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FCC 54.403
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 54.403 Lifeline support amount.
(a) The Federal Lifeline support amount for all eligible telecommunications
carriers shall equal:
(1) Tier One. The tariffed rate in effect for the primary residential End
User Common Line charge of the incumbent local exchange carrier serving the
area in which the qualifying low-income consumer receives service, as
determined in accordance with Sec. 69.104 or Sec. Sec. 69.152(d)(1) and 69.152(q) of
this chapter, whichever is applicable;
(2) Tier Two. Additional federal Lifeline support in the amount of $1.75 per
month will be made available to the eligible telecommunications carrier
providing Lifeline service to the qualifying low-income consumer, if that
carrier certifies to the Administrator that it will pass through the full
amount of Tier-Two support to its qualifying, low-income consumers and that
it has received any non-federal regulatory approvals necessary to implement
the required rate reduction.
(3) Tier Three. Additional federal Lifeline support in an amount equal to
one-half the amount of any state-mandated Lifeline support or Lifeline
support otherwise provided by the carrier, up to a maximum of $1.75 per
month in federal support, will be made available to the carrier providing
Lifeline service to a qualifying low-income consumer if the carrier
certifies to the Administrator that it will pass through the full amount of
Tier-Three support to its qualifying low-income consumers and that it has
received any non-federal regulatory approvals necessary to implement the
required rate reduction.
(4) Tier Four. Additional federal Lifeline support of up to $25 per month
will be made available to an eligible telecommunications carrier providing
Lifeline service to an eligible resident of Tribal lands, as defined in
Sec. 54.400(e), to the extent that:
(i) This amount does not bring the basic local residential rate (including
any mileage, zonal, or other non-discretionary charges associated with basic
residential service) below $1 per month per qualifying low-income
subscribers; and
(ii) The eligible telecommunications carrier certifies to the Administrator
that it will pass through the full Tier-Four amount to qualifying eligible
residents of Tribal lands and that it has received any non-federal
regulatory approvals necessary to implement the required rate reduction.
(b) For a qualifying low-income consumer who is not an eligible resident of
Tribal lands, as defined in Sec. 54.400(e), the federal Lifeline support amount
shall not exceed $3.50 plus the tariffed rate in effect for the primary
residential End User Common Line charge of the incumbent local exchange
carrier serving the area in which the qualifying low-income consumer
receives service, as determined in accordance with Sec. 69.104 or Sec. 69.152(d) and
(q) of this chapter, whichever is applicable. For an eligible resident of
Tribal lands, the federal Lifeline support amount shall not exceed $28.50
plus that same End User Common Line charge. Eligible telecommunications
carriers that charge federal End User Common Line charges or equivalent
federal charges shall apply Tier-One federal Lifeline support to waive the
federal End-User Common Line charges for Lifeline consumers. Such carriers
shall apply any additional federal support amount to a qualifying low-income
consumer's intrastate rate, if the carrier has received the non-federal
regulatory approvals necessary to implement the required rate reduction.
Other eligible telecommunications carriers shall apply the Tier-One federal
Lifeline support amount, plus any additional support amount, to reduce their
lowest tariffed (or otherwise generally available) residential rate for the
services enumerated in Sec. 54.101(a)(1) through (a)(9), and charge Lifeline
consumers the resulting amount.
(c) Lifeline support for providing toll limitation shall equal the eligible
telecommunications carrier's incremental cost of providing either toll
blocking or toll control, whichever is selected by the particular consumer.
[ 62 FR 32948 , June 17, 1997, as amended at 63 FR 2128 , Jan. 13, 1998; 65 FR 38689 , June 21, 2000; 65 FR 47905 , Aug. 4, 2000]
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