Section PSC 160.11 - Assistance to institutions(1) Partial support funding through rate discounts is available for institutions ordering telecommunications services to be used to provide any of the following services: (a) Two-way interactive video services.(b) High-speed data transfer.(c) Toll call access to the internet.(d) Direct internet access. (1m) Only institutions that were granted support funding through rate discounts for up to 3 years under this section and were receiving such discounts as of October 29, 1999 are eligible for continued discounts under this section. Such institutions are eligible to continue to receive discounts for the remainder of the 3 year period for which they were granted support.(2) Support funding is available only for new services which either were not previously available, or which provide significant improvements over existing services at that institution. Support shall only be available for services obtained from a contributory provider, unless exempted from payment under s. PSC 160.18(1).(3) Support funding is available only as partial payment for new services. The amount of funding shall decrease year by year, as follows:(a) For the first year, the monthly discount shall be 30% of the monthly charge or $300 per month, whichever is less.(b) For the second year, the monthly discount shall be 20% of the monthly charge or $200 per month, whichever is less.(c) For the third year, the monthly discount shall be 10% of the monthly charge or $100 per month, whichever is less.(d) For the fourth year, and thereafter, no discount shall be issued.(4) An institution is eligible to receive support for only one service at a time, at a single location. If that service links 2 locations at an institution, the discount may be applied to the entire channel. The university of Wisconsin system may receive a separate discount at each of its regional 2-year and 4-year campuses.(5) After the discount for a service under sub. (3) has ended, the institution may receive support for a new service. An institution may not receive a discount for a service that has been canceled and reinstated.(6) An institution which is receiving access to a data line or video link supported by the educational telecommunications access program under ch. PSC 161 is not eligible to receive support under this section for that data line or video link.Wis. Admin. Code Public Service Commission PSC 160.11
CR Register, April, 1996, No. 484, eff. 5-1-96; emerg. CR (6), eff. 2-27-98; CR (6), Register, October, 1998, No. 514, eff. 11-1-98; CR (1m), Register, April, 2000, No. 532, eff. 5-1-00; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register April 2007 No. 616.