Sec.  54.805   Zone and study area above benchmark revenues calculated by the
Administrator.

   (a) The following steps shall be performed by the Administrator to determine
   Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for each price cap local exchange carrier.

   (1) Calculate Zone Average Revenue Per Line.

   (2) Calculate Zone Above Benchmark Revenues. Zone Above Benchmark Revenues
   is the sum of Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for Residential and Single-Line
   Business Lines and Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for Multi-Line Business
   Lines.  Zone  Above Benchmark Revenues for Residential and Single-Line
   Business Lines is, within each zone, (Zone Average Revenue Per Line minus
   $7.00) multiplied by all eligible telecommunications carrier Base Period
   Residential and Single-Line Business Lines times 12. If negative, the Zone
   Above Benchmark Revenues for Residential and Single-Line Business Lines for
   the zone is zero. Zone Above Benchmark Revenues for Multi-line Business
   Lines is, within each zone, (Zone Average Revenue Per Line minus $9.20)
   multiplied by all eligible telecommunications carrier zone Base Period
   Multi-line Business Lines times 12. If negative, the Zone Above Benchmark
   Revenues for Multi-line Business Lines for the zone is zero.

   (b) Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues is the sum of Zone Above Benchmark
   Revenues for all zones in the study area.

   [ 65 FR 38690 , June 21, 2000;  65 FR 57740 , Sept. 26, 2000]