Arizona Revised Statutes Title 46. Welfare § 46-703. Assistance rate credit; form; applicable services; amount; application

A. The local exchange telephone company shall provide assistance to all recipients determined to be eligible pursuant to § 46-702 in the form of a credit on their telephone bill. Such a credit on the telephone bill shall apply to the following:

B. The credit allowed by the telecommunications service assistance program is seventeen per cent of the rate set by the corporation commission for the services in subsection A, either paragraphs 1, 4 and 5 or paragraphs 2 through 5, whichever is applicable, to the services being received by the eligible recipient.

C. The department shall apply for a waiver for the mandated customer access line charges pursuant to the federal communications commission CC docket 78-72, 80-286. Upon receipt of the waiver, the assistance provided by the local exchange telephone company pursuant to subsection A shall include a waiver of the mandated customer access line charge.