Section 64.11. Method of payment

Payment may be made in any reasonable manner including payment by personal check, unless the customer within the past year has tendered a check which has been returned unpaid to the LEC by a financial institution for a reason for which the customer is at fault. When a tendered personal check is returned unpaid to the LEC by a financial institution for a reason for which the customer is at fault, the LEC may treat such unpaid check as a payment never made by the customer and, if it does so, shall not be obligated to halt suspension or termination action based on its receipt of this check from the customer. The LEC also may impose a handling charge, the amount of which shall be set forth in the carrier’s approved tariff. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, the LEC may not proceed with suspension or termination of service based on a disputed billed amount or impose a handling charge if the customer stops payment on a check due to a good faith billing dispute.

The provisions of this § 64.11 adopted November 30, 1984, effective January 1, 1985, 14 Pa.B. 4354; amended July 14, 1989, effective July 15, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 3042; amended July 21, 1995, effective July 22, 1995, 25 Pa.B. 2887; amended July 17, 1998, effective July 18, 1998, 28 Pa.B. 3394. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (241306) and (205941).

Notation

Authority

The provisions of this § 64.11 amended under the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S. § § 501, 504—506, 1301—1325 and 1501—1511.

Cross References

This section cited in 52 Pa. Code § 64.2 (relating to definitions).