§ 69.113   Non-premium charges for MTS-WATS equivalent services.

   (a) Charges that are computed in accordance with this section shall be
   assessed upon interexchange carriers or other persons that receive access
   that  is  not  deemed  to be premium access as this term in defined in
   § 69.105(b)(1) in lieu of carrier charges that are computed in accordance
   with § § 69.105, 69.106, 69.118, 69.124, and 69.127.

   (b) The non-premium charge for the Carrier Common Line element shall be
   computed by multiplying the premium charge for such element by .45.

   (c) For telephone companies that are not subject to price cap regulation as
   that term is defined in § 61.3(x) of this chapter, the non-premium charge for
   the Local Switching element shall be computed by multiplying a hypothetical
   premium charge for such element by .45. The hypothetical premium charge for
   such element shall be computed by dividing the annual revenue requirement
   for each element by the sum of the projected access minutes for such period
   and a number that is computed by multiplying the projected non-premium
   minutes for such element for such period by .45. For telephone companies
   that are price cap carriers, the non-premium charge for the Local Switching
   element shall be computed by multiplying the premium charge for such element
   by .45. Though June 30, 1993, the non-premium charge shall be computed by
   multiplying the LS2 charge for such element by .45.

   (d) The non-premium charge or charges for the interconnection charge element
   shall be computed by multiplying the corresponding premium charge or charges
   by .45.

   (e) The non-premium charge for any BSEs in local switching shall be computed
   by multiplying the premium charge for the corresponding BSEs by .45.

   [ 54 FR 6293 , Feb. 9, 1989, as amended at  55 FR 42386 , Oct. 19, 1990;  55 FR 50559 , Dec. 7, 1990;  56 FR 33881 , July 24, 1991;  57 FR 54721 , Nov. 20, 1992;
    59 FR 10304 , Mar. 4, 1994;  64 FR 46594 , Aug. 26, 1999]

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