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Section 16-256j - Billing for telecommunications services. Information re carriers, basic, local service and taxes.

CT Gen Stat § 16-256j (2019) (N/A)
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All bills for telecommunications services, whether issued by a telecommunications company or by a billing service, shall (1) contain the name of each carrier providing service as well as a toll-free number for customer complaints for each such carrier printed clearly and conspicuously on the portion of the bill relating to each carrier; (2) clearly and conspicuously identify on the bill those charges for which nonpayment will not result in disconnection of basic, local service; and (3) only label a charge as a tax if such tax is directly assessed by the taxing entity on the customer through the telecommunications company, which tax shall appear as a separate charge on such bill.

(P.A. 98-148, S. 2; P.A. 02-32, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 02-32 added provisions as Subdivs. (2) and (3) re charges that do not relate to basic, local service and re labeling of charges as taxes on bills, and inserted Subdiv. (1) designator.

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Section 16-256j - Billing for telecommunications services. Information re carriers, basic, local service and taxes.