Sec.  65.1   Application of part 65.

   (a)  This part establishes procedures and methodologies for Commission
   prescription of an authorized unitary interstate exchange access rate of
   return and individual rates of return for the interstate exchange access
   rates of certain carriers pursuant to  Sec. 65.102. This part shall apply to
   those interstate services of local exchange carriers as the Commission shall
   designate by rule or order, except that all local exchange carriers shall
   provide to the Commission that information which the Commission requests for
   purposes of conducting prescription proceedings pursuant to this part.

   (b) Local exchange carriers subject to  Sec.  Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter
   are exempt from the requirements of this part with the following exceptions:

   (1) Except as otherwise required by Commission order, carriers subject to
    Sec.  Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter shall employ the rate of return value
   calculated for interstate access services in complying with any applicable
   rules under parts 36 and 69 that require a return component;

   (2) Carriers subject to  Sec.  Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter shall be
   subject to  Sec. 65.600(d);

   (3) Carriers subject to  Sec.  Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter shall continue
   to comply with the prescribed rate of return when offering any services
   specified in  Sec. 61.42(f) of this chapter unless the Commission otherwise
   directs; and

   (4) Carriers subject to  Sec.  Sec. 61.41 through 61.49 of this chapter shall comply
   with Commission information requests made pursuant to  Sec. 65.1(a).

   [ 60 FR 28543 , June 1, 1995]

Subpart B—Procedures