126.03.24-3. Administration of the Fund.
AR ADC 126.03.24-3Arkansas Administrative Code
Ark. Admin. Code 126.03.24-3
126.03.24-3. Administration of the Fund.
B. The AHCF Administrator shall act under the supervision of the Commission, in order to administer the AHCF in accordance with Act 385 of 2007 and the AHCF rules and procedures approved by the Commission. The Administrator is authorized to enforce and implement applicable rules and orders of the Commission.
The AHCF is subject to an annual audit by an independent certified public accountant selected by the Commission.
A Any adversely affected party may dispute the actions of an eligible telecommunications carrier related to the provisioning of Universal Services. The adversely affected party may contact the Administrator of the AHCF and the Administrator shall have the initial responsibility for trying to resolve the dispute.
B. If the Commission determines, after notice and hearing, that a carrier bas acted in violation of these AHCF Rules, in addition to the other enforcement powers of the Commission, or its designee, shall bring an action on behalf of the AHCF in the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction, to recover any charge(s) the Commission determines are due and payable to the Fund.
(1) The Commission, or its designee, is authorized to bring the action on behalf of and to represent the AHCF to collect the overdue charge(s) and any costs incurred by the AHCF to pursue collection of said charges, including but not limited to interest, administrative and adjudicative costs and attorney fees.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 126.03.24-3, AR ADC 126.03.24-3
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