Connecticut PURA bonds.
From $100.
This is the bond Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) requires of certain regulated providers, most commonly a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), for which PURA has set the amount at $25,000 since 2004. Premiums are priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Connecticut PURA bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard PURA bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the authority. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount PURA approved, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
Most applications approve instantly. Above $15,000, a soft pull may add a short review. No credit check up to $15,000.
File with PURA
Submit the executed bond to satisfy your PURA docket or registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the authority insists — PURA generally accepts only a bond, not a letter of credit.
What it is and who needs it.
What the PURA bond actually covers
Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) regulates electric, gas, water, and telecommunications providers. For several regulated activities, PURA conditions authorization on a surety bond that backs the provider’s financial responsibility to the state and to the customers it serves.
The most common version is the telecommunications CLEC bond. In Docket 01-12-10RE01, PURA reduced the required CLEC bond from $50,000 to $25,000 (effective 2004), and the FAQs note that PURA generally accepts only a surety bond — not a letter of credit — as security.
Because PURA approves the amount and form on each matter, there is no single statewide figure. Enter the amount on your docket or notice; we issue the bond at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, and no credit check up to $15,000. If the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety — it is a guarantee, not insurance for you.
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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 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.
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. Submit the executed bond to satisfy your PURA docket or registration. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the authority insists — PURA generally accepts only a bond, not a letter of credit.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $15,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount PURA approved — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Premiums from $100. Enter the amount PURA approved and file the same day.