Duty LXD-8400
Provides telecom services, in Indiana
Dual party relay services for deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired persons: surcharge and payment duties of local exchange companiesin force4 lines
Ind. Code ch. 8-1-2.8, ss. 8-1-2.8-11, 8-1-2.8-14, 8-1-2.8-15 and 8-1-2.8-17 · Read the law's page
- If you are a local exchange company, impose the monthly surcharge on each residential and business line (or line equivalent) of your customers that the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission requires to fund and recover the costs of dual party relay services for deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired persons (Ind. Code 8-1-2.8-11).
- Collect the surcharge on the regular monthly bill you send to each customer (Ind. Code 8-1-2.8-14).
- Account separately for all costs you incur in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements to provide services to deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired persons (Ind. Code 8-1-2.8-15).
- Pay the amount you collect for the surcharge to the Indiana Telephone Relay Access Corporation for the Hearing and Speech Impaired, on the terms and in the manner the chapter provides (Ind. Code 8-1-2.8-17).