{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.198","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 196.198","heading":"Local measured telecommunications service.","body":"(1) In this section, “extended community telephone service” means a telecommunications service by which a customer in one exchange may call a customer in another exchange or combination of exchanges under a discounted toll charge plan.\n(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), a telecommunications utility that has more than 150,000 access lines in use in this state or a telecommunications provider that has more than 150,000 access lines in use in this state may not charge a residential customer for basic local exchange service based on the duration of a call or on the time of day that a call is made. This subsection does not apply to an extended community telephone service.\n(3) The commission may suspend the application of sub. (2) in a particular geographical area for a telecommunications utility or a telecommunications provider if, after a contested case hearing, the commission determines that all of the following apply:\n(a) Failure to suspend the application of sub. (2) makes competition in that geographical area impractical.\n(b) Suspending the application of sub. (2) is beneficial to all of the following groups:\n1. Residential customers in general.\n2. Disabled customers.\n3. Elderly customers.","path":["Chs. 178-226, Partnerships and Corporations; Transportation; Utilities; Banks; Savings Associations","Chapter 196 Regulation Of Public Utilities"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/196.198","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:05Z","sha256":"314b81a500bd14e5d8d6aae99ddcdb1fe64db22e02f1bd4682ee6784f5dc4325","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.197","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-196.199"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}