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• 'Norlheasl Oliio Public Encrgy Council modified, or terminated in compliance with the law and according to the express provisions of any negotiated agreements. 2.5 Customer Curt' 2.5.1 Universal Access "Universal access" is a term derived from the traditional regulated utility environment in which all customers desiring service receive that service. For the purposes of the NOPEC Aggregation Program this will mean that all eligible customers within the borders of a member community, and all new customers in a member community, shall be eligible for service from the contracted supplier under the terms and conditions of the Supply Contract. 2.5.2 Rates Under PUCO orders, the local distribution company assigns the customer classification and corresponding character of service and associated regulated rates. These rates include a monthly customer charge, a distribution charge, a transmission charge, and an access charge. Although NOPEC may participate in regulatory proceedings and represent the interests of consumers regarding these regulated rates, it will not assign or alter existing customer classifications without the approval of the PUCO; The focus of the NOPEC Aggregation Program, as noted above, will be acquisition of competitive prices and terms for power supply. The prices will be set through a competitive . request for proposals and contract and negotiation process, and will be indicated on the consumer bill as the "generation charge". Ohio law (Ohio Revised Code section 4928.07) requires that a government aggregator separately price competitive retail electric services and that the prices be itemized on the bill of a customer or otherwise disclosed to the customer. The generation charge for each customer class, or any customer grouping by load factor or other appropriate pricing category, is expected to be lower than the standard offer generation charge. All Supplier charges to the customer will be fully and prominently disclosed under the notification process. 2.5.3 Costs To Consumers Consumer bills will reflect all charges for the administrative costs of the Aggregation Program. As noted in section 2.3, the program is expected to be funded by a kilowatt hour charge of less than one mill (less than one tenth of one cent) per kilowatt hour. This charge will cover program costs for any necessary technical or legal assistance for the program. Determination of the amount of this charge will be voted upon by the NOPEC Assembly. Additional chazges may be levied by the selected Supplier(s) or the local distribution company as described in section 2.4.3 (exit fees), section 2.5.4.2 (separate billing), and section 2.5.4.3 (off-schedule initiation of service at customer request) and PUCO-approved local distribution tariffs. 10