cost of funding the Telecommunications Access Program.
(2)The Public Service Commission shall distribute the funds collected from this
funding mechanism to the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing for the
purpose of implementing and operating the Telecommunications Access Program.
The secretary of the cabinet to which the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing is attached by statute or executive order shall establish oversight conditions
with the Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing to ensure the funds are being
used solely for the purposes consistent with this section and KRS 163.525.
(3)The Public Service Commission, with the advice of the Commission on the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing, shall initiate an investigation, conduct public hearings, and
determine the appropriate funding mechanism for the Telecommunications Access
Program no later than January 1, 1995. As part of this determination, the
commission may review the funding mechanism for the telecommunications relay
service pursuant to KRS 278.549. The commission shall consider whether a
telecommunications utility experiences a competitive disadvantage resulting from
the funding mechanism when compared to other telecommunication utilities.