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FCC 51.513
Revised as of October 1, 2009
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2010
§ 51.513 Proxies for forward-looking economic cost.
(a) A state commission may determine that the cost information
available to it with respect to one or more elements does not support
the adoption of a rate or rates that are consistent with the
requirements set forth in § § 51.505 and 51.511. In that event, the state
commission may establish a rate for an element that is consistent with
the proxies specified in this section, provided that:
(1) Any rate established through use of such proxies shall be
superseded once the state commission has completed review of a cost
study that complies with the forward-looking economic cost based
pricing methodology described in § § 51.505 and 51.511, and has concluded
that such study is a reasonable basis for establishing element rates;
and
(2) The state commission sets forth in writing a reasonable basis for
its selection of a particular rate for the element.
(b) The constraints on proxy-based rates described in this section
apply on a geographically averaged basis. For purposes of determining
whether geographically deaveraged rates for elements comply with the
provisions of this section, a geographically averaged proxy-based rate
shall be computed based on the weighted average of the actual,
geographically deaveraged rates that apply in separate geographic areas
in a state.
(c) Proxies for specific elements —(1) Local loops. For each state
listed below, the proxy-based monthly rate for unbundled local loops,
on a statewide weighted average basis, shall be no greater than the
figures listed in the table below. (The Commission has not established
a default proxy ceiling for loop rates in Alaska.)
Table
State Proxy ceiling
Alabama $17.25
Arizona 12.85
Arkansas 21.18
California 11.10
Colorado 14.97
Connecticut 13.23
Delaware 13.24
District of Columbia 10.81
Florida 13.68
Georgia 16.09
Hawaii 15.27
Idaho 20.16
Illinois 13.12
Indiana 13.29
Iowa 15.94
Kansas 19.85
Kentucky 16.70
Louisiana 16.98
Maine 18.69
Maryland 13.36
Massachusetts 9.83
Michigan 15.27
Minnesota 14.81
Mississippi 21.97
Missouri 18.32
Montana 25.18
Nebraska 18.05
Nevada 18.95
New Hampshire 16.00
New Jersey 12.47
New Mexico 18.66
New York 11.75
North Carolina 16.71
North Dakota 25.36
Ohio 15.73
Oklahoma 17.63
Oregon 15.44
Pennsylvania 12.30
Puerto Rico 12.47
Rhode Island 11.48
South Carolina 17.07
South Dakota 25.33
Tennessee 17.41
Texas 15.49
Utah 15.12
Vermont 20.13
Virginia 14.13
Washington 13.37
West Virginia 19.25
Wisconsin 15.94
Wyoming 25.11
(2) Local switching . (i) The blended proxy-based rate for the
usage-sensitive component of the unbundled local switching element,
including the switching matrix, the functionalities used to provide
vertical features, and the trunk ports, shall be no greater than 0.4
cents ($0.004) per minute, and no less than 0.2 cents ($0.002) per
minute, except that, where a state commission has, before August 8,
1996, established a rate less than or equal to 0.5 cents ($0.005) per
minute, that rate may be retained pending completion of a
forward-looking economic cost study. If a flat-rated charge is
established for these components, it shall be converted to a per-minute
rate by dividing the projected average minutes of use per flat-rated
subelement, for purposes of assessing compliance with this proxy. A
weighted average of such flat-rate or usage-sensitive charges shall be
used in appropriate circumstances, such as when peak and off-peak
charges are used.
(ii) The blended proxy-based rate for the line port component of the
local switching element shall be no less than $1.10, and no more than
$2.00, per line port per month for ports used in the delivery of basic
residential and business exchange services.
(3) Dedicated transmission links. The proxy-based rates for dedicated
transmission links shall be no greater than the incumbent LEC's
tariffed interstate charges for comparable entrance facilities or
direct-trunked transport offerings, as described in § § 69.110 and 69.112
of this chapter.
(4) Shared transmission facilities between tandem switches and end
offices. The proxy-based rates for shared transmission facilities
between tandem switches and end offices shall be no greater than the
weighted per-minute equivalent of DS1 and DS3 interoffice dedicated
transmission link 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 a loading factor of 9,000
minutes per month per voice-grade circuit, as described in § 69.112 of
this chapter.
(5) Tandem switching. The proxy-based rate for tandem switching shall
be no greater than 0.15 cents ($0.0015) per minute of use.
(6) Collocation. To the extent that the incumbent LEC offers a
comparable form of collocation in its interstate expanded
interconnection tariffs, as described in § § 64.1401 and 69.121 of this
chapter, the proxy-based rates for collocation shall be no greater than
the effective rates for equivalent services in the interstate expanded
interconnection tariff. To the extent that the incumbent LEC does not
offer a comparable form of collocation in its interstate expanded
interconnection tariffs, a state commission may, in its discretion,
establish a proxy-based rate, provided that the state commission sets
forth in writing a reasonable basis for concluding that its rate would
approximate the result of a forward-looking economic cost study, as
described in § 51.505.
(7) Signaling, call-related database, and other elements. To the extent
that the incumbent LEC has established rates for offerings comparable
to other elements in its interstate access tariffs, and has provided
cost support for those rates pursuant to § 61.49(h) of this chapter, the
proxy-based rates for those elements shall be no greater than the
effective rates for equivalent services in the interstate access
tariffs. In other cases, the proxy-based rate shall be no greater than
a rate based on direct costs plus a reasonable allocation of overhead
loadings, pursuant to § 61.49(h) of this chapter.
[ 61 FR 45619 , Aug. 29, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 52709 , Oct. 8, 1996]
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