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FCC 61.38
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 61.38 Supporting information to be submitted with letters of transmittal.
(a) Scope. This section applies to dominant carriers whose gross annual
revenues exceed $500,000 for the most recent 12 month period of operations
or are estimated to exceed $500,000 for a representative 12 month period.
Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers serving 50,000 or fewer access lines in a
given study area that are described as subset 3 carriers in § 69.602 of this
chapter may submit Access Tariff filings for that study area pursuant to
either this section or § 61.39. However, the Commission may require any
issuing carrier to submit such information as may be necessary for a review
of a tariff filing. This section (other than the preceding sentence of this
paragraph) shall not apply to tariff filings proposing rates for services
identified in § 61.42 (d), (e), and (g).
(b) Explanation and data supporting either changes or new tariff offerings.
The material to be submitted for a tariff change which affects rates or
charges or for a tariff offering a new service, must include an explanation
of the changed or new matter, the reasons for the filing, the basis of
ratemaking employed, and economic information to support the changed or new
matter.
(1) For a tariff change the issuing carrier must submit the following,
including complete explanations of the bases for the estimates.
(i) A cost of service study for all elements for the most recent 12 month
period;
(ii) A study containing a projection of costs for a representative 12 month
period;
(iii) Estimates of the effect of the changed matter on the traffic and
revenues from the service to which the changed matter applies, the issuing
carrier's other service classifications, and the carrier's overall traffic
and revenues. These estimates must include the projected effects on the
traffic and revenues for the same representative 12 month period used in
(b)(1)(ii) above.
(2) For a tariff filing offering a new service, the issuing carrier must
submit the following, including complete explanations of the bases for the
estimates.
(i) A study containing a projection of costs for a representative 12 month
period; and
(ii) Estimates of the effect of the new matter on the traffic and revenues
from the service to which the new matter applies, the issuing carrier's
other service classifications, and the issuing carrier's overall traffic and
revenues. These estimates must include the projected effects on the traffic
and revenues for the same representative 12 month period used in paragraph
(b)(2)(i) of this section.
(3) [Reserved]
(4) For a tariff that introduces a system of density pricing zones, as
described in § 69.123 of this chapter, the issuing carrier must, before
filing its tariff, submit a density pricing zone plan including, inter alia,
documentation sufficient to establish that the system of zones reasonably
reflects cost-related characteristics, such as the density of total
interstate traffic in central offices located in the respective zones, and
receive approval of its proposed plan.
(c) Working papers and statistical data. (1) Concurrently with the filing of
any tariff change or tariff filing for a service not previously offered, the
issuing carrier must file the working papers containing the information
underlying the data supplied in response to paragraph (b) of this section,
and a clear explanation of how the working papers relate to that
information.
(2) All statistical studies must be submitted and supported in the form
prescribed in § 1.363 of this chapter.
(d) Form and content of additional material to be submitted with certain
rate increases. In the circumstances set out in paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of
this section, the issuing carrier must submit all additional cost, marketing
and other data underlying the working papers to justify a proposed rate
increase. The issuing carrier must submit this information in suitable form
to serve as the carrier's direct case in the event the rate increase is set
by the Commission for investigation.
(1) Rate increases affecting single services or tariffed items.
(i) A rate increase in any service or tariffed item which results in more
than $1 million in additional annual revenues, calculated on the basis of
existing quantities in service, without regard to the percentage increase in
such revenues; or
(ii) A single rate increase in any service or tariffed item, or successive
rate increases in the same service or tariffed item within a 12 month
period, either of which results in:
(A) At least a 10 percent increase in annual revenues from that service or
tariffed item, and
(B) At least $100,000 in additional annual revenues, both calculated on the
basis of existing quantities in service.
(2) Rate increases affecting more than one service or tariffed item.
(i) A general rate increase in more than one service or tariffed item
occurring at one time, which results in more than $1 million in additional
revenues calculated on the basis of existing quantities in service, without
regard to the percentage increase in such revenues; or
(ii) A general rate increase in more than one service or tariffed item
occurring at one time, or successive general rate increases in the same
services or tariffed items occurring within a 12 month period, either of
which results in:
(A) At least a 10 percent increase in annual revenues from those services or
tariffed items, and
(B) At least $100,000 in additional annual revenues, both calculated on the
basis of existing quantities in service.
(e) Submission of explanation and data by connecting carriers. If the
changed or new matter is being filed by the issuing carrier at the request
of a connecting carrier, the connecting carrier must provide the data
required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section on the date the issuing
carrier files the tariff matter with the Commission.
(f) Copies of explanation and data to customers. Concurrently with the
filing of any rate for special construction (or special assembly equipment
and arrangements) developed on the basis of estimated costs, the issuing
carrier must transmit to the customer a copy of the explanation and data
required by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section.
(g) On each page of cost support material submitted pursuant to this
section, the issuing carrier shall indicate the transmittal number under
which that page was submitted.
[ 76 FR 43211 , July 20, 2011]
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