<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.sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal { 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.sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000000 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09a000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-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="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">20:10:28:114.  Intrastate interexchange carrier billing inquiry -- Included expenses -- Subcategories -- Assignment of subcategories.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont"> Interexchange carrier billing inquiry includes expenses related to the handling of interexchange carrier billing inquiries. Based on the relative number of actual contacts, weighted, if appropriate, to reflect differences in the average work time per contact, intrastate interexchange carrier billing inquiry expenses are assigned to the subcategories of intrastate special access and private line, intrastate switched access and message toll including WATS, and intrastate billing and collection. These subcategories are assigned as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    (1)  Intrastate special access and private line billing inquiry expense is assigned to toll services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    (2)  Intrastate switched access and message toll including WATS billing inquiry expense is assigned to toll services;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    (3)  Intrastate billing and collection billing inquiry expense is assigned to toll services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont"> 19 SDR 111, effective </span><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">January 31, 1993.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-1-11"><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-1-11</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-5"><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-5</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=49-31-18"><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000002">49-31-18</span></a><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09a000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont">    </span><span class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont-000000">Cross-Reference:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aDefaultParagraphFont"> Category 1, local business office expense, 47 C.F.R. § 36.377(a) (1991).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09aNormal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="sed229652-f3ad-48ef-b56b-01ab7d85b09a000001"> </span></p></div></body></html>