WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 800

custom installation or construction charges shall be charged for
at the applicable and approved federal and State tariff rates.

(4)  A telephone company may not require the payment
of an order processing charge or line change charge for an
eligible subscriber's change to telephone lifeline service from
any other class of residential service. If a subscriber to
telephone lifeline service no longer qualifies as an eligible
subscriber under subsection (a)(2) of this section, that
subscriber may not be charged a fee for disconnecting from
telephone lifeline service and connecting to another class of
telephone service.

(5)  All other services provided to eligible
subscribers, including all local messages after the first 30
within any given billing month, shall be charged for at the
applicable and approved federal and State tariff rates.

(d) (1) A telephone company may not request a deposit to
secure payment in connection with the initial installation or
connection of telephone lifeline service.

(2)  An eligible subscriber applying for service may
be denied service if the eligible subscriber:

(i) Has an outstanding unpaid net telephone
debt of $100 or more for prior telephone service; and

(ii) Has not established a reasonable payment
plan to satisfy the debt.

(3)  An eligible subscriber may not be denied service
if the eligible subscriber has an outstanding unpaid net
telephone debt of less than $100 for prior telephone service.

(E) THE COMMISSION SHALL REPORT TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN
THE FORM SPECIFIED IN § 2-1312 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE,
BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1992. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE INFORMATION ON:

(1)  THE GENERAL IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM;

(2)  THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE SUBSCRIBERS PARTICIPATING;

(3)  THE AVERAGE LENGTH OF TIME ELIGIBLE SUBSCRIBERS
PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM;

(4)  SPECIFIC PROBLEMS IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROGRAM;
AND

(5)  ANY SUGGESTED PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.

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