(1) A telecommunications carrier or other entity
which initiates a placement of a charge for a product or service on the
customer's telephone bill without authorization from the customer in accordance
with these rules shall issue to the customer a full credit or a refund of the
entire amount of such customer's charges for the product or service
attributable to the telecommunications carrier or other entity. The required
credit and refund are limited to six continuous months of unauthorized
charges. The appropriate credit or refund must be issued within a period not
to exceed 60 days from the date of the initial complaint.
(2) If the customer has not paid the charges placed
on the customer's telephone bill without authorization in accordance with these
rules, the telecommunications carrier or other entity which initiated the
unauthorized charge will make appropriate arrangements to adjust the telephone
bill to remove the unauthorized charges and any interest or penalty that is
attributable to the unauthorized charges. Adjustment to the bill must be
within 60 days from the date of the initial complaint.