What are some of the common errors in proposed tariff filings?
A. Offering a promotion that lasts longer than one year (promotions should not exceed one year, but may be renewed), and not including language that all promotions are subject to Department approval. Incomplete Directory Assistance (“DA”) Exemptions – DA exemptions include the following: (1) ten free calls per month for residential main telephone exchange lines; (2) ten free calls per month for each business main telephone exchange or business PBX trunk line; (3) no charge for DA calls placed from payphones; (4) no charge for DA calls placed from exchange lines of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its political subdivisions; (5) main telephone exchange line of a disabled user. Not specifying in a tariff (e.g., under “Undertaking of Company,” or equivalent) whether tariff applies only to business, only to residential, or both.
