§ 54.514   Payment for discounted services.

   (a)  Invoice  filing  deadline.  Invoices  must  be  submitted  to the
   Administrator:

   (1) 120 days after the last day to receive service, or

   (2)  120  days after the date of the FCC Form 486 Notification Letter,
   whichever is later.

   (b)  Invoice deadline extension. In advance of the deadline calculated
   pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section, service providers or billed
   entities may request a one-time extension of the invoicing deadline. The
   Administrator  shall  grant  a 120 day extension of the invoice filing
   deadline, if it is timely requested.

   (c)  Choice  of payment method. Service providers providing discounted
   services  under  this  subpart in any funding year shall, prior to the
   submission of the FCC Form 471, permit the billed entity to choose the
   method of payment for the discounted services from those methods approved by
   the Administrator, including by making a full, undiscounted payment and
   receiving  subsequent  reimbursement  of  the discount amount from the
   Administrator.

   [ 79 FR 49203 , Aug. 19, 2014]

   Effective Date Note: At  79 FR 49203 , Aug. 19, 2014, § 54.514 was revised.
   Paragraphs (a) and (c) will not become effective until July 1, 2016.

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