69-3-1003. Reimbursement for discounts. (1) The public service commission shall authorize an additional monthly charge for each residential access line to fully reimburse providers of local telecommunications services for discounts given eligible subscribers.
     (2) The additional monthly charge for local exchange service applies to residential subscribers of providers of local telecommunications services that participate in the low-income telephone assistance program.
     (3) Participation of each provider in the low-income telephone assistance program must be administered separately by the public service commission.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 391, L. 1987.