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  • eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost by fifteen percent. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (q), (r), (s), and (t). Row 1960 - The definition of this row is revised to read: ``Universal Service Fund - High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 - 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers).'' Row 1970 - The definition of this row is revised to read: ``Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as
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  • Small Telecommunications Companies. See 47 C.F.R. Sections 69.605(c) and 69.606. 47 C.F.R. § 69.606(a). 47 C.F.R. § 69.606(b). Once average schedule formulas are approved or modified, they are included in the computation of NECA's annual interstate access tariff rates, and normally scheduled to become effective in the next tariff period (July 1 - June 30). See generally, 47 C.F.R § 36.601 et. seq. See e.g., NECA's Proposed Revisions to the Average Schedules, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 4068, 4070-71. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.125(f) and 54.301. As of January 1, 1998, the Commission's rules require that the subsidy corresponding in amount to that generated formerly by DEM weighting be recovered from universal service support mechanisms. The remainder of local
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • seller's support would have been phased down. Id. at para. 22. The Commission also sought comment on whether to continue applying section 54.305 to transfers of telephone exchanges between non-rural carriers following phase-down. Id. at paras. 23-24. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • telephones is approximately 46 percent. See New Mexico Certification Order at 2. See Letter from James A. Casey, Attorney for Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. to Magalie Roman Salas, FCC, dated January 17, 2001, at 2. filed as an enclosure a Letter from, dated January 17, 2001, at See 47 C.F.R. § 36.631. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). In the First Report and Order, the Commission retained the indexed cap on the growth of the existing high-cost fund. First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8940. The indexed cap, originally adopted in 1993, limits the maximum growth in the total amount of support available from the high-cost fund to the previous year's support amount, increased by an
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  • rules or until rural high-cost reform is complete. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Thirteenth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-428 (rel. Dec. 8, 2000). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost by 15 percent. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost by 15 percent. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • that San Carlos has incurred but for which San Carlos has not yet received support. For example, in accordance with sections 36.611 and 36.612 of the Commission's rules, San Carlos has not received all the support to which it is entitled for costs incurred in 2000. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.611, 36.612. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). The Commission recently modified its rules to provide for separate indexed caps on rural high-cost loop support and non-rural interim hold-harmless support. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, and Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Fourteenth Report and Order, Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice
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  • of Section 69.605 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed Feb. 6, 2001) (requesting expedited action on the Motion for Stay). Letter from Lisa Zaina, Acting Deputy, Federal Communications Commission Common Carrier Bureau, to John A. Ricker, Executive Director-Universal Service Program Support, National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (Aug. 4, 1999) (Aug. 4 Bureau Letter). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601 to 36.641. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.2(a). See Aug. 4 Bureau Letter at 1. See Aug. 4 Bureau Letter at 1-2. See Letter from David A. Irwin, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, P.C., to Jane Mago, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Attachment (July 17, 2001). See Letter from David A. Irwin, Irwin, Campbell & Tannenwald, P.C., to Dorothy Attwood, Chief, Federal
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  • the event that support provided to a non-rural carrier in a given state is less under the forward-looking methodology, the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. On May 23, 2001, the Commission reformed the high-cost support mechanism for rural carriers. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Fourteenth Report and Order and Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, CC Docket No. 00-256, Report and Order,
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • seller's support would have been phased down. Id. at para. 22. The Commission also sought comment on whether to continue applying section 54.305 to transfers of telephone exchanges between non-rural carriers following phase-down. Id. at paras. 23-24. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • to simplify average schedule process in a pending rulemaking proceeding. See 2000 Biennial Review-Requirements Governing the NECA Board of Directors under Section 69.602 of the Commission's Rules And Requirement for the Computation of Average Schedule Company Payments under Section 69.606 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 01-174, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 16 FCC Rcd 16027 (2001). 47 C.F.R. § 36.601 et seq.; see also 47 U.S.C. § 254. 47 C.F.R. § 36.631. 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.613, 36.631. This support is referred to as an ``expense adjustment'' because it permits carriers with high loop costs to assign a greater portion of loop-related costs to the interstate jurisdiction than would be permitted otherwise under the Commission's jurisdictional separations
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  • on ACS of Fairbanks, Inc.'s (ACS-F) Petition for Declaratory Ruling and Other Relief, which was filed on July 24, 2002. ACS-F requests the Commission to declare that no competitive eligible telecommunications carrier (CETC) that provides supported services using loops purchased as unbundled network elements (UNEs) pursuant to Section 51.307 of the Commission's rules shall receive high-cost loop support under Sections 36.601, et seq., and 54.307, unless the UNE price for the loop exceeds 115 percent of the national average loop cost calculated pursuant to Section 36.631. ACS-F also asks the Commission to declare that no CETC whose loop costs are below this threshold will receive high-cost loop support, and to order the Universal Service Administrative Company to suspend high-cost loop support
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  • allocate additional local loop costs to the interstate jurisdiction and recover those costs through the universal service mechanism. Legal Basis: Sec. 4; 48 Stat. 1066, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154. Sec. 205, 219, 220, 221(c), 48 Stat. 1077 as amended, 1078; 47 U.S.C. §§ 154, 205, 219, 220, 221(c). SUBPART F - UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND Section Number and Title 36.601 General. 36.621 Study area total unseparated loop cost. National and study area average unseparated loop costs. PART 61 - TARIFFS SUBPART H - APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL PERMISSION Brief Description: The Part 61 rules are designed to implement the provisions of sections 201, 202, 203 and 204 of the Communications Act and ensure that rates are just, reasonable, and not unjustly
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers directs support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b)-(f). See also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Fourteenth Report and
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers directs support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. . See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b)-(f). See also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Fourteenth Report
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  • 80-286, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 5 FCC Rcd 5974 (1990). Pending Commission review of a study area waiver request and consistent with Part 36 of the Commission's rules, parties involved in the transfer of access lines are reminded to continue filing combined cost data for the subject study area with the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Such cost data is used by NECA to determine carrier eligibility for high-cost universal service support. 47 C.F.R. § 54.305. The mechanism for non-rural carriers directs support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. In the event that support provided to a non-rural carrier in a given state is
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  • rules, are used in calculating the carrier's Part 36 expense adjustments. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. Part 36, subpart F. The costs used in calculating a carrier's average cost per loop are specified in 47 C.F.R. § 36.621(a). Under Part 36 of our rules, high-cost loop support payments become effective for a 12-month period beginning January 1. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601 et seq. National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed Modifications to the 1998-99 Interstate Average Schedule Formulas, Order, DA 99-530, 14 FCC Rcd 4049, 4051-55 paras. 6-12 (Accounting Safeguards Div. 1999) (Bureau 1999 Order); National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed 2000 Modification of Average Schedule Universal Service Formulas, Order, DA 00-588, 15 FCC Rcd 5065, 5067-68 paras. 5-7 (Accounting Safeguards Div.
