§  36.381   Carrier access charge billing and collecting expense.

   (a) This classification includes the revenue accounting functions
   associated with the billing and collecting of access charges to
   interexchange carriers.

   (b) Of access charges other than end user common line access charges
   are assessed for the origination or termination of intrastate services
   in a particular state, one-half of such expense shall be apportioned to
   interstate operations. If no such access charges are assessed in a
   particular state, all such expense shall be assigned to interstate
   operations.

   (c) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2010, study areas subject
   to price cap regulation, pursuant to § 61.41 of this chapter, shall
   assign the balance of Account 6620–Services to the Carrier access
   charge billing and collecting expense classification based on the
   relative percentage assignment of the balance of Account 6620 to that
   classification during the twelve month period ending December 31, 2000.

   (d) Effective July 1, 2001, through June 30, 2010, all study areas
   shall apportion Carrier access charge billing and collecting expense
   among the jurisdictions using the allocation factor, pursuant to
   § 36.381(b), for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2000.

   [ 52 FR 17229 , May 6, 1987, as amended at  66 FR 33208 , June 21, 2001]