§  36.374   Telephone operator services.

   (a) Expenses in this classification include costs incurred for
   operators in call completion service and number services. This includes
   intercept, quoting rates, directory information, time charges, and all
   other operator functions performed in the central office, private
   branch exchange, teletypewriter exchange, and at public telephone
   stations.

   (b) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2012, study areas subject
   to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter, shall
   assign the balance of Account 6620-Services to the Telephone operator
   expense classification based on the relative percentage assignment of
   the balance of Account 6620 to this classification during the twelve
   month period ending December 31, 2000.

   (c) Expenses in this classification are apportioned among the
   operations on the basis of the relative number of weighted standard
   work seconds as determined by analysis and study for a representative
   period.

   (d) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2012, all study areas
   shall apportion Telephone operator expenses among the jurisdictions
   using the relative number of weighted standard work seconds, as
   specified in § 36.374(c), during the twelve-month period ending
   December 31, 2000.

   [ 52 FR 17229 , May 6, 1987, as amended at  66 FR 33207 , June 21, 2001;  75 FR 30301 , June 1, 2010;  76 FR 30841 , May 27, 2011]