<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000000 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { color: #0000FF; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000000">20:10:28:111.  End user billing inquiry -- Included expenses -- Subcategories -- Assignment of subcategories.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont"> End user billing inquiry includes expenses related to handling end users' inquiries concerning their bills. This category does not include expenses related to the inquiries of interexchange carriers concerning their bills.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    Based on the relative number of actual contacts, weighted, if appropriate, to reflect differences in the average work time per contact, end user billing inquiry costs are first segregated into the subcategories of intrastate private line and special access, intrastate message toll including WATS, and other. These subcategories are assigned as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    (1)  Intrastate private line and special access billing inquiry expense is assigned to toll and other services based on use;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    (2)  Intrastate message toll including WATS billing inquiry expense is assigned to toll services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    (3)  Other billing inquiry expense, primarily related to local bills but also including directory advertising, is assigned to other services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont"> 19 SDR 111, effective </span><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">January 31, 1993.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000000">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-1-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-5"><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont-000000">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53DefaultParagraphFont"> Category 1, local business office expense, 47 C.F.R. § 36.377(a) (1991).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s42d89b81-ad12-4c89-9978-5c82be626f53000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>