(a)(1) The commission shall implement, supervise, and control state and federal universal service programs in compliance with federal and state law.
(2) A subscriber who receives Lifeline service shall be required to pay all applicable fees, including the Alabama E-911 surcharge, the Alabama telephone relay system surcharge, and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes.
(b) Beginning June 10, 2019, each state agency that administers public assistance programs, consumer participation which qualifies a consumer for federal Tribal Link-Up, federal Lifeline benefits, or both, shall fully cooperate with the Federal Communications Commission and the Universal Service Administrative Company, or its designees, in allowing access to the agency's data files, with no cost to the agency, as solely necessary to allow the Universal Service Administrative Company, National Eligibility Verifier, and the national Lifeline eligibility database to perform Lifeline and Tribal Link-Up eligibility, enrollment, and other necessary related administrative functions, as required by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to Alabama consumers.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 37 - Public Utilities and Public Transportation.
Chapter 2A - Communications Reform Act of 2005.
Section 37-2A-1 - Short Title.
Section 37-2A-2 - Definitions.
Section 37-2A-4 - Jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission.
Section 37-2A-5 - Process for Election.
Section 37-2A-5.1 - Waiver of Federal Exemptions, Suspensions, and Modification.
Section 37-2A-6 - Customer Notification.
Section 37-2A-8 - Provision of Basic Telephone Service and Optional Telephone Features.
Section 37-2A-9 - Standards for New Entrants.
Section 37-2A-10 - (Effective Until October 1, 2019) Supervision and Inspection Fees.