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers directs support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b)-(f). See also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Fourteenth Report and
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  • rules, are used in calculating the carrier's Part 36 expense adjustments. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. Part 36, subpart F. The costs used in calculating a carrier's average cost per loop are specified in 47 C.F.R. § 36.621(a). Under Part 36 of our rules, high-cost loop support payments become effective for a 12-month period beginning January 1. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601 et seq. National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed Modifications to the 1998-99 Interstate Average Schedule Formulas, Order, DA 99-530, 14 FCC Rcd 4049, 4051-55 paras. 6-12 (Accounting Safeguards Div. 1999) (Bureau 1999 Order); National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed 2000 Modification of Average Schedule Universal Service Formulas, Order, DA 00-588, 15 FCC Rcd 5065, 5067-68 paras. 5-7 (Accounting Safeguards Div.
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  • the Computation of Average Schedule Payments Under Section 69.606 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 01-174, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 16 FCC Rcd 16027 (2001). See 2000 Updated Staff Report at para. 53. The specific sections are: 47 U.S.C. §§ 36.701, 51.211, 51.515(b)-(c), 53.101, 53.201(a)-(b), 54.701(b)-(e), 64.1320, 64.1903(c), 69.116, 69.117, 69.126, 69.127, and 69.612. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601(a)-(b). 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.201-207, 54.303(b)(4), 54.5, 54.623, 54.901(b)(2), and references to 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.903(a), 54.903(c), 54.903(d), 54.903(e). 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.507(a)(1)-(2), 54.604(a)(2). 47 C.F.R. §§ 52.15(d)-(e), 52.23(c)-(e). 47 C.F.R. § 1.815. Companies that employ more than 16 persons must use Form 395 to report employment statistics (such as race and gender), and the existence of any pending EEO-related complaints.
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  • petitioners provides or will provide telephone exchange service to local exchange study areas with fewer than 100,000 access lines, they all meet the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in the Act. Rural carriers receive HCLS based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115% of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601- 631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers directs support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.305(b)-(f). See also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Fourteenth Report
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  • rules, are used in calculating the carrier's Part 36 expense adjustments. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. Part 36, subpart F. The costs used in calculating a carrier's average cost per loop are specified in 47 C.F.R. § 36.621(a). Under Part 36 of our rules, high-cost loop support payments become effective for a 12-month period beginning January 1. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601 et seq. National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed Modifications to the 1998-99 Interstate Average Schedule Formulas, Order, DA 99-530, 14 FCC Rcd 4049, 4051-55, paras. 6-12 (Accounting Safeguards Div. 1999) (Bureau 1999 Order); National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed 2000 Modification of Average Schedule Universal Service Formulas, Order, DA 00-588, 15 FCC Rcd 5065, 5067-68, paras. 5-7 (Accounting Safeguards Div.
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See Wireline Competition Bureau Seeks Comment on the Petition of Sioux Valley Telephone Company and Hills Telephone Company, Inc. to Waive the Study Area Boundary Freeze, as Codified in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules
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  • the price cap companies have an annual ongoing obligation to perform separations studies in order to satisfy the Part 43 ARMIS and form 492 filing requirements. WCB staff therefore finds that, except as described below, the Part 36 rules remain necessary in the public interest and that repeal or modification of such rules is not warranted at this time. Section 36.601(c) of the Commission's rules explains the calculation for expense adjustment and provides eligibility criteria for non-rural incumbents and eligible telecommunication carriers to receive support for loop-related costs. The effective date for the expense adjustment rules provided in section 36.601(c) was June 30, 2001. Similarly, the eligibility component of section 36.601(c) was linked to the interim hold-harmless support eligibility criteria provided
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates support for carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Transfer of Control of the Assets of Noonan Farmers Telephone Company to Northwest Communications Cooperative, WC Docket No. 05-60, Noonan Farmers Telephone Company and Northwest Communications Cooperative Seek
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The term ``rural carrier'' refers to an incumbent LEC that meets the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in section 3(37) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act). See 47 U.S.C. § 153(37). Both carriers in this proceeding are classified as rural telephone companies within the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in the Act. The mechanism for non-rural carriers
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The term ``rural carrier'' refers to an incumbent LEC that meets the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in section 3(37) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act). See 47 U.S.C. § 153(37). The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See
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  • 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. The term ``rural carrier'' refers to an incumbent LEC that meets the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in section 3(37) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act). 47 U.S.C. § 153(37). Both carriers in this proceeding are classified as rural telephone companies within the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in the Act. The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates
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  • the same per-line support as calculated under the non-rural mechanism, regardless of the support the rural carrier purchasing the exchange may receive for any of its other exchanges. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) Quarterly Administrative Filing 2006, Third Quarter (3Q) Appendix, HC01, filed May 2, 2006, at http://www.universalservice.org/overview/filings. See, e.g., US WEST Communications, Inc., and Eagle Telecommunications, Inc., Joint Petition for Waiver
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  • sections 1, 4(i), 5(c), 201, and 202 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151, 154(i), 155(c), 201, and 202, and sections 0.91, 0.291, and 1.3 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and 1.3, that the Petition of CenturyTel of Central Wisconsin, LLC and Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC for Waiver of Section 36.601(a)(3) of the Commission's Rules, IS GRANTED. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Kirk S. Burgee Associate Chief Wireline Competition Bureau Petition of CenturyTel of Central Wisconsin, LLC and Telephone USA of Wisconsin, LLC for Waiver of Section 36.601(a)(3) of the Commission's Rules (Petition); 47 C.F.R. § 36.612(a)(3). 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). Section 214(e)(2) of the Act provides that state commissions shall designate carriers
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  • used in calculating the carrier's Part 36 expense adjustments. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. Part 36, subpart F. The costs used in calculating a carrier's average cost per loop are specified in section 36.621(a). 47 C.F.R. § 36.621(a). Under Part 36 of our rules, high-cost loop support payments become effective for a 12-month period beginning January 1. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601 et seq. See 2005 Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 24999, para 3. National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed Modifications to the 1998-99 Interstate Average Schedule Formulas, Order, 14 FCC Rcd 4049, 4051-55, paras. 6-12 (Acc. Saf. Div. 1999) (Bureau 1999 Order); National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. Proposed 2000 Modification of Average Schedule Universal Service Formulas, Order, 15 FCC Rcd 5065,
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  • the same per-line support as calculated under the non-rural mechanism, regardless of the support the rural carrier purchasing the exchange may receive for any of its other exchanges. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See, e.g., US WEST Communications, Inc., and Eagle Telecommunications, Inc., Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in Part 36, Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, AAD 94-27, Memorandum Opinion and Order,
