1. (1) Upon receipt of the petition, the required data and any fees required for full compliance with Commission rules and statutes, the Commission shall authorize this service by issuing an authorization number for each public pay telephone service company. The Commission shall notify the owner of said instrument of this number so service may be commenced.

2. (2) The owner of the authorized public pay telephone service may commence service after doing the following:

   1. (a) Displaying the charge for a local call and any operating instructions on the face of the instrument.
   2. (b) Affixing the Commission authorization number in a permanent manner to the face of the instrument.
   3. (c) Displaying on the face of the instrument a telephone number to be used without charge to report malfunctions and obtain refunds.
   4. (d) Displaying the name of the owner of the instrument and the name of the long distance carrier serving the instrument on the face of the instrument.
3. (3) Owners or operators of public pay telephone service who have previously been authorized by the Commission for operations in this state may commence service at new locations prior to submission of the required data under terms and conditions to be established by the Commission or its designee, the Director of the Utilities Division.

Authority: T.C.A. § 65-4-116. Administrative History: Original rule filed May 17, 1990; effective July 1, 1990. Editorial changes made by the Secretary of State pursuant to Public Chapter 305 of 1995; “Commission” and references to the “Commission” were changed to “Authority” and references to the “Authority”; effective March 28, 2003. Administrative changes made to this chapter on April 27, 2018 pursuant to Public Chapter 94 of 2017; “Tennessee Regulatory Authority” references were changed to “Tennessee Public Utility Commission,” “Authority” references were changed to “Commission,” “Authority Director” references were changed to “Commissioner,” and “Chief” references were changed to “Director.”