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FCC 51.513
Revised as of October 2, 2015
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2016
§ 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(1) Any rate established through use of such proxies shall be superseded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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