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  • the same per-line support as calculated under the non-rural mechanism, regardless of the support the rural carrier purchasing the exchange may receive for any of its other exchanges. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. See, e.g., US WEST Communications, Inc., and Eagle Telecommunications, Inc., Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in Part 36, Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, AAD 94-27, Memorandum Opinion and Order,
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  • the date by which the petition requesting forbearance filed by Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Iowa Telecom) shall be deemed granted in the absence of a Commission decision that the petition fails to meet the standards for forbearance under section 10(a) of the Act. On May 8, 2006, Iowa Telecom filed a petition asking the Commission to forbear from enforcing sections 36.601-36.631, 54.305, 54.309, 54.313, and 54.314 of the Commission's rules to permit Iowa Telecom to be eligible for high-cost universal service support based on its network's forward-looking economic costs. Iowa Telecom requests that this forbearance remain effective until such time as the Commission adopts a final successor regime to the Rural Task Force Order to allow Iowa Telecom to receive loop
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  • if sold (47 C.F.R. § 32.9000, Glossary of terms) minus the cost of removal, i.e., the cost of demolishing, removing, or otherwise disposing of telecommunications plant and recovering the salvage (47 C.F.R. § 32.9000, Glossary of terms). See Petition at 4. 47 C.F.R. Part 36, Subpart F - Universal Service Fund. 47 C.F.R. § 36.621. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.622, 36.601(c). See 47 C.F.R. § 36.631. See Petition at 1. See Comment Sought on Virgin Islands Telephone Corporation Petition for Waiver of Accounting and High-Cost Universal Service Support Rules, WC Docket No. 08-326, Public Notice, 23 FCC Rcd 17830 (Wireline Comp. Bur. 2008). No comments were filed. See Petition at 1. See Letter from Dana R. Shaffer, Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau,
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  • Related Actions, and an Expedited Decision (filed Aug. 29, 2006) (Direct Petition); Allband Communications Cooperative, Waiver of Sections 36.611 and 36.612 and Associated Provisions of the Commission's Rules (filed Sept. 5, 2006) (Allband Petition). See Direct Petition at 2. See Allband Petition at 2. See 47 C.F.R. Parts 32, 36, and 54. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). See 47 C.F.R. § 36.622. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. For example, carriers filed 2007 loop cost data with NECA on July 31, 2008. Carriers began receiving high-cost loop support payments based on this 2007 data in January 2009. Incumbent LECs can file loop cost data on March 30, September 30, and December 30 of each year. 47 C.F.R. §
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  • this order, we deny a petition filed by Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Iowa Telecom) requesting that the Commission waive certain sections of the Commission's rules to permit Iowa Telecom to receive universal service high-cost support under the non-rural mechanism, rather than under the high-cost loop support mechanism for rural carriers. Specifically, Iowa Telecom requests that the Commission waive temporarily sections 36.601-36.631, 54.305, 54.309, 54.313, and 54.314 of the Commission's rules to the extent necessary to permit Iowa Telecom to be eligible for universal service high-cost support based on its network's forward-looking economic costs. When it filed for waiver, Iowa Telecom also requested that the Commission forbear from enforcing these sections of the Commission's rules to achieve the same result. The Commission
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  • within the HCLS cap that year rather than the actual average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.603(a), 36.622. Rural carriers receive support equal to 65 percent of their costs in excess of 115 percent of the NACPL. Additionally, carriers receive support equal to 75 percent for costs in excess of 150 percent of the NACPL. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-.631. USF/ICC Transformation Order and FNPRM, 26 FCC Rcd at 18288-89, App. H, paras. 15-16. Accipiter Comments at 19 and NASUCA Comments at 52. Rural Association Comments, App. E, at 6-7 (Koenker). Nebraska Rural Comments/ Rural Associations Comments at App. E, 5 (Koenker); Sanyal Peer Review at 1. See supra HCLS Benchmarks Implementation Order at para. 15. The term ``similarly-situated peers''
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  • the predictability or sufficiency of support); see also NCTA Opposition at 5-6. HCLS Benchmarks Implementation Order at 18, para. 41. See, e.g., Silver Star Petition at 5; Rural Associations Petition at 3-6. Alenco, 201 F.3d at 622 (explaining that ``the Commission reasonably construed the predictability principle to require only predictable rules that govern distribution of subsidies....''). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-31. Letter from Michael R. Romano, NTCA, to Marlene H. Dortch, FCC, WC Docket Nos. 10-90 et. al, at 1 (filed May 22, 2012); Letter from Michael Romano, NTCA, to Marlene Dortch, FCC, WC Docket Nos. 10-90 et. al, at 2 (filed May 14, 2012). For the intuition behind this notion, consider the group of numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, and 11. The 90th
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  • switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction than larger LECs may allocate. Finally, the existing LTS program supports carriers with higher-than average subscriber line costs by providing carriers that are members of the NECA pool with enough 542 12 FCC Red 87. 543 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). 544 47 U.S.C. § 254(d). 545 Section III of the 546 47 C.F.R. § 36.601 547 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(b). 548 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.105, 69.502, 69.603(e), 69.612. 549 Each IXC with at least .05 percent of presubscribed lines nationwide contributes to the fund an amount based on the number of its presubscribed lines. 47 C.F.R. § 69.116. 16143 Federal Communications Commission FCC 97-158 support to enable them to charge IXCs only a nationwide average
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  • Budget. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary APPENDIX A - FINAL RULES Part 36 and Part 54 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows: PART 36 - JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS PROCEDURES; STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR SEPARTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROPERTY COSTS, REVENUES, EXPENSES, TAXES AND RESERVES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES Subpart F - Universal Service Fund 1. Section 36.601 is amended as follows. § 36.601 General (a)-(b) * * * [unchanged] (c) Until June 30, 2001, * * * 2. Sections 36.602, 36.603, 36.604, and 36.605 are added to subpart F to read as follows: § 36.602 Calculation of non-rural carrier portion of nationwide loop cost expense adjustment. Effective July 1, 2001, for purposes of determining non-rural carrier interim
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  • of this new mechanism is to 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as High-Cost Loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 CFR § 36.601. 2 But cf. Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 2001 WL 864222 (10th Cir. July 31, 2001) (reversing and remanding the Ninth Order of the FCC "because it does not provide sufficient reasoning or record evidence to support [the] reasonableness [of its decision].") 20-2 provide explicit support to ensure reasonably affordable interstate rates. This is in contrast to the Commission's other high-cost
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  • by the FCC where the state 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, LTS was merged into ICLS. 3 The 2005 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. 4 Universal Service Administrative Company, Federal Universal Service Support Mechanism Fund Size Projections (USAC Filing) for the Third Quarter 2005 (May
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  • by the FCC where the state 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, LTS was merged into ICLS. 3 The 2005 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. 4 Universal Service Administrative Company, Federal Universal Service Support Mechanism Fund Size Projections (USAC Filing) for the Third Quarter 2005 (May
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  • FCC where the state commission lacks 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. 3 The 2006 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. The numbers for prior years reflect actual payments. Except for ICLS and LSS, for which final true-ups are
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  • FCC where the state commission lacks 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. 3 The 2006 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. The numbers for prior years reflect actual payments. Except for ICLS and LSS, for which final true-ups are
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  • that were paid out in 2005. 3 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. 4 Prior to July 1, 2004, rate-of-return carriers were eligible to receive long-term support (LTS). Since that date, LTS was merged into ICLS. 19 - 2 additional assistance to rural carriers that make substantial investment after acquiring exchanges. LSS provides assistance to LECs with study areas of 50,000 or fewer access lines to help defray their higher per-line switching costs.
