Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.41.01.502

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 31.41.01.502 - REPAIR SERVICE STANDARDS
01.Restoration of Service. When a telephone company providing local exchange service is informed by a customer of a service outage as described in Rule 500.02, the telephone company will restore service within forty-eight (48) hours after the report of the outage, except:
a. Restore service within sixteen (16) hours after the report of the outage if the customer notifies the telephone company that the service outage creates an emergency for the customer; or
b. For outages reported on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, the company must restore service no later than the following Tuesday by 6 p.m.
02.Extenuating Circumstances. Following disruption of telephone service caused by natural disaster or other causes not within the telephone company's control and affecting large groups of customers, or in conditions where the personal safety of an employee would be jeopardized, the telephone company is required to use reasonable judgment and diligence to restore service, giving due regard for the needs of various customers. When a customer causes the customer's own service outage or does not make a reasonable effort to arrange a repair visit within the service restoration deadline, or when the telephone company determines that the outage is attributable to the customer's own equipment or inside wire, the telephone company is not required to meet the restoration timelines of Rule 502.01.
03.Compliance Standard. Each month at least eighty percent (80%) of out-of-service trouble reports shall be cleared in accordance with Rules 502.01 and 502.02.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 31.41.01.502

Effective March 31, 2022