agents, and it may be reasonable for the Commission to conclude that employees.” Thus, PLD violated P.U. Code Section 702. PRELIMINARY SCOPING MEMO The preliminary scope of issues and schedule are set forth below, and may be changed by the Rule 7.1(c)) assigned Commissioner’s scoping memo. (See A. Issues Presented The Commission bears a responsibility to protect consumers, to enforce laws utilities may have violated, and to investigate the practices of public utilities. Therefore, the proceeding shall determine: Whether PLD violated G.O. 168; Whether PLD violated Rule 1.1 of the Rules of Practice Commission’s and Procedure; Whether PLD violated California P.U. Code Sections 451, 702, 2889, 2889.9, 2890, and 2896; Whether PLD violated any other Commission rule or order or California statute in which the Commission has jurisdiction to enforce; and, Whether penalties and/or remedies pursuant to G.O. 168 and P.U. Code Sections 734, 2107, 2108, 2889.5 are warranted and, if so, the amount appropriate to the facts and the law; and, Whether any other remedies available to the Commission are warranted. P.U. Code Section 2889.5(e) explicitly provides that, telephone corporation “[a]ny that violates the verification procedures described in this section shall be liable to the telephone corporation previously selected by the subscriber in an amount equal to all charges paid by the subscriber after the Moreover, P.U. Code Section violation.” 2889.5(f) further provides, addition to the liability described in subdivision (e), any “[i]n telephone corporation that violates the verification procedures described in this section shall credit to a subscriber any charges paid by the subscriber in excess of the amount that the subscriber would have been obligated to pay had the telephone service subscriber’s not been as detailed in G.O. 168, Part 3. changed,”
agents, and employees.” Thus, it may be reasonable for the Commission to conclude that PLD violated P.U. Code Section 702. PRELIMINARY SCOPING MEMO The preliminary scope of issues and schedule are set forth below, and may be changed by the assigned Commissioner’s scoping memo. (See Rule 7.1(c)) A. Issues Presented The Commission bears a responsibility to protect consumers, to enforce laws utilities may have violated, and to investigate the practices of public utilities. Therefore, the proceeding shall determine: Whether PLD violated G.O. 168; Whether PLD violated Rule 1.1 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure; Whether PLD violated California P.U. Code Sections 451, 702, 2889, 2889.9, 2890, and 2896; Whether PLD violated any other Commission rule or order or California statute in which the Commission has jurisdiction to enforce; and, Whether penalties and/or remedies pursuant to G.O. 168 and P.U. Code Sections 734, 2107, 2108, 2889.5 are warranted and, if so, the amount appropriate to the facts and the law; and, Whether any other remedies available to the Commission are warranted. P.U. Code Section 2889.5(e) explicitly provides that, “[a]ny telephone corporation that violates the verification procedures described in this section shall be liable to the telephone corporation previously selected by the subscriber in an amount equal to all charges paid by the subscriber after the violation.” Moreover, P.U. Code Section 2889.5(f) further provides, “[i]n addition to the liability described in subdivision (e), any telephone corporation that violates the verification procedures described in this section shall credit to a subscriber any charges paid by the subscriber in excess of the amount that the subscriber would have been obligated to pay had the subscriber’s telephone service not been changed,” as detailed in G.O. 168, Part 3.
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