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  • by the state regulatory commission of 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. 3 The 2007 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. The numbers for prior years
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  • by the state regulatory commission of 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. 3 The 2007 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. The numbers for prior years
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  • that were paid out in 2006. 3 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. 4 Prior to July 1, 2004, rate-of-return carriers were eligible to receive long-term support (LTS). Since that date, LTS was merged into ICLS. 19 - 2 their serving telephone company central office. In addition, SNAS provides assistance to companies that have large increases in telecommunications plant in service. SVS provides additional assistance to rural carriers that make substantial investment after
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  • by the state regulatory commission of 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. 3 The 2008 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. The numbers for prior years
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  • by the state regulatory commission of 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. 3 The 2008 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. The numbers for prior years
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  • by the state regulatory commission of 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. Such adjustments occurred for ILECs only in 2005, but continued for some CETCs through 2008. 3 Universal Service Administrative Company, Federal Universal Service Support Mechanism Fund Size Projections
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  • by the state regulatory commission of 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. Such adjustments occurred for ILECs only in 2005, but continued for some CETCs through 2008. 3 Universal Service Administrative Company, Federal Universal Service Support Mechanism Fund Size Projections
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  • paid out in 2007 and 2008. 3 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. 4 Prior to July 1, 2004, rate-of-return carriers were eligible to receive long-term support (LTS). Since that date, LTS was merged into ICLS. 19 - 2 their serving telephone company central office. In addition, SNAS provides assistance to companies that have large increases in telecommunications plant in service. SVS provides additional assistance to rural carriers that make substantial investment after
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  • data are corrected in future periods. 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. Such adjustments occurred for ILECs only in 2005, but continued for some CETCs through 2008. 3 A number of mid-sized carriers have elected to convert to price-cap regulation
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  • data are corrected in future periods. 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. Such adjustments occurred for ILECs only in 2005, but continued for some CETCs through 2008. 3 A number of mid-sized carriers have elected to convert to price-cap regulation
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  • not be available until later years. 4 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 5 Effective July 1, 2004, long term support (LTS) was merged into ICLS. Any LTS amounts reported in subsequent years are out-of-year adjustments for prior payments. Such adjustments occurred for ILECs only in 2005, but continued for some CETCs through 2008. 6 A number of mid-sized carriers have elected to convert to price-cap regulation
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  • Telephone Company, Inc. Qwest Corporation Rural Independent Competitive Alliance Valor Telecommunications Enterprises, LLC APPENDIX B Final Rules Part 36 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 36 - JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS PROCEDURES; STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR SEPARATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROPERTY COSTS, REVENUES, EXPENSES, TAXES AND RESERVES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES Subpart F - Universal Service Fund Section 36.601 is amended to add the following sentence at the end as paragraph (c): § 36.601 . . . Support amounts calculated pursuant to this subpart F but not received due to the phase down of interim hold-harmless support or the receipt of forward-looking support pursuant to section 54.311 of this Chapter shall not be redistributed to other carriers. Part 54
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  • we recognized that non-price cap carriers often have higher costs, receive a higher proportion of their total revenues from interstate access revenues and universal service support, and receive much of their revenue from a small number of multi-line businesses in their service territories. Id. at 14244. Id. at 14240. See CALLS Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 12962. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601(c), 36.621; see Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Ninth Report and Order and Eighteenth Order on Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 20439, n. 20 and accompanying text (1999) (Ninth Report and Order). In this and other respects, the MAG plan overlaps with the Rural Task Force recommendation to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. See In
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  • would apply. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 61.18-61.25. The current cap on high cost loop support provides that if total support, based on each carrier's actual costs, is above the total allowed cap amount, each recipient of high cost loop support will receive a reduced amount of support to keep the total fund at a capped amount. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. RAS would also recover a portion of the special access revenue requirement to avoid rate increases for Path A study areas serving high cost regions. This portion of the plan is designed to preclude rate shock that could result from study areas increasing special access rates. The special access component of the RAS will also help to ensure that small
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  • ) ) Improved Regulation of Interstate Services ) RM No. 10011 Of Non-Price Cap Incumbent ) Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange ) Carriers ) ____________________________________) EXHIBIT 3 PROPOSED RULES PLAN FOR IMPROVED REGULATION OF NON-PRICE CAP INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIERS AND INTEREXCHANGE CARRIERS PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 36 Subpart F - Universal Service Fund Section 36.601 is amended by adding to the end of subsection (c) the following: §36.601(c) * * * * * The indexed cap on the Universal Service Fund as described in this subsection shall no longer apply as of July 1, 2001. The Administrator shall recalculate the Universal Service Fund without such cap as of July 1, 2001. Section 36.621(a)(4) is amended
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  • there is no more interim hold-harmless support. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Thirteenth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 00-428 (rel. December 8, 2000). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost by fifteen percent. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • of Management and Budget. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary APPENDIX A - FINAL RULES Part 36 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 36 - JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS PROCEDURES; STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR SEPARTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROPERTY COSTS, REVENUES, EXPENSES, TAXES AND RESERVES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES Subpart F - Universal Service Fund 1. Section 36.601 is amended as follows. § 36.601 General (a)-(b) * * * [unchanged] (c) Until June 30, 2001, * * * 2. Sections 36.602, 36.603, 36.604, and 36.605 are added to subpart F to read as follows: § 36.602 Calculation of non-rural carrier portion of nationwide loop cost expense adjustment. Effective July 1, 2001, for purposes of determining non-rural carrier interim
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  • in their communities. Rural telephone companies that become eligible for safety net support receive support for the incremental expense adjustment associated with new investments. Recognizing that the costs associated with these investments are not typically recovered in one year, the Commission adopted provisions that allow for recovery in the four succeeding years provided that the cap, as calculated by section 36.601 of the Commission's rules, is subsequently triggered. The Commission described the mechanics of the payment of support in the succeeding years as follows: [i]n any of the succeeding four years in which the cap is again triggered, the carrier will be eligible for the lesser of the sum of capped support and the safety net additive received in the qualifying
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  • the preceding year.'' Id. Except that NECA's proposed formulas for universal support are filed on October 1 and scheduled to take effect on January 1. We have permitted this review and approval period for universal service formulas to keep consistent with our rules on universal service high cost support under Part 36 of our rules. See e.g., 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601, 36.613. See Access Tariff Filing Schedules, Report and Order, FCC 88-283, 3 FCC Rcd 5496, 5498 (1988). In implementing provisions of the 1996 Act, the Commission streamlined its tariff review process. See 47 U.S.C. § 204(a)(3). The current filing and review cycle for most all industry access tariffs filed pursuant to section 204(a)(3) of the Communications Act requires a notice
