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FCC 54.407
Revised as of October 5, 2017
Goto Year:2016 |
2018
§ 54.407 Reimbursement for offering Lifeline.
(a) Universal service support for providing Lifeline shall be provided
directly to an eligible telecommunications carrier based on the number
of actual qualifying low-income customers it serves directly as of the
first day of the month. After the National Verifier is deployed in a
state, reimbursement shall be provided to an eligible
telecommunications carrier based on the number of actual qualifying
low-income customers it serves directly as of the first day of the
month found in the National Verifier.
(b) For each qualifying low-income consumer receiving Lifeline service,
the reimbursement amount shall equal the federal support amount,
including the support amounts described in § 54.403(a) and (c). The
eligible telecommunications carrier's universal service support
reimbursement shall not exceed the carrier's rate for that offering, or
similar offerings, subscribed to by consumers who do not qualify for
Lifeline.
(c) An eligible telecommunications carrier offering a Lifeline service
that does not require the eligible telecommunications carrier to assess
and collect a monthly fee from its subscribers:
(1) Shall not receive universal service support for a subscriber to
such Lifeline service until the subscriber activates the service by
whatever means specified by the carrier, such as completing an outbound
call; and
(2) After service activation, an eligible telecommunications carrier
shall only continue to receive universal service support reimbursement
for such Lifeline service provided to subscribers who have used the
service within the last 30 days, or who have cured their non-usage as
provided for in § 54.405(e)(3). Any of these activities, if undertaken
by the subscriber, will establish “usage” of the Lifeline service:
(i) Completion of an outbound call or usage of data;
(ii) Purchase of minutes or data from the eligible telecommunications
carrier to add to the subscriber's service plan;
(iii) Answering an incoming call from a party other than the eligible
telecommunications carrier or the eligible telecommunications carrier's
agent or representative;
(iv) Responding to direct contact from the eligible communications
carrier and confirming that he or she wants to continue receiving
Lifeline service; or
(v) Sending a text message.
(d) In order to receive universal service support reimbursement, an
officer of each eligible telecommunications carrier must certify, as
part of each request for reimbursement, that:
(1) The eligible telecommunications carrier is in compliance with all
of the rules in this subpart; and
(2) The eligible telecommunications carrier has obtained valid
certification and recertification forms to the extent required under
this subpart for each of the subscribers for whom it is seeking
reimbursement.
(e) In order to receive universal service support reimbursement, an
eligible telecommunications carrier must keep accurate records of the
revenues it forgoes in providing Lifeline services. Such records shall
be kept in the form directed by the Administrator and provided to the
Administrator at intervals as directed by the Administrator or as
provided in this subpart.
[ 77 FR 12970 , Mar. 2, 2012, as amended at 77 FR 38534 , June 28, 2012;
80 FR 35577 , June 22, 2015; 80 FR 40935 , July 14, 2015; 81 FR 33091 ,
May 24, 2016]
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Goto Section: 54.405 | 54.408
Goto Year: 2016 |
2018
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