Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 63 - Railroads and Communications. > Article 9C - Low Income Telephone Service Assistance, 63-9C-1 through 63-9C-6. > Section 63-9C-4 - Low income assistance rates; commission authority.

Section 63-9C-4 - Low income assistance rates; commission authority.

63-9C-4. Low income assistance rates; commission authority.

A.     A local exchange company may provide assistance in the form of reduced rates to those persons who meet the eligibility criteria of one or more need-based assistance programs administered by the department.   

B.     The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of the Low Income Telephone Assistance Act, [63-9C-1 NMSA 1978] for those exchange companies who provide such assistance.