Sec. 3. 35-A MRSA §8703, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 851, §7, is amended to read:

7. Recovery of expenses and costs. The costs for telecommunications relay services must be recovered in the same manner as any other costs for the provision of services by local exchange carriers. Nothing in this section limits the ability of the commission to determine the reasonableness of the costs for providing these services through the state universal service fund pursuant to section 7104, subsection 7.