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  • (D.C. Cir. 1984) (stating that "'[j]urisdictional separations is a procedure that determines what proportion of jointly used plant should be allocated to the interstate and intrastate jurisdictions for ratemaking purposes"). 47 C.F.R. Part 69. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 61 (Commission rules prescribing the procedures for filing and updating interstate tariffs). See 47 C.F.R. § 69.605. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601 et seq. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.631(c), (d). See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611 et seq. See Petition at 5. 47 C.F.R. §§ 32.27(a) - (c). 47 C.F.R. §§ 32.27(a) - (c). See Letter from Gina Harrison, NECA, to Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary, FCC, dated March 10, 1999 (NECA Mar. 10, 1999 ex parte). As NECA explained in its ex parte, the
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  • in annual universal service support. See Federal Universal Service Support Mechanisms Fund Size Projections and Contribution Base For the Third Quarter 2001, Appendix HC 7 (Universal Service Administrative Company, May 2, 2001). High-cost loop support provides support for a variable percentage of the loop costs of rural carriers, based on embedded costs averaged over entire study areas. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601, 54.301. The Commission recently adopted the Rural Task Force plan for reform of the high-cost loop support mechanism. See infra, § III.C. LSS is available to support a portion of the intrastate switching costs of carriers with 50,000 or fewer lines. 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.125(b), 54.301. By providing this federal support for intrastate costs, the Commission assists the states in
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  • by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: § 36.603 Calculation of rural incumbent local exchange carrier portion of nationwide loop cost expense adjustment. (a) Effective July 1, 2001, the rural incumbent local exchange carrier portion of the annual nationwide loop cost expense adjustment will be recomputed by the fund administrator as if the indexed cap calculated pursuant to § 36.601(c) and the corporate operations expense limitation calculated pursuant to § 36.621 had not been in effect for the calendar year 2000. For the period July 1, 2001, to December 31, 2001, the annualized amount of the rural incumbent local exchange carrier portion of the nationwide loop cost expense adjustment calculated pursuant to this subpart F shall not exceed the non-capped
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  • will interact with other universal service support programs, including high-cost support for rural carriers. See Remand Notice, 17 FCC Rcd at 3011, para. 26 n.93. See Letter from William R. Gillis, Rural Task Force, to Magalie Roman Salas, Federal Communications Commission, dated September 29, 2000. Ninth Report and Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 20440, para 13. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601, et. seq. In the Rural Task Force Order, the Commission determined that rural carriers would continue to receive support under the high-cost loop support mechanism, as modified pursuant to the recommendations of the Rural Task Force and the Joint Board, for a period of five years. See Rural Task Force Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11246, para. 1. Ninth Report
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  • a specific amount of implicit support.'' Id. In the MAG Order, the Commission noted that the difficulty of determining the amount of implicit support contained in interstate access charges is even greater for rate-of-return carriers than for price cap carriers, given their size, diversity, and regulatory history. MAG Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 19668-69, para. 130. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631 (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (LSS), 54.800-809 (IAS), 54.901-54.904 (ICLS). In the MAG Further Notice, the Commission tentatively concluded that Long Term Support should be merged into ICLS beginning July 1, 2003. See MAG Further Notice, 11 FCC Rcd at 19725-26, para. 274. Under each of the federal high-cost support mechanisms, competitive ETCs serving customers in the incumbent carrier's service area
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  • 608, 621-622 (5th Cir. 2000). 47 C.F.R. § 54.307(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.307(a)(2). See 47 U.S.C. § 254(e)(1), (e)(6). See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8928-8830, paras. 94-96. As part of the ETC designation process, the ETC must identify the service area for which it will provide service and seek federal support. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631 (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (local switching support), 54.303 (Long Term Support), 54.901-54.904 (interstate common line support). The term ``embedded costs'' refers to a carrier's historic costs, as reflected in its books. We note that some small incumbent LECs (known as average schedule companies) receive high-cost support based on formulas developed by NECA using data from a sample group of average
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  • as their `primary' voice services'' because of the service attributes offered by wireless carriers. Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 4; see id. at Attachment B at 4-6 (providing data to support contention that subscribers are ``substituting wireless for traditional wireline service''). See Western Wireless Comments at 18. See Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 7-8. See 47 C.F.R §§ 36.601, et seq. (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (local switching support), 54.303 (long term support), 54.901, et seq. (interstate common line support). Interstate access support also is available to rural carriers subject to price cap regulation of their interstate access rates. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801, et seq. The Joint Board does not recommend limiting the scope of interstate access support at
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  • of federal high-cost support available to an incumbent carrier differs according to the size, population density, and topography of the incumbent carrier's study area, whether the costs of service are allocated to the state or federal jurisdiction, and whether the incumbent carrier's interstate access service is subject to price cap or rate-of-return regulation.''). See supra note 1; 47 C.F.R. sections 36.601, et seq., 54.301, and 54.901. Moreover, because high-cost support generally is calculated based on costs averaged over an entire study area, a carrier serving a single, high-cost exchange will have higher costs than one serving multiple exchanges with varying costs. See Rural Independent Competitive Alliance Comments in CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 03J-1 (May 5, 2003), at 1. The Rural
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  • the Commission's Rules, Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, 17 FCC Rcd 20127, 20131, paras. 10-11 (Telecomms. Access Pol. Div. 2002). Id. See Skyline ETC Designation Order; Washington Commission Oct. 7 Letter. See Washington Commission Oct. 7 Letter. See Petition at 6. Id. at 9. See 47 C.F.R. Parts 36, 54, and 69. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). See 47 C.F.R. § 36.622. For rural incumbent LECs, the national average loop cost has been frozen at $240.00. Id. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. § 36.612. Sandwich Isles Communications, Inc., Petition for Waiver of Section 36.611 of the Commission's Rules and Request for Clarification, Order, AAD 97-82, 13 FCC Rcd 2407 (Acct. Aud. Div. 1998) (Sandwich Isles),
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  • as their `primary' voice services'' because of the service attributes offered by wireless carriers. Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 4; see id. at Attachment B at 4-6 (providing data to support contention that subscribers are ``substituting wireless for traditional wireline service''). See Western Wireless Comments at 18. See Western Wireless Comments, Attachment J at 7-8. See 47 C.F.R §§ 36.601, et seq. (high-cost loop support), 54.301 (local switching support), 54.303 (long term support), 54.901, et seq. (interstate common line support). Interstate access support also is available to rural carriers subject to price cap regulation of their interstate access rates. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.801, et seq. The Joint Board does not recommend limiting the scope of interstate access support at
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  • Universal Telephone Service'' (Mar. 2005) at table 1.1. 47 U.S.C. § 214(e). 47 U.S.C. § 214 (e)(1)(A). 47 U.S.C. § 214(e)(1)(B). High cost loop support provides support for the ``last mile'' of connection for rural companies in service areas where the reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the national average cost per line. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. High cost loop support for non-rural carriers is ``interim hold harmless support.'' Interim hold harmless support is the greater of the amount that a carrier would receive under the embedded mechanism or the amount provided in the forward looking mechanism Local Switching Support provides interstate assistance designed to reduce the high fixed switching costs for companies serving fewer than 50,000
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  • mechanism for non-rural carriers directs support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. Rural carriers, on the other hand, receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96- 45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 8942-43 (1997) (Universal Service First Report and Order), as corrected by Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Errata, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 97-157 (rel. June 4, 1997), affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded in part sub nom. Texas
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  • mechanism for non-rural carriers directs support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. Rural carriers, on the other hand, receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. See Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8942-43, para. 308. Id. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Multi- Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Fourteenth Report and Order, Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in CC Docket No.
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  • Docket No. 96-45, High-Cost Universal Service Support, WC Docket No. 05-337, FCC 06-60 (released May 16, 2006) (RTF Extension Order) (extending the rules adopted in the Rural Task Force Order on an interim basis until the Commission concludes its rural review proceeding and adopts changes, if any, to those rules as a result of that proceeding). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601, et seq. The term ``unseparated'' refers to the jurisdictional separations process which divides between the state and federal jurisdictions the costs of those portions of carriers' telephone plant that are used for intrastate and interstate services. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.622; see also Rural Task Force Order, 16 FCC Rcd at 11268-70, paras. 55, 58. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.603.
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  • increase in ICLS. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 8942-43, para. 308 (1997) (subsequent history omitted). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-.631. The term ``rural carrier'' refers to an incumbent LEC that meets the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in section 3(37) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act). See 47 U.S.C. § 153(37). Both carriers in this proceeding are classified as rural telephone companies within the definition of ``rural telephone company'' in the Act. The mechanism for non-rural carriers
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  • by Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Iowa Telecom, or Petitioner) requesting that the Commission forbear from enforcing certain sections of the Commission's rules to permit Iowa Telecom to be eligible for high-cost universal service support under the non-rural mechanism, rather than under the high-cost loop support mechanism for rural carriers. Specifically, the Petitioner requests that the Commission forbear from enforcing sections 36.601-36.631, 54.305, 54.309, 54.313, and 54.314 of the Commission's rules to the extent necessary to permit Iowa Telecom to be eligible for high-cost universal service support based on its network's forward-looking economic costs. For the reasons set forth below, we find that the requested forbearance would not give Iowa Telecom the relief it seeks, and that it fails to satisfy the
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  • month. This includes $144 million in high-cost loop support received by rural price cap carriers. , carriers receive up to 75 percent of their loop costs above a certain cost threshold from HCLS. The remainder is recovered through the interstate jurisdiction and, specifically, ICLS to the extent their interstate common line revenue requirement exceeds their SLC revenues. See 47 C.F.R. §36.601(a). 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(f), (j). The precise amount of the extra allocation depends on a weighting factor determined by the number of access lines served by the incumbent LEC, with key thresholds established at 10,000, 20,000, and 50,000 lines. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(f). See, e.g., 2008 Order and ICC/USF FNPRM, 24 FCC Rcd at 6610-12, 6613-14 App. A, paras.
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  • comments may be filed during the first 45 days following public notice, unless the public notice specifies a different pleading cycle. All comments on petitions for waiver shall be filed electronically, and shall satisfy such other filing requirements as may be specified in the public notice. Revise subpart F heading to read as follows: Subpart F-High-Cost Loop Support Amend § 36.601 by adding the following two sentences at the end of paragraph (a) and removing paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 36.601 General (a) ***Effective January 1, 2012, this subpart will only apply to incumbent local exchange carriers that are rate-of-return carriers not affiliated, as ``affiliated companies'' are defined in § 32.9000 of this chapter, with price cap local exchange
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  • the same per-line support as calculated under the non-rural mechanism, regardless of the support the rural carrier purchasing the exchange may receive for any of its other exchanges. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support based on the extent to which their reported average cost per loop exceeds 115 percent of the nationwide average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-.631. The mechanism for non-rural carriers calculates support to carriers based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.309. For example, in 1990 the Bureau approved a study area waiver in order to permit Delta Telephone Company (Delta) to change its study area boundaries in conjunction with its acquisition of Sherwood Telephone Company (Sherwood).
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  • existing high cost loop fund has historically been known as the "Universal Service Fund," we will avoid this terminology because of the confusion it may create with the new universal service support mechanisms that the Commission has created pursuant to section 254 of the Communications Act. 9 The Commission's rules governing these programs are set forth at 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601 et. seq. (high cost loop fund); 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(b) (DEM weighting); and 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.105, 69.502, 69.603(e), 69.612 (LTS). 10 47 U.S.C. § 254(b)(3). 11 47 U.S.C. § 254(a). 12 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Recommended Decision, CC Docket No. 96-45, 12 FCC Rcd 87 (1996) (First Recommended Decision). 13 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at
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  • Joint Board, Recommended Decision, 9 FCC Rcd 334 (1993); Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993) (establishing interim cap); Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 1077 (1995) (extending cap through July 1, 1996); Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 7920 (1996) (extending the cap until the final rules implementing the 1996 Act provisions become effective). 122 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). 123 See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8926-47. 124First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8898-8926. In using the term "forward-looking economic cost," we mean the cost of producing services using the least cost, most efficient, and reasonable technology currently available for purchase with all inputs valued at current prices. Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-204 28
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  • C.F.R. § 1.108. See also Central Florida Enterprises, Inc. v. FCC, 598 F.2d 37, 48 n.51 (D.C. Cir. 1978), cert. dismissed, 441 U.S. 957 (1979). 16 Recommended Decision, 12 FCC Rcd at 154 para. 133. 17 See, e.g., AT&T testimony in En Banc Hearing on Methodology for Determining High Cost Universal Service Support, June 8, 1998. 18 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). 19 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8917 para. 253. 5 8. In order to allow sufficient time for the Joint Board's deliberations and for the Commission to receive public comment on the Joint Board's recommendations, we hereby extend the implementation date for the revised high cost support mechanism for non-rural carriers specified in the Universal Service Order by
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  • the 1996 Act, three explicit universal service programs were in place to provide assistance to small incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) and LECs that served rural and high cost areas: high cost loop support,28 dial equipment minutes (DEM) weighting, and the Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-279 29 The Commission's rules governing these programs are set forth at 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601 et. seq. (high cost loop fund); 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(b) (DEM weighting); and 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.105, 69.502, 69.603(e), 69.612 (LTS). 30 47 U.S.C. § 254(a). 31 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8890, para. 206. Alternatively, states may elect to submit cost studies or models that will be used to compute the forward-looking cost. State cost studies or
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  • or dominant in their field of operations.322 Therefore, we certify, pursuant to the RFA, 5 U.S.C. § 605(b), that the proposals contained in the FNPRM, and the final rule adopted in the Report and Order, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-119 323 5 U.S.C. § 605(b). 324 See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). 325 See 5 U.S.C. § 553(d)(3). 66 number of small entities.323 The Office of Public Affairs, Reference Operation Division, will send a copy of this certification, along with this FNPRM and Report and Order, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA in accordance with the RFA, see 5 U.S.C. § 605(b), and to Congress pursuant to the Small
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  • this rate. B. Recommendations Providing for Fund Growth Necessary to Achieve Section 254 Mandates - Caps and Limitations to the Existing HCL Current FCC rules limit the availability of HCL assistance to carriers in three ways: Growth in total HCL funds available is limited to the prior year's level of payments increased by the growth in lines subject to Section 36.601(c) universal service rules; Corporate operations expenses assigned to the HCL fund calculation is limited; and Individual study area expense adjustment limitations are imposed by the FCC when granting some study area waivers for some entities involved in the purchase or acquisition of exchanges and Section 54.305 of the FCC rules which limits the universal service support for an acquiring company
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  • to areas served by non-rural carriers. See Appendix A at 18.. High-cost loop support under Part 36 provides support for a variable percentage of carriers' unseparated loop costs, as reflected in their books, depending on the number of working loops they serve and the degree to which their costs exceed the national average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601, et. seq.; First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8891-92 paras. 209-11. Specifically, carriers with 200,000 or fewer working loops whose costs exceed the national average by 115 to 150 percent receive support equal to 65 percent of that portion of their unseparated loop costs exceeding 115 percent of the national average but not greater than 150 percent of
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  • existing high cost loop fund has historically been known as the "Universal Service Fund," we will avoid this terminology because of the confusion it may create with the new universal service support mechanisms that the Commission has created pursuant to section 254 of the Communications Act. 9 The Commission's rules governing these programs are set forth at 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601 et. seq. (high cost loop fund); 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(b) (DEM weighting); and 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.105, 69.502, 69.603(e), 69.612 (LTS). 10 47 U.S.C. § 254(b)(3). 11 47 U.S.C. § 254(a). 12 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Recommended Decision, CC Docket No. 96-45, 12 FCC Rcd 87 (1996) (First Recommended Decision). 13 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at
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  • a Joint Board, Recommended Decision, 9 FCC Rcd 334 (1993); Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993) (establishing interim cap); Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 1077 (1995) (extending cap through July 1, 1996); Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 7920 (1996) (extending the cap until the final rules implementing the 1996 Act provisions become effective). 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). See First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8926-47. First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8898-8926. In using the term "forward-looking economic cost," we mean the cost of producing services using the least cost, most efficient, and reasonable technology currently available for purchase with all inputs valued at current prices. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Access
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  • into effect on July 1, 2000. As stated in paragraph 5, nothing in this proposal supercedes, prejudices or otherwise implies a result of the UNE Remand proceeding. New federal universal service support to replace implicit support in interstate access charges by price cap LECs does not include support calculated under FCC Rules 54.301 (DEM Weighting), 54.303 (Long Term Support), or 36.601 et seq. (Part 36 Universal Service Fund), or support expressly designated by the FCC to offset costs allocated to the intrastate jurisdiction. See paragraph 2.2.2. As stated in paragraph 5, nothing in this proposal supercedes, prejudices or otherwise implies a result of the UNE Remand proceeding. The ``current rules'' in the Part 61 section are those rules as they stood
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  • at this rate. Recommendations Providing for Fund Growth Necessary to Achieve Section 254 Mandates - Caps and Limitations to the Existing HCL Current FCC rules limit the availability of HCL assistance to carriers in three ways: Growth in total HCL funds available is limited to the prior year's level of payments increased by the growth in lines subject to Section 36.601(c) universal service rules; Corporate operations expenses assigned to the HCL fund calculation is limited; and Individual study area expense adjustment limitations are imposed by the FCC when granting some study area waivers for some entities involved in the purchase or acquisition of exchanges and Section 54.305 of the FCC rules which limits the universal service support for an acquiring company
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  • C.F.R. § 1.108. See also Central Florida Enterprises, Inc. v. FCC, 598 F.2d 37, 48 n.51 (D.C. Cir. 1978), cert. dismissed, 441 U.S. 957 (1979). 16 Recommended Decision, 12 FCC Rcd at 154 para. 133. 17 See, e.g., AT&T testimony in En Banc Hearing on Methodology for Determining High Cost Universal Service Support, June 8, 1998. 18 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). 19 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8917 para. 253. 5 8. In order to allow sufficient time for the Joint Board's deliberations and for the Commission to receive public comment on the Joint Board's recommendations, we hereby extend the implementation date for the revised high cost support mechanism for non-rural carriers specified in the Universal Service Order by
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  • the 1996 Act, three explicit universal service programs were in place to provide assistance to small incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) and LECs that served rural and high cost areas: high cost loop support,28 dial equipment minutes (DEM) weighting, and the Federal Communications Commission FCC 98-279 29 The Commission's rules governing these programs are set forth at 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601 et. seq. (high cost loop fund); 47 C.F.R. § 36.125(b) (DEM weighting); and 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.105, 69.502, 69.603(e), 69.612 (LTS). 30 47 U.S.C. § 254(a). 31 Universal Service Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8890, para. 206. Alternatively, states may elect to submit cost studies or models that will be used to compute the forward-looking cost. State cost studies or
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  • 1950 - The definition of this row is revised to read ``Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411.'' Row 1960 - The definition of this row is revised to read ``Universal Service Fund - Universal service fund (high loop cost) support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 - 641.'' Row 1980 - The definition of this row is revised to read ``Common Line Support - Transitional - Data not required. Enter `N/A.''' Report Definition - Column Descriptions Column (i) - The definition of this column is revised to read ``Common Line - Pay - Data not required. Enter `N/A.''' Column (j) - The definition of this column
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  • or dominant in their field of operations.322 Therefore, we certify, pursuant to the RFA, 5 U.S.C. § 605(b), that the proposals contained in the FNPRM, and the final rule adopted in the Report and Order, will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-119 323 5 U.S.C. § 605(b). 324 See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). 325 See 5 U.S.C. § 553(d)(3). 66 number of small entities.323 The Office of Public Affairs, Reference Operation Division, will send a copy of this certification, along with this FNPRM and Report and Order, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA in accordance with the RFA, see 5 U.S.C. § 605(b), and to Congress pursuant to the Small
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  • 3, 1999). National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Proposed Modifications to the 1999-2000 Interstate Average Schedule Formulas, Order, DA 99-3021 (December 29, 1999). See National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Proposed Modifications to the 1998-99 Interstate Average Schedule Formulas, Order, ASD 98-96, DA 99-530 (March 17, 1999) (March 1999 Order). See 47 C.F.R. Sections 69.605(c) and 69.606. See generally, 47 C.F.R Section 36.601 et. seq. Calculation of the USF expense adjustment is set out in section 36.631 of the Commission's rules. Companies with an average cost per loop exceeding 115% of the national average cost per loop can allocate a specified percentage of these costs to the interstate jurisdiction. 47 CFR § 36.631(c), (d). The Commission's recent high cost support proceeding changed the
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  • support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support for a portion of their reported average loop costs that exceed 115 percent of an inflation-adjusted nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.622. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • methodology, the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.622. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • methodology, the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.622. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the Commission's Rules Filed by Copper Valley Telephone, Inc., et al., AAD Nos. 93-93, 95-30, 95-72, 97-21, 97-23, 07-117, 98-44, 98-53, Memorandum Opinion and Order, DA 99-1845 (Com. Car. Bur. Sept. 9, 1999) (September 9, 1999 Order). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. 47 C.F.R. Part 36 app. (defining "study area"). See MTS and WATS Market Structure, Amendment of Part 67 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket Nos. 78-72, 80-286, Recommended Decision and Order, 49 Fed. Reg. 48325, 48337 (1984) (1984 Joint Board Recommended Decision); Decision and Order, 50 Fed. Reg. 939 (1985) (1985 Order Adopting Recommendation);
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  • methodology, the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.622. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • methodology, the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.622. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • methodology, the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.622. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • the carrier is eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • eligible for interim hold-harmless support, which is equal to the amount of support for which the non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost by fifteen percent. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. for a portion of their reported average loop costs that exceed 115 percent of a nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. for a portion of their reported average loop costs that exceed 115 percent of a nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • this rate. B. Recommendations Providing for Fund Growth Necessary to Achieve Section 254 Mandates - Caps and Limitations to the Existing HCL Current FCC rules limit the availability of HCL assistance to carriers in three ways: Growth in total HCL funds available is limited to the prior year's level of payments increased by the growth in lines subject to Section 36.601(c) universal service rules; Corporate operations expenses assigned to the HCL fund calculation is limited; and Individual study area expense adjustment limitations are imposed by the FCC when granting some study area waivers for some entities involved in the purchase or acquisition of exchanges and Section 54.305 of the FCC rules which limits the universal service support for an acquiring company
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  • Telephone Company, Inc. Qwest Corporation Rural Independent Competitive Alliance Valor Telecommunications Enterprises, LLC APPENDIX B Final Rules Part 36 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 36 - JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS PROCEDURES; STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR SEPARATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROPERTY COSTS, REVENUES, EXPENSES, TAXES AND RESERVES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES Subpart F - Universal Service Fund Section 36.601 is amended to add the following sentence at the end as paragraph (c): § 36.601 . . . Support amounts calculated pursuant to this subpart F but not received due to the phase down of interim hold-harmless support or the receipt of forward-looking support pursuant to section 54.311 of this Chapter shall not be redistributed to other carriers. Part 54
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  • to areas served by non-rural carriers. See Appendix A at 18.. High-cost loop support under Part 36 provides support for a variable percentage of carriers' unseparated loop costs, as reflected in their books, depending on the number of working loops they serve and the degree to which their costs exceed the national average cost per loop. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601, et. seq.; First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8891-92 paras. 209-11. Specifically, carriers with 200,000 or fewer working loops whose costs exceed the national average by 115 to 150 percent receive support equal to 65 percent of that portion of their unseparated loop costs exceeding 115 percent of the national average but not greater than 150 percent of
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  • continue applying section 54.305 to transfers of telephone exchanges between non-rural carriers following phase-down. Id. at paras. 23-24. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. for a portion of their reported average loop costs that exceed 115 percent of a nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • telephones is approximately 46 percent. See New Mexico Certification Order at 2. See Letter from James A. Casey, Attorney for Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. to Magalie Roman Salas, FCC, dated January 17, 2001, at 2. filed as an enclosure a Letter from, dated January 17, 2001, at See 47 C.F.R. § 36.631. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). In the First Report and Order, the Commission retained the indexed cap on the growth of the existing high-cost fund. First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8940. The indexed cap, originally adopted in 1993, limits the maximum growth in the total amount of support available from the high-cost fund to the previous year's support amount, increased by an
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  • non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311 Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. for a portion of their reported average loop costs that exceed 115 percent of a nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • seller's support would have been phased down. Id. at para. 22. The Commission also sought comment on whether to continue applying section 54.305 to transfers of telephone exchanges between non-rural carriers following phase-down. Id. at paras. 23-24. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • rules or until rural high-cost reform is complete. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Thirteenth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 00-428 (rel. Dec. 8, 2000). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost by 15 percent. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • non-rural carrier would have been eligible under the Commission's existing high-cost support mechanism. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.311. Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost. for a portion of their reported average loop costs that exceed 115 percent of a nationwide average loop cost. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • that San Carlos has incurred but for which San Carlos has not yet received support. For example, in accordance with sections 36.611 and 36.612 of the Commission's rules, San Carlos has not received all the support to which it is entitled for costs incurred in 2000. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.611, 36.612. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.611. 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(c). The Commission recently modified its rules to provide for separate indexed caps on rural high-cost loop support and non-rural interim hold-harmless support. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, and Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers, Fourteenth Report and Order, Twenty-Second Order on Reconsideration, and Further Notice
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  • there is no more interim hold-harmless support. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Thirteenth Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 00-428 (rel. December 8, 2000). Rural carriers receive high-cost loop support when their reported average cost per loop exceeds the nationwide average loop cost by fifteen percent. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601-36.631. Incumbent LECs that are designated eligible telecommunications carriers and serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer access lines receive support for local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. § 54.301. Local switching support enables participants to assign a greater proportion of local switching costs to the interstate jurisdiction. Carriers that participate in the NECA common line pool are eligible to receive LTS.
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  • Budget. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary APPENDIX A - FINAL RULES Part 36 and Part 54 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations are amended as follows: PART 36 - JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS PROCEDURES; STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR SEPARTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROPERTY COSTS, REVENUES, EXPENSES, TAXES AND RESERVES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES Subpart F - Universal Service Fund 1. Section 36.601 is amended as follows. § 36.601 General (a)-(b) * * * [unchanged] (c) Until June 30, 2001, * * * 2. Sections 36.602, 36.603, 36.604, and 36.605 are added to subpart F to read as follows: § 36.602 Calculation of non-rural carrier portion of nationwide loop cost expense adjustment. Effective July 1, 2001, for purposes of determining non-rural carrier interim
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  • amended to include data tailored to that new support mechanism.28 Because not all carriers will begin to receive high cost support based on forward-looking cost at the same time, we anticipate that, until that transition is complete, this section will include data pertaining to both the transitional mechanisms and to the new forward-looking cost-based mechanisms.29 30 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.601 et seq. Prior to the Universal Service Order, the Universal Service Fund referred solely to the high cost loop support mechanism. See also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.1 et seq. 31 See 47 C.F.R. § 54.303. 32 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.125, 54.301. 33 Universal Service Order, ¶ 250. 34 For example, all support areas of one company receiving high cost
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  • reasonably affordable and comparable intrastate rates. 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as High-Cost Loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 CFR § 36.601. 20-2 Table 20.1 shows USF, LTS, LSS, forward-looking high-cost model support, and interstate access universal service support payments from 1986 to 2000. Table 20.2 shows projected payments by state for 2000. It should be noted that these projections do not include subsequent quarterly true- ups. Eligible schools and libraries receive telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections at discounts that
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  • the national average forward-looking cost per line.2 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act.See 47 CFR § 36.601. 2 But cf. Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 2001 WL 864222 (10th Cir. July 31, 2001) (reversing and remanding the Ninth Order of the FCC "because it does not provide sufficient reasoning or record evidence to support [the] reasonableness [of its decision]"). SeeFederal-State Joint Board on Universal Service,Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-45, 17 FCC Rcd 2999 (2002) (seeking
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/IAD/trend504.pdf
  • were made in calendar year 2003. 3 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. 19-2 The HCL support provides assistance to companies with above average non-traffic- sensitive local loop costs