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FCC 54.902
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 54.902 Calculation of Interstate Common Line Support for transferred
exchanges.
(a) In the event that a rate-of-return carrier acquires exchanges from an
entity that is also a rate-of-return carrier, Interstate Common Line Support
for the transferred exchanges shall be distributed as follows.
(1) Each carrier may report its updated line counts to reflect the transfer
in the next quarterly line count filing pursuant to § 54.903(a)(1) that
applies to the period in which the transfer occurred. During a transition
period from the filing of the updated line counts until the end of the
funding year, the Administrator shall adjust the Interstate Common Line
Support received by each carrier based on the updated line counts and the
per-line Interstate Common Line Support, categorized by customer class and,
if applicable, disaggregation zone, of the selling carrier. If the acquiring
carrier does not file a quarterly update of its line counts, it will not
receive Interstate Common Line Support for those lines during the transition
period.
(2) Each carrier's projected data for the following funding year filed
pursuant to § 54.903(a)(3) shall reflect the transfer of exchanges.
(3) Each carrier's actual data filed pursuant to § 54.903(a)(4) shall reflect
the transfer of exchanges. All post-transaction Interstate Common Line
Support shall be subject to true up by the Administrator pursuant to
§ 54.903(b)(3).
(b) In the event that a rate-of-return carrier acquires exchanges from a
price cap carrier that are incorporated into one of the rate-of-return
carrier's existing study areas, Interstate Common Line Support for the
transferred exchanges shall be distributed as follows.
(1) The acquiring carrier may report its updated line counts for the study
area into which the acquired lines are incorporated in the next quarterly
line count filing pursuant to § 54.903(a)(1) that applies to the period in
which the transfer occurred. During a transition period from the filing of
the updated line counts until the end of the funding year, the Administrator
shall adjust the Interstate Common Line Support received by the acquiring
carrier based on the updated line counts and the per-line amounts Interstate
Common Line Support for the study area served by the acquiring carrier. If
necessary, the Administrator shall develop an average per-line support
amount to reflect various per-line amounts in multiple disaggregation zones
served by the acquiring carrier. If the acquiring carrier does not file a
quarterly update of its line counts, it will not receive Interstate Common
Line Support for those lines during the transition period.
(2) The acquiring carrier's projected data for the following funding year
filed pursuant to § 54.903(a)(3) shall reflect the transfer of exchanges.
(3) The acquiring carrier's actual data filed pursuant to § 54.903(a)(4)
shall reflect the transfer of exchanges. All post-transaction Interstate
Common Line Support shall be subject to true up by the Administrator
pursuant to § 54.903(b)(3).
(c) In the event that a rate-of-return carrier acquires exchanges from a
price cap carrier that are not incorporated into one of the rate-of-return
carrier's existing study areas, Interstate Common Line Support for the
transferred exchanges shall be distributed as follows.
(1) The acquiring rate-of-return may submit to the Administrator a projected
Interstate Common Line Revenue Requirement for the acquired exchanges for
the remainder of the funding year in the next quarterly report to the
Administrator. The Administrator shall distribute Interstate Common Line
Support pursuant to the partial year projected Interstate Common Line
Revenue Requirement for the remainder of the funding year. If the acquiring
carrier does not file a projected Interstate Common Line Revenue
Requirement, it will not receive Interstate Common Line Support for those
exchanges during the transition period.
(2) The acquiring carrier's projected data for the following funding year
filed pursuant to § 54.903(a)(3) shall reflect the transfer of exchanges.
(3) The acquiring carrier's actual data filed pursuant to § 54.903(a)(4)
shall reflect the transfer of exchanges. All post-transaction Interstate
Common Line Support shall be subject to true up by the Administrator
pursuant to § 54.903(b)(3)
(d) In the event that an entity other than a rate-of-return carrier acquires
exchanges from a rate-of-return carrier, per-line Interstate Common Line
Support will not transfer.
(e) This section does not alter any Commission rule governing the sale or
transfer of exchanges, including the definition of “study area” in part 36.
[ 66 FR 59728 , Nov. 30, 2001, as amended at 68 FR 31623 , May 28, 2003]
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Goto Section: 54.901 | 54.903
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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