1999 Minnesota Statutes

     237.772 Cost study methodology. 

    Subdivision 1.    Total service long-run incremental cost. 
  (a) For purposes of this chapter, total service long-run 
 incremental cost (TSLRIC) means the total cost to the company of 
 supplying a service, group of services, or basic network 
 function.  The term "long-run" means a period of time sufficient 
 so that all inputs are avoidable based on the total increment of 
 service, group of services, or basic network function and 
 includes the relevant costs resulting from the company's 
 decision to provide the service, group of services, or basic 
 network function, holding constant the production levels of all 
 other services, groups of services, or basic network functions 
 provided by the company.  

    (b) A telephone company is not required to prepare or file 
 TSLRIC or variable cost studies for all of its services as a 
 prerequisite to filing a plan.  However, the commission may 
 order cost studies to be prepared for specific services as a 
 condition of approval of the plan. 

    Subd. 2.    Petition for variable cost study.  To the 
 extent that this section or the commission may require a company 
 to provide a TSLRIC study, a company may submit a petition to 
 the commission for permission to submit a variable cost study 
 instead of a TSLRIC study.  The commission shall grant the 
 petition if the telephone company demonstrates: 

    (1) that a TSLRIC study is burdensome in relation to its 
 annual revenue from the service involved; 

    (2) in the case of an existing service, that the service is 
 no longer being offered to new customers; or 

    (3) if the telephone company shows other good cause. 

    HIST: 1995 c 156 s 19 

*   NOTE:  This section, as added by Laws 1995, chapter 156, 
*section 19, expires January 1, 2006.  Laws 1995, chapter 156, 
*section 25.