Notice is given to the public of an application filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) on April 6, 2016, to implement a minor rate change pursuant to 16 TAC §26.171.

Tariff Control Title and Number: Notice of Community Telephone Company for Approval of a Minor Rate Change Pursuant to 16 Tex. Admin. Code §26.171 and PURA Section 53, Subchapter G, Tariff Control Number 45813.

The Application: Community Telephone Company (CTC) filed an application with the commission for revisions to its Long Distance Message Telecommunications Service Tariff to increase residential rate to a unified $17.50, business rates to a unified $21.50 and eliminate the separate line item fee for Expanded Local Calling Service for all customers. The monthly rate for key systems and PBX trunks will be increased to a unified $26.00 for both services. CTC also proposes to reduce its monthly rate for Calling Name and Number Delivery from $6.50 to $3.00, and increase the Lifeline Area Discount between $0.45 and $0.58. CTC proposed an effective date of May 1, 2016. The estimated revenue increase to be recognized by CTC is $712.68 in gross annual intrastate revenues. CTC has 1,306 access lines (residence and business) in service in the state of Texas.

If the commission receives a complaint(s) relating to this application signed by 5% of the affected local service customers to which this application applies by May 2, 2016, the application will be docketed. The 5% limitation will be calculated based upon the total number of customers of record as of the calendar month preceding the commission's receipt of the complaint(s).

Persons wishing to comment on this application should contact the Public Utility Commission of Texas by May 2, 2016. Requests to intervene should be filed with the commission's Filing Clerk at P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326 or you may call the commission at (512) 936-7120 or toll-free 1-800-735-2989. Hearing and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission through Relay Texas by dialing 7-1-1. All correspondence should refer to Tariff Control Number 45813.

TRD-201601633

Adriana Gonzales

Rules Coordinator

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Filed: April 7, 2016