Sec.  36.381   Carrier access charge billing and collecting expense.

   (a) This classification includes the revenue accounting functions associated
   with the billing and collecting of access charges to interexchange carriers.

   (b) Of access charges other than end user common line access charges are
   assessed for the origination or termination of intrastate services in a
   particular  state,  one-half  of  such expense shall be apportioned to
   interstate  operations.  If  no  such access charges are assessed in a
   particular  state,  all  such  expense shall be assigned to interstate
   operations.

   (c) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006, study areas subject to
   price cap regulation, pursuant to  Sec. 61.41 of this chapter, shall assign the
   balance of Account 6620–Services to the Carrier access charge billing and
   collecting  expense  classification  based  on the relative percentage
   assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to that classification during the
   twelve month period ending December 31, 2000.

   (d) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2006, all study areas shall
   apportion Carrier access charge billing and collecting expense among the
   jurisdictions using the allocation factor, pursuant to  Sec. 36.381(b), for the
   twelve-month period ending December 31, 2000.

   [ 52 FR 17229 , May 6, 1987, as amended at  66 FR 33208 , June 21, 2001]