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AT&T Detariffing Resolution T-17203

AT&T Detariffing Resolution T-17203. COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION 4/16/09. Resolution T-17203. Approves AL 33423 – AT&T’s request to detariff certain residential and business services

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AT&T Detariffing Resolution T-17203

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  1. AT&T DetariffingResolution T-17203 COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION 4/16/09

  2. Resolution T-17203 • Approves AL 33423 – AT&T’s request to detariff certain residential and business services • Affirms that Residential Service Agreements must be clear, informative, just and reasonable, and comply with applicable federal and state law.

  3. Detariffing Background • D.07-09-018 (URF Detariffing) Permitted URF carriers to detariff retail services, except local service, to provide symmetric regulatory treatment to all competitors in the market place. • 24 month window, ending September 12, 2009, to file to detariff services. • Contracts/Service Agreements take the place of tariffs. • The Commission did not adopt specific content regulations for contracts/service agreements.

  4. AT&T Detariffing AL 33423 • AT&T filed AL 33423 on August 29, 2008 requesting authority to detariff more than 90 residential and business services, effective October 1, 2008. • During July & August 2008, AT&T sent customers a Residential Service Agreement (RSA) and Notice of Detariffing. • October 17, 2008 CD suspended AL in order to respond to consumer complaints and DRA/TURN Joint Protest. • February 9, 2009 AT&T filed a revision to the AL.

  5. Residential Service Agreement (RSA) • RSA and Notice Sent to customers in July-August 2008 informing them • Certain services will now be provided under a contract (RSA). • Consumers can accept the terms and conditions or cancel service. • Referred to a Guidebook that was not included or accessible on-line • Many consumer complaints were lodged with the Commission. • Unclear as to what services were covered. • Confusion regarding consumers’ rights. • DRA and TURN filed a Joint Protest re: RSA. • Claimed it violated CPUC Code and California contract law by including binding arbitration requirements and confusing legal language.

  6. Commission Response to RSA Complaints • Directed AT&T to work with CD staff to modify elements in the RSA to address consumer complaints and DRA/TURN protest. • AT&T modified the RSA in a manner that incorporated CD suggestions and addressed consumer complaints.

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