§ 492 Joint Utility Tariff Filing

• •If multiple companies work together to set prices or rules for things like electricity or water, they must list all their names in the plan.
• •Only one company needs to send the plan to the government, but the other companies must agree to it in writing.
• •The government can tell them to do something different if they want.

Three water companies team up to decide how much to charge people for water. They make a plan together.

They have to write all three company names in the plan. Only one company sends the plan to the government, but the other two must send a note saying they agree to it.