Goto Section: 36.152 | 36.154 | Table of Contents
FCC 36.153
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 36.153 Assignment of Cable and Wire Facilities (C&WF) to categories.
(a) Cable consists of: Aerial cable, underground cable, buried cable,
submarine cable, deep sea cable and intrabuilding network cable. Where an
entire cable or aerial wire is assignable to one category, its cost and
quantity are, where practicable, directly assigned.
(1) Cable. (i) There are two basic methods for assigning the cost of cable
to the various categories. Both of them are on the basis of conductor cross
section. The methods are as follows:
(A) By section of cable, uniform as to makeup and relative use by
categories. From an analysis of cable engineering and assignment records,
determine in terms of equivalent gauge the number of pairs in use or
reserved, for each category. The corresponding percentages of use, or
reservation, are applied to the cost of the section of cable, i.e., sheath
meters times unit cost per meter, to obtain the cost assignable to each
category.
(B) By using equivalent pair kilometers, i.e., pair kilometers expressed in
terms of equivalent gauge. From an analysis of cable engineering and
assignment records, determine the equivalent pair kilometers in use for each
category by type of facility, e.g., quadded, paired. The equivalent pair
kilometers are then divided by a cable fill factor to obtain the equivalent
pair kilometers in plant. The total equivalent pair kilometers in plant
assigned to each category is summarized by type of facility, e.g., quadded
and paired, and priced at appropriate average unit costs per equivalent pair
kilometer in plant. If desired, this study may be made in terms of circuit
kilometers rather than physical pair kilometers, with average cost and fill
data consistent with the basis of the facilities kilometer count.
(ii) In the assignment of the cost of cable under the two basic methods
described in Sec. 36.153(a)(1)(i) consideration is given to the following:
(A) Method (A) described in Sec. 36.153(a)(1)(i)(A) will probably be found more
desirable where there is a relatively small amount of cable of variable
make-up and use by categories. Conversely, method (B) described in
Sec. 36.153(a)(1)(i)(B) will probably be more desirable where there is a large
amount of cable of variable make-up and use by categories. However, in some
cases a combination of both methods may be desirable.
(B) It will be desirable in some cases to determine the amount assignable to
a particular category by deducting from the total the sum of the amounts
assigned to all other categories.
(C) For use in the assignment of poles to categories, the equivalent sheath
kilometers of aerial cable assigned to each category are determined. For
convenience, these quantities are determined in connection with assignment
of cable costs.
(D) Where an entire cable is assignable to one category, its costs and
quantity are, where practicable, directly assigned.
(iii) For cables especially arranged for high-frequency transmission such as
shielded, disc-insulated and coaxial, recognition is given to the additional
costs which are charged to the high-frequency complement.
(2) Cable Loading. (i) Methods for assigning the cost of loading coils,
cases, etc., to categories are comparable with those used in assigning the
associated cable to categories. Loading associated with cable which is
directly assigned to a given category is also directly assigned. The
remaining loading is assigned to categories in either of the following
bases:
(A) By an analysis of the use made of the loading facilities where a loading
coil case includes coils assignable to more than one category, e.g., in the
case of a single gauge uniformly loaded section, the percentage used in the
related cable assignment are applicable, or
(B) By pricing out each category by determining the pair meters of loaded
pairs assigned to each category and multiplying by the unit cost per pair
meter of loading by type.
(3) Other Cable Plant. (i) In view of the small amounts involved, the cost
of all protected terminals and gas pressure contactor terminals in the toll
cable subaccounts is assigned to the appropriate Interexchange Cable & Wire
Facilities categories. The cost of all other terminals in the exchange and
toll cable subaccounts is assigned to Exchange Cable and Wire Facilities.
(b) Aerial Wire. (1) The cost of wire accounted for as exchange is assigned
to the appropriate Exchange Cable & Wire Facilities categories. The cost of
wire accounted for as toll, which is used for exchange, is also assigned to
the appropriate Exchange Cable & Wire Facilities categories. The cost of the
remaining wire accounted for as toll is assigned to the appropriate
Interexchange Cable & Wire Facilities categories as described in Sec. 36.156.
For companies not maintaining exchange and toll subaccounts, it is necessary
to review the plant records and identify wire plant by use. The cost of wire
used for providing circuits directly assignable to a category is assigned to
that category. The cost of wire used for providing circuit facilities
jointly used for exchange and interexchange lines is assigned to categories
on the basis of the relative number of circuit kilometers involved.
(c) Poles and Antenna Supporting Structures. (1) In the assignment of these
costs, anchors, guys, crossarms, antenna supporting structure, and
right-of-way are included with the poles.
(2) Poles. (i) The cost of poles is assigned to categories based on the
ratio of the cost of poles to the total cost of aerial wire and aerial
cable.
(d) Conduit Systems. (1) The cost of conduit systems is assigned to
categories on the basis of the assignment of the cost of underground cable.
[ 53 FR 17229 , May 6, 1987, as amended at 53 FR 33012 , Aug. 29, 1988; 58 FR 44905 , Aug. 25, 1993]
Goto Section: 36.152 | 36.154
Goto Year: 2006 |
2008
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