§  54.1504   Term of Stage 2 fixed support and phase-down of legacy fixed
support.

   (a) Term of support. Support awarded through Stage 2 of the fixed
   Uniendo a Puerto Rico Fund and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall be
   provided for ten years.

   (b) Phase-down of legacy support. Stage 2 of the fixed Uniendo a Puerto
   Rico and of the fixed Connect USVI Fund shall replace the legacy frozen
   high-cost support for the Territories. Beginning on a date determined
   by the Wireline Competition Bureau and announced by public notice
   following authorization of a winning application, frozen support
   recipient carriers will receive 2⁄3 frozen fixed support amortized for
   the first 12 months following the date announced by public notice; 1⁄3
   frozen fixed support amortized over the second 12-month period; and
   zero frozen support thereafter.