Goto Section: 69.110 | 69.112 | Table of Contents
FCC 69.111
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 69.111 Tandem-switched transport and tandem charge.
(a)(1) Through June 30, 1998, except as provided in paragraph (l) of this
section, tandem-switched transport shall consist of two rate elements, a
transmission charge and a tandem switching charge.
(2) Beginning July 1, 1998, except as provided in paragraph (l) of this
section, tandem-switched transport shall consist of three rate elements as
follows:
(i) A per-minute charge for transport of traffic over common transport
facilities between the incumbent local exchange carrier's end office and the
tandem switching office. This charge shall be expressed in dollars and cents
per access minute of use and shall be assessed upon all purchasers of common
transport facilities between the local exchange carrier's end office and the
tandem switching office.
(ii) A per-minute tandem switching charge. This tandem switching charge
shall be set in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section, excluding
multiplexer and dedicated port costs recovered in accordance with paragraph
(l) of this section, and shall be assessed upon all interexchange carriers
and other persons that use incumbent local exchange carrier tandem switching
facilities.
(iii) A flat-rated charge for transport of traffic over dedicated transport
facilities between the serving wire center and the tandem switching office.
This charge shall be assessed as a charge for dedicated transport facilities
provisioned between the serving wire center and the tandem switching office
in accordance with Sec. 69.112.
(b) [Reserved]
(c)(1) Until June 30, 1998:
(i) Except in study areas where the incumbent local exchange carrier has
implemented density pricing zones as described in section 69.123, per-minute
common transport charges described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall
be presumed reasonable if the incumbent local exchange carrier bases the
charges on a weighted per-minute equivalent of direct-trunked transport DS1
and DS3 rates that reflects the relative number of DS1 and DS3 circuits used
in the tandem to end office links (or a surrogate based on the proportion of
copper and fiber facilities in the interoffice network), calculated using
the total actual voice-grade minutes of use, geographically averaged on a
study-area-wide basis, that the incumbent local exchange carrier experiences
based on the prior year's annual use. Tandem-switched transport transmission
charges that are not presumed reasonable shall be suspended and investigated
absent a substantial cause showing by the incumbent local exchange carrier.
(ii) In study areas where the incumbent local exchange carrier has
implemented density pricing zones as described in section 69.123, per-minute
common transport charges described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall
be presumed reasonable if the incumbent local exchange carrier bases the
charges on a weighted per-minute equivalent of direct-trunked transport DS1
and DS3 rates that reflects the relative number of DS1 and DS3 circuits used
in the tandem to end office links (or a surrogate based on the proportion of
copper and fiber facilities in the interoffice network), calculated using
the total actual voice-grade minutes of use, averaged on a zone-wide basis,
that the incumbent local exchange carrier experiences based on the prior
year's annual use. Tandem-switched transport transmission charges that are
not presumed reasonable shall be suspended and investigated absent a
substantial cause showing by the incumbent local exchange carrier.
(2) Beginning July 1, 1998:
(i) Except in study areas where the incumbent local exchange carrier has
implemented density pricing zones as described in section 69.123, per-minute
common transport charges described in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section
shall be presumed reasonable if the incumbent local exchange carrier bases
the charges on a weighted per-minute equivalent of direct-trunked transport
DS1 and DS3 rates that reflects the relative number of DS1 and DS3 circuits
used in the tandem to end office links (or a surrogate based on the
proportion of copper and fiber facilities in the interoffice network),
calculated using the total actual voice-grade minutes of use, geographically
averaged on a study-area-wide basis, that the incumbent local exchange
carrier experiences based on the prior year's annual use. Tandem-switched
transport transmission charges that are not presumed reasonable shall be
suspended and investigated absent a substantial cause showing by the
incumbent local exchange carrier.
(ii) In study areas where the incumbent local exchange carrier has
implemented density pricing zones as described in section 69.123, per-minute
common transport charges described in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section
shall be presumed reasonable if the incumbent local exchange carrier bases
the charges on a weighted per-minute equivalent of direct-trunked transport
DS1 and DS3 rates that reflects the relative number of DS1 and DS3 circuits
used in the tandem to end office links (or a surrogate based on the
proportion of copper and fiber facilities in the interoffice network),
calculated using the total actual voice-grade minutes of use, averaged on a
zone-wide basis, that the incumbent local exchange carrier experiences based
on the prior year's annual use. Tandem-switched transport transmission
charges that are not presumed reasonable shall be suspended and investigated
absent a substantial cause showing by the incumbent local exchange carrier.
(d)(1) Through June 30, 1998, the tandem-switched transport transmission
charges may be distance-sensitive. Distance shall be measured as airline
distance between the serving wire center and the end office, unless the
customer has ordered tandem-switched transport between the tandem office and
the end office, in which case distance shall be measured as airline distance
between the tandem office and the end office.
(2) Beginning July 1, 1998, the per-minute charge for transport of traffic
over common transport facilities described in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this
section may be distance-sensitive. Distance shall be measured as airline
distance between the tandem switching office and the end office.
(e)(1) Through June 30, 1998, if the telephone company employs
distance-sensitive rates:
(i) A distance-sensitive component shall be assessed for use of the
transmission facilities, including intermediate transmission circuit
equipment between the end points of the interoffice circuit; and
(ii) A non-distance-sensitive component shall be assessed for use of the
circuit equipment at the ends of the interoffice transmission links.
(2) Beginning July 1, 1998, if the telephone company employs
distance-sensitive rates for transport of traffic over common transport
facilities, as described in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section:
(i) A distance-sensitive component shall be assessed for use of the common
transport facilities, including intermediate transmission circuit equipment
between the end office and tandem switching office; and
(ii) A non-distance-sensitive component shall be assessed for use of the
circuit equipment at the ends of the interoffice transmission links.
(f) [Reserved]
(g)(1) The tandem switching charge imposed pursuant to paragraphs (a)(1) or
(a)(2)(ii) of this section, as applicable, shall be set to recover twenty
percent of the annual part 69 interstate tandem revenue requirement plus one
third of the portion of the tandem switching revenue requirement being
recovered through the interconnection charge recovered by Sec. Sec. 69.124, 69.153,
and 69.155, excluding multiplexer and dedicated port costs recovered in
accordance with paragraph (l) of this section.
(2) Beginning January 1, 1999, the tandem switching charge imposed pursuant
to paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section shall be set to recover the amount
prescribed in paragraph (g)(1) of this section plus one half of the
remaining portion of the tandem switching revenue requirement then being
recovered through the interconnection charge recovered by Sec. Sec. 69.124, 69.153,
and 69.155, excluding multiplexer and dedicated port costs recovered in
accordance with paragraph (l) of this section.
(3) Beginning January 1, 2000, the tandem switching charge imposed pursuant
to paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section shall be set to recover the entire
interstate tandem switching revenue requirement, including that portion
formerly recovered through the interconnection charge recovered in Sec. Sec. 69.124,
69.153, and 69.155, and excluding multiplexer and dedicated port costs
recovered in accordance with paragraph (l) of this section.
(4) A local exchange carrier that is subject to price cap regulation as that
term is defined in Sec. 61.3(x) of this chapter shall calculate its tandem
switching revenue requirement as used in this paragraph by dividing the
tandem switching revenue requirement that was included in the original
interconnection charge by the original interconnection charge, and then
multiplying this result by the annual revenues recovered through the
interconnection charge, described in Sec. 69.124, as of June 30, 1997. A local
exchange carrier that is subject to price cap regulation as that term is
defined in Sec. 61.3(x) of this chapter shall then make downward exogenous
adjustments to the service band index for the interconnection charge service
category (defined in Sec. 61.42(e)(2)(vi) of this chapter) and corresponding
upward adjustments to the service band index for the tandem-switched
transport service category (defined in Sec. 61.42(e)(2)(v) of this chapter) at
the times and in the amounts prescribed in paragraphs (g)(1) through (g)(3)
of this section .
(h) All telephone companies shall provide tandem-switched transport service.
(i) Except in the situations set forth in paragraphs (j) and (k) of this
section, telephone companies may offer term and volume discounts in
tandem-switched transport charges within each study area used for the
purpose of jurisdictional separations, in which interconnectors have taken
either:
(1) At least 100 DS1-equivalent cross-connects for the transmission of
switched traffic (as described in Sec. 69.121(a)(1) of this chapter) in offices
in the study area that the telephone company has assigned to the lowest
priced density pricing zone (zone 1) under an approved density pricing zone
plan as described in Sec. Sec. 61.38(b)(4) and 61.49(k) of this chapter; or
(2) An average of at least 25 DS1-equivalent cross-connects for the
transmission of switched traffic per office assigned to the lowest priced
density pricing zone (zone 1).
(j) In study areas in which the telephone company has implemented density
zone pricing, but no offices have been assigned to the lowest priced density
pricing zone (zone 1), telephone companies may offer term and volume
discounts in tandem-switched transport charges within the study area when
interconnectors have taken at least 5 DS1-equivalent cross-connects for the
transmission of switched traffic (as described in Sec. 69.121(a)(1) of this
chapter) in offices in the study area.
(k) In study areas in which the telephone company has not implemented
density zone pricing, telephone companies may offer term and volume
discounts in tandem-switched transport charges when interconnectors have
taken at least 100 DS1-equivalent cross-connects for the transmission of
switched traffic (as described in Sec. 69.121(a)(1) of this chapter) in offices
in the study area.
(l) In addition to the charges described in this section, price cap local
exchange carriers shall establish separate charges for multiplexers and
dedicated trunk ports used in conjunction with the tandem switch as follows:
(1) Local exchange carriers must establish a traffic-sensitive charge for
DS3/DS1 multiplexers used on the end office side of the tandem switch,
assessed on purchasers of common transport to the tandem switch. This charge
must be expressed in dollars and cents per access minute of use. The maximum
charge shall be calculated by dividing the total costs of the multiplexers
on the end office-side of the tandem switch by the annual access minutes of
use calculated for purposes of recovery of common transport costs in
paragraph (c) of this section. A similar charge shall be assessed for
DS1/voice-grade multiplexing provided on the end-office side of analog
tandem switches.
(2)(i) Local exchange carriers must establish a flat-rated charge for
dedicated DS3/DS1 multiplexing on the serving wire center side of the tandem
switch provided in conjunction with dedicated DS3 transport service from the
serving wire center to the tandem switch. This charge shall be assessed on
interexchange carriers purchasing tandem-switched transport in proportion to
the number of DS3 trunks provisioned for that interexchange carrier between
the serving wire center and the tandem-switch.
(ii) Local exchange carriers must establish a flat-rated charge for
dedicated DS1/voice-grade multiplexing provided on the serving wire center
side of analog tandem switches. This charge may be assessed on interexchange
carriers purchasing tandem-switched transport in proportion to the
interexchange carrier's transport capacity on the serving wire center side
of the tandem.
(3) Price cap local exchange carriers may recover the costs of dedicated
trunk ports on the serving wire center side of the tandem switch only
through flat-rated charges expressed in dollars and cents per trunk port and
assessed upon the purchaser of the dedicated trunk terminating at the port.
(m) In addition to the charges described in this section, non-price cap
local exchange carriers may establish separate charges for multiplexers and
dedicated trunk ports used in conjunction with the tandem switch as follows:
(1)(i) Non-price cap local exchange carriers may establish a flat-rated
charge for dedicated DS3/DS1 multiplexing on the serving wire center side of
the tandem switch provided in conjunction with dedicated DS3 transport
service from the serving wire center to the tandem switch. This charge shall
be assessed on interexchange carriers purchasing tandem-switched transport
in proportion to the number of DS3 trunks provisioned for that interexchange
carrier between the serving wire center and the tandem switch.
(ii) Non-price cap local exchange carriers may establish a flat-rated charge
for dedicated DS1/voice-grade multiplexing provided on the serving wire
center side of analog tandem switches. This charge may be assessed on
interexchange carriers purchasing tandem-switched transport in proportion to
the interexchange carrier's transport capacity on the serving wire center
side of the tandem.
(2) Non-price cap local exchange carriers may recover the costs of dedicated
trunk ports on the serving wire center side of the tandem switch through
flat-rated charges expressed in dollars and cents per trunk port and
assessed upon the purchaser of the dedicated trunk terminating at the port.
[ 57 FR 54720 , Nov. 20, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 41190 , Aug. 3, 1993; 58 FR 48764 , Sept. 17, 1993; 60 FR 50121 , Sept. 28, 1995; 62 FR 31933 , June 11,
1997; 62 FR 40463 , July 29, 1997; 62 FR 56132 , Oct. 29, 1997; 64 FR 46594 ,
Aug. 26, 1999; 66 FR 59732 , Nov. 30, 2001]
Goto Section: 69.110 | 69.112
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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