Louisiana telecom (CLEC) bonds.
From $100.
The security the Louisiana Public Service Commission can require from a competitive local exchange carrier or reseller — most often where a certificated carrier resells prepaid local service and collects customer prepayments or deposits. Pricing is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. No credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does a Louisiana telecom bond cost?
1% 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 telecom bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the LPSC. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount the Commission required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000. Larger amounts may get a quick underwriting review.
File with the Public Service Commission
Submit the executed bond to satisfy the LPSC's security requirement. The bond auto-renews and can't be cancelled without 60 days' written notice to the Commission, as the rules require. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the telecom bond actually covers
Louisiana regulates competition in the local telephone market through the Public Service Commission, under the local-competition regulations adopted in General Order R-31839 (March 11, 2014). Certification as a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) or reseller comes with conditions, and one of them can be a financial security.
The security requirement is most explicit for resellers of prepaid basic local service: a certificated carrier reselling prepaid service must furnish a performance bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or other approved security sufficient to cover customer prepayments and deposits it collects. The bond is a continuing obligation that automatically renews.
Because the LPSC sizes the security to your service and customer exposure, there is no single statutory dollar figure — you post the amount the Commission directs. The security cannot be cancelled without at least 60 days' written advance notice to the Commission. Pricing starts from $100; your exact price is set at the application, which collects no credit check up to $100,000.
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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 the Public Service Commission. Submit the executed bond to satisfy the LPSC's security requirement. The bond auto-renews and can't be cancelled without 60 days' written notice to the Commission, as the rules require. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. 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 the LPSC set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Commission.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Telecom bond, issued today.
Pricing from $100. Enter the amount the LPSC required and file the same day.