Sec.  36.602   Calculation of non-rural carrier portion of nationwide loop cost
expense adjustment.

   Effective  July 1, 2001, for purposes of determining non-rural carrier
   interim hold-harmless support, pursuant to  Sec. 54.311 of this chapter, the
   annual  amount  of  the  total nationwide loop cost expense adjustment
   calculated pursuant to this subpart F shall not exceed the amount of the
   total loop cost expense adjustment for the immediately preceding calendar
   year, increased by a rate equal to the rate of increase in the total number
   of working loops during the calendar year preceding the July 31st filing.
   The  total loop cost expense adjustment shall consist of the loop cost
   expense adjustments, including amounts calculated pursuant to  Sec.  Sec. 36.612(a)
   and 36.631. The rate of increase in total working loops shall be based upon
   the difference between the number of total working loops on December 31 of
   the calendar year preceding the July 31st filing and the number of total
   working loops on December 31 of the second calendar year preceding that
   filing, both determined by the company's submissions pursuant to  Sec. 36.611.
   Non-rural incumbent local exchange carriers and eligible telecommunications
   carriers serving lines in the service area of non-rural incumbent local
   exchange carriers shall only receive support pursuant to this subpart F to
   the extent that they qualify pursuant to  Sec. 54.311 of this chapter for interim
   hold-harmless support. Support amounts calculated pursuant to this subpart F
   but not received due to the phase down of interim hold-harmless support or
   the receipt of forward-looking support pursuant to  Sec. 54.311 of this chapter
   shall not be redistributed to other carriers.

   [ 66 FR 30085 , June 5, 2001]