Connecticut CLEC license bonds.
$125 flat.
Connecticut conditions a CLEC certificate of public convenience and necessity on a $25,000 surety bond filed with PURA, under CGS 16-247g — ours is $125 flat, issued instantly. The bond issues the moment you pay — no credit check.
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How much does a Connecticut CLEC license bond cost?
$125 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
License bonds are the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That is the application. No credit check.
Pay & e-sign
License bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase.
File with PURA
Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your CLEC application or to satisfy a PURA bond condition on your certificate. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
A competitive local exchange company (CLEC) competes with the incumbent phone company to provide local telecommunications service. Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) issues a CLEC a certificate of public convenience and necessity under CGS 16-247g, and conditions it on a surety bond.
The bond is a consumer-protection guarantee — it stands behind the deposits and advance payments a CLEC collects from customers, so that if the CLEC fails or violates its obligations, customers and the state have a financial backstop. PURA set the amount at $25,000, having reduced it from $50,000 in 2004 once it saw even small CLECs could comply.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. The bond must stay active for the life of your certificate, so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $25,000 filing continuous.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with PURA. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to file with your CLEC application or to satisfy a PURA bond condition on your certificate. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $125 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
No credit check.
One application, issued instantly.
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$125 flat, no credit check, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.