Section 63.63. Transmission requirements and standards

(a) A public utility shall furnish, operate and maintain facilities adequate to provide acceptable transmission of communications. Transmission shall be at adequate volume levels and free of excessive distortion, noise and cross talk.

(b) The transmission standards shall be based upon the use of telephone sets connected to a 48-Volt dial central office, measured at a frequency of 1000 Hertz (Hz).

(c) A telephone line terminating at a customer’s premises shall have a loop resistance not exceeding the operating design of the associated central office equipment.

(d) Overall transmission loss on a customer loop shall not exceed 15 decibels.

The provisions of this § 63.63 adopted January 29, 1988, effective July 30, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 466.

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The provisions of this § 63.63 issued under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504, 1501, 1504 and 2901.