Service Compliance Section
The Service Compliance Section monitors the quality of service of incumbent and competitive local exchange telephone companies certificated in Alabama and is responsible for numbering resources optimization. Staff conducts inspections to compare existing levels of service with required APSC rules, industry standards and electrical and safety codes. Staff also monitors construction projects involving plant upgrades and additions plus reviews construction projects funded by the Universal Service Fund. The Service Compliance Section also monitors the quality of service and rates charged by Customer-Owned Coin-Operated Telephone Services (COCOTS) providers, Inmate Phone Service (IPS), Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) pay telephone service providers, Shared Tenant Service (STS) providers, and Hotels/Motels to ensure compliance with Commission rules and regulations.