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FCC 54.319
Revised as of October 1, 2014
Goto Year:2013 |
2015
§ 54.319 Elimination of high-cost support in areas with 100 percent
coverage by an unsubsidized competitor.
(a) Universal service support shall be eliminated in an incumbent local
exchange carrier study area where an unsubsidized competitor, or
combination of unsubsidized competitors, as defined in § 54.5, offers
to 100 percent of residential and business locations in the study area
voice and broadband service at speeds of at least 4 Mbps downstream/1
Mbps upstream, with latency suitable for real-time applications,
including Voice over Internet Protocol, and usage capacity that is
reasonably comparable to comparable offerings in urban areas, at rates
that are reasonably comparable to rates for comparable offerings in
urban areas.
(b) After a determination there is a 100 percent overlap, the incumbent
local exchange carrier shall receive the following amount of high-cost
support:
(1) In the first year, two-thirds of the lesser of the incumbent's
total 2010 high-cost support or $3000 times the number of reported
lines as of year-end 2010;
(2) In the second year, one-third of the lesser of the incumbent's
total 2010 high-cost support or $3000 times the number of reported
lines as of year-end 2010;
(3) In the third year and thereafter, no support shall be paid.
[ 79 FR 39190 , July 9, 2014]
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