Goto Section: 69.151 | 69.153 | Table of Contents
FCC 69.152
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 69.152 End user common line for price cap local exchange carriers.
(a) A charge that is expressed in dollars and cents per line per month shall
be assessed upon end users that subscribe to local exchange telephone
service or Centrex service to the extent they do not pay carrier common line
charges. A charge that is expressed in dollars and cents per line per month
shall be assessed upon providers of public telephones. Such charge shall be
assessed for each line between the premises of an end user, or public
telephone location, and a Class 5 office that is or may be used for local
exchange service transmissions.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) The charge for each subscriber line associated with a public telephone
shall be equal to the monthly charge computed in accordance with paragraph
(k) of this section.
(d)(1) Beginning July 1, 2000, in a study area that does not have deaveraged
End User Common Line Charges, the maximum monthly charge for each primary
residential or single-line business local exchange service subscriber line
shall be the lesser of:
(i) The Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line month as defined in Sec. 61.3(d)
of this chapter; or
(ii) The following:
(A) On July 1, 2000, $4.35.
(B) On July 1, 2001, $5.00.
(C) On July 1, 2002, $6.00.
(D) On July 1, 2003, $6.50.
(2) In the event that GDP-PI exceeds 6.5% or is less than 0%, the maximum
monthly charge in paragraph (d)(1)(ii) of this section and the cap will be
adjusted pursuant to Sec. 61.45(b)(1)(iii) of this chapter.
(e)(1) Beginning July 1, 2000, in a study area that does not have deaveraged
End User Common Line Charges, the maximum monthly charge for each
non-primary residential local exchange service subscriber line shall be the
lesser of:
(i) $7.00; or
(ii) The greater of:
(A) The rate as of June 30, 2000 less reductions needed to ensure over
recovery of CMT Revenues does not occur; or
(B) The Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line month as defined in Sec. 61.3(d)
of this chapter.
(2) In the event that GDP-PI is greater than 6.5% or is less than 0%, the
maximum monthly charge in paragraph (e)(1)(i) of this section and the cap
will be adjusted pursuant to Sec. 61.45(b)(1)(iii) of this chapter.
(3) Where the local exchange carrier provides a residential line to another
carrier so that the other carrier may resell that residential line to a
residence that already receives a primary residential line, the local
exchange carrier may collect the non-primary residential charge described in
paragraph (e) of this section from the other carrier.
(f) The charge for each primary residential local exchange service
subscriber line shall be the same as the charge for each single-line
business local exchange service subscriber line.
(g) A line shall be deemed to be a residential subscriber line if the
subscriber pays a rate for such line that is described as a residential rate
in the local exchange service tariff.
(h) Effective July 1, 1999, only one of the residential subscriber lines a
price cap local exchange carrier provides to a location shall be deemed to
be a primary residential line.
(1) Effective July 1, 1999, for purposes of Sec. 69.152(h) of this chapter,
“residential subscriber line” includes residential lines that a price cap
local exchange carrier provides to a competitive local exchange carrier that
resells the line and on which the price cap local exchange carrier may
assess access charges.
(2) Effective July 1, 1999, if a customer subscribes to residential lines
from a price cap local exchange carrier and at least one reseller of the
price cap local exchange carrier's lines, the line sold by the price cap
local exchange carrier shall be the primary line, except that if a resold
price cap LEC line is already the primary line, the resold line will remain
the primary line should a price cap local exchange carrier subsequently sell
an additional line to that residence.
(i) A line shall be deemed to be a single-line business subscriber line if
the subscriber pays a rate that is not described as a residential rate in
the local exchange service tariff and does not obtain more than one such
line from a particular telephone company.
(j) No charge shall be assessed for any WATS access line.
(k)(1) Beginning on July 1, 2000, for any study area that does not have
deaveraged End User Common Line charges and in the absence of voluntary
reductions, the maximum monthly End User Common Line Charge for multi-line
business lines will be the lesser of:
(i) $9.20; or
(ii) The greater of:
(A) The rate as of June 30, 2000, less reductions needed to ensure over
recovery of CMT Revenues does not occur; or
(B) The Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line month as defined in Sec. 61.3(d)
of this chapter.
Note to paragraph(k)(1): Except when the local exchange carrier reduces the
rate through voluntary reductions, the multi-line business End User Common
Line charge will be frozen until the study area's multi-line business PICC
and CCL charge are eliminated.
(2) In the event that GDP-PI is greater than 6.5% or is less than 0%, the
maximum monthly charge in paragraph (k)(1)(i) of this section and the cap
will be adjusted pursuant to Sec. 61.45(b)(1)(iii) of this chapter.
(l)(1) Beginning January 1, 1998, local exchange carrier shall assess no
more than one End User Common Line charge as calculated under the applicable
method under paragraph (e) of this section for Basic Rate Interface
integrated services digital network (ISDN) service.
(2) Local exchange carriers shall assess no more than five End User Common
Line charges as calculated under paragraph (k) of this section for Primary
Rate Interface ISDN service.
(m) In the event the local exchange carrier charges less than the maximum
End User Common Line charge for any subscriber lines, the local exchange
carrier may not recover the difference between the amount collected and the
maximum from carrier common line charges or PICCs.
(n)–(p) [Reserved]
(q) End User Common Line Charge De-Averaging. Beginning on July 1, 2000,
local exchange carriers may geographically deaverage End User Common Line
charges subject to the following conditions:
(1) In order for a price cap local exchange carrier to be allowed to
de-average End User Common Line charges within a study area, the price cap
local exchange carrier must have state Commission approved geographically
deaveraged rates for UNE loops within that study area. Except where a LEC
geographically deaverages through voluntary reductions, before a price cap
local exchange carrier may geographically deaverage its End User Common Line
rates, its Originating and Terminating CCL and Multi-line Business PICC
rates in that study area must equal $0.00.
(2) All geographic deaveraging of End User Common Line charges by customer
class within a study area must be according to the state commission-approved
UNE loop zone. Solely for the purposes of determining interstate subscriber
line charges and the interstate access universal service support described
in Sec. Sec. 54.806 and 54.807 of this chapter, a price cap local exchange carrier
may not have more than four geographic End User Common Line Charge/Universal
Service zones absent a review by the Commission. Where a price cap local
exchange carrier has more than four state-created UNE zones and the
Commission has not approved use of additional zones, the price cap local
exchange carrier will determine, at its discretion, which state-created UNE
zones to consolidate so that it has no more than four zones for the purpose
of determining interstate subscriber line charges and interstate access
universal service support.
(3) Within a given zone, Multi-line Business End User Common Line rates
cannot fall below Primary Residential and Single-Line Business or
Non-Primary Residential End User Common Line charges. Non-Primary End User
Common Line charges cannot fall below Primary Residential and Single-Line
Business charges.
(4) For any given class of customer in any given zone, the Zone deaveraged
End User Common Line Charge in that zone must be greater than or equal to
the Zone deaveraged End User Common Line charge in the zone with the next
lower Zone Average Revenue Per Line.
(5) The sum of all revenues per month that would be generated from all
deaveraged End User Common Line charges in all zones within a study area
plus Interstate Access Universal Service Support per Line month (as defined
in Sec. 54.807 of this chapter) for the applicable customer classes and zones
receiving such support multiplied by corresponding base period lines,
divided by the number of base period lines in that study area cannot exceed
Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line month as defined in Sec. 61.3(d) of this
chapter for that study area. In addition, the sum of revenues per month that
would be generated from all deaveraged End User Common Line charges in all
End User Common Line charge deaveraging zones within a study area plus
revenues per month from all End User Common Line charge, multi-line business
PICC and CCL charges from study areas within that study area that have not
geographically deaveraged End User Common Line charges plus the sum of all
Interstate Access Universal Service Support per Line month (as defined in
Sec. 54.807 of this chapter) for the applicable customer classes and zones
receiving such support, multiplied by the corresponding base period lines
for the applicable customer classes and zones within the study area, divided
by the number of total base period lines in the study area cannot exceed
Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line month as defined in Sec. 61.3(d) of this
chapter for the study area.
(6) Maximum charge. The maximum zone deaveraged End User Common Line Charge
that may be charged in any zone is the applicable cap specified in
Sec. 69.152(d)(1), Sec. 69.152(e)(1)(i) or Sec. 69.152 (k)(1)(i) Zone Average Revenue
Per Line is the Average Price Cap CMT Revenue per Line month allocated to a
particular state-defined zone used for deaveraging of UNE loop prices. The
zone average revenue per line is computed pursuant to Sec. 61.3 (zz) of this
chapter.
(7) Minimum charge. Except where a local exchange carrier chooses to lower
the deaveraged End User Common Line charge through voluntary reductions, the
minimum zone deaveraged End User Common Line charge in any zone in a study
area is at least the Minimum End User Common Line charge. Minimum End User
Common Line charge is Zone Average Revenue Per Line for the zone with the
lowest Zone Average Revenue Per Line in that study area plus an amount per
line calculated to recover the difference between Interstate Access
Universal Service Support Per Line (as defined in Sec. 54.807 of this chapter)
multiplied by base period lines for the applicable customer class and zones
receiving such support and Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues, first from
Zone 1 until the End User Common Line charges in Zone 1 equal the End User
Common Line charges in Zone 2, and then from lines in Zones 1 and 2 equally
until the End User Common Line charges in those Zones reach Zone 3 (with all
End User Common Line charges subject to the applicable residential and
multi-line business lines nominal caps).
(i) For the purposes of this part, “Study Area Above Benchmark Revenues” is
the sum of all Zone Above Benchmark Revenues.
(ii) For the purposes of this part, “Zone Above Benchmark Revenues” is
calculated as follows:
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.
(8) Voluntary Reductions. A “Voluntary Reduction” is one in which the local
exchange carrier reduces prices other than through offset of net increases
in End User Common Line charge revenues or Interstate Access Universal
Service support received pursuant to Sec. 54.807 of this chapter, or through
increases in other zone deaveraged End User Common Line charges.
[ 65 FR 38701 , June 21, 2000; 65 FR 57744 , Sept. 26, 2000]
Goto Section: 69.151 | 69.153
Goto Year: 2007 |
2009
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