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FCC 54.403
Revised as of October 5, 2017
Goto Year:2016 |
2018
§ 54.403 Lifeline support amount.
(a) The federal Lifeline support amount for all eligible
telecommunications carriers shall equal:
(1) Basic support amount. Federal Lifeline support in the amount of
$9.25 per month will be made available to an eligible
telecommunications carrier providing Lifeline service to a qualifying
low-income consumer, except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this
section, if that carrier certifies to the Administrator that it will
pass through the full amount of support to the qualifying low-income
consumer and that it has received any non-federal regulatory approvals
necessary to implement the rate reduction.
(2) For a Lifeline provider offering either standalone voice service,
subject to the minimum service standards set forth in § 54.408, or voice
service with broadband below the minimum standards set forth in
§ 54.408, the support levels will be as follows:
(i) Until December 1, 2019, the support amount will be $9.25 per month.
(ii) From December 1, 2019 until November 30, 2020, the support amount
will be $7.25 per month.
(iii) From December 1, 2020 until November 30, 2021, the support amount
will be $5.25 per month.
(iv) On December 1, 2021, standalone voice service, or voice service
not bundled with broadband which meets the minimum standards set forth
in § 54.408, will not be eligible for Lifeline support unless the
Commission has previously determined otherwise.
(v) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(2)(iv) of this section, on December
1, 2021, the support amount for standalone voice service, or voice
service not bundled with broadband which meets the minimum standards
set forth in § 54.408, provided by a provider that is the only Lifeline
provider in a Census block will be the support amount specified in
paragraph (a)(2)(iii) of this section.
(3) Tribal lands support amount. Additional federal Lifeline support of
up to $25 per month will be made available to an eligible
telecommunications carrier providing Lifeline service to an eligible
resident of Tribal lands, as defined in § 54.400 (e), to the extent that
the eligible telecommunications carrier certifies to the Administrator
that it will pass through the full Tribal lands support amount to the
qualifying eligible resident of Tribal lands and that it has received
any non-federal regulatory approvals necessary to implement the
required rate reduction.
(b) Application of Lifeline discount amount. (1) Eligible
telecommunications carriers that charge federal End User Common Line
charges or equivalent federal charges must apply federal Lifeline
support to waive the federal End User Common Line charges for Lifeline
subscribers. Such carriers must apply any additional federal support
amount to a qualifying low-income consumer's intrastate rate, if the
carrier has received the non-federal regulatory approvals necessary to
implement the required rate reduction. Other eligible
telecommunications carriers must apply the federal Lifeline support
amount, plus any additional support amount, to reduce the cost of any
generally available residential service plan or package offered by such
carriers that provides voice telephony service as described in § 54.101,
and charge Lifeline subscribers the resulting amount.
(2) [Reserved]
[ 77 FR 12967 , Mar. 2, 2012, as amended at 81 FR 33090 , May 24, 2016]
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Goto Section: 54.401 | 54.404
Goto Year: 2016 |
2018
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