{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-2c-3","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 24-2C-3","heading":"Monthly rate set by Public Service Commission; prohibited and permissible charges.","body":"(a) The monthly rate for tel-assistance service shall be set initially by the commission at the lower of: (1) The lowest priced service available to the consumer at the time of his or her application; or (2) $7.50. All usage exceeding $2 in value shall be charged for at the otherwise applicable tariff rate. No other local voice telephone service may be provided to the dwelling place of a tel-assistance consumer, nor may individual line foreign zone or foreign exchange service be provided to a tel-assistance consumer. An eligible telecommunications carrier may not impose an order processing charge or line charge when an existing consumer who is eligible for tel-assistance service changes to such service, nor may any charge be made when a tel-assistance service consumer loses his or her eligibility and changes to another class of residential service: Provided, That charges for the initial installation of service for a new consumer, or charges for moving a consumer's service from one dwelling place to another shall be made at the otherwise applicable tariff rate.\n(b) The commission may, upon having set the rate initially for tel-assistance service as herein provided, change such rate from time to time upon a finding that is reasonable to do so, and may, in connection therewith increase or decrease the amount of local service usage provided as a part thereof.","path":["CHAPTER 24. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.","ARTICLE 2C. REDUCED RATES FOR CERTAIN LOW-INCOME RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS OF TELEPHONE SERVICE."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/24-2C-3/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:26Z","sha256":"cc3107ca787d3aa4bbf0096842f350003a2d7fc7e11714919a5bf9c5b6ef90be","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-2c-2","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-24-2c-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}