Section 42018 Of Chapter 2. The Prepaid Mobile Telephony Services Surcharge From California Revenue And Taxation Code >> Division 2. >> Part 21. >> Chapter 2.
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. (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.