(a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), if prepaid mobile telephony services are sold in combination with mobile data services or any other services or products for a single price, then the prepaid MTS surcharge and local charges shall apply to the entire price.
(b) If prepaid mobile telephone services are sold with a mobile telephone service communication device, commonly termed a cellular telephone, for a single, nonitemized price, then the prepaid MTS surcharge and local charges shall apply to the entire nonitemized price, except if the purchase price for the cellular phone component of the bundled charge is disclosed to the prepaid consumer on a receipt, invoice, or other written or electronic documentation provided to the prepaid consumer, the prepaid MTS surcharge and local charges may be calculated excluding the separately stated price of the cellular telephone.
(c) If a minimal amount of prepaid mobile telephony service is sold for a single, nonitemized price with a mobile telephony service communications device, the seller shall not apply the prepaid MTS surcharge or local charges to the transaction. For these purposes, a service allotment denominated as 10 minutes or less, or five dollars ($5) or less, is a minimal amount.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 885, Sec. 8. (AB 1717) Effective September 30, 2014. Repealed as of January 1, 2020, pursuant to Section 42024.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018