1. (a) A telecommunications provider may recover the amount of its contribution to the Arkansas High Cost Fund from its intrastate retail telecommunications service customers.

2. (b)

   1. (1) In the event a telecommunications provider elects to explicitly state the fund contributions as a surcharge on each customer’s bill, such information may be provided to the secretary of the Arkansas Public Service Commission.
   2. (2) The secretary shall open an administrative docket solely for the receipt of notification of such a surcharge.
   3. (3) If a telecommunications provider files such information, it shall also provide the supporting documentation for calculating the amount of the line item reflecting the fund contribution.

Codification Notes: This section was promulgated as Rule 4.04 of the Arkansas High Cost Fund Rules prior to codification in the Code of Arkansas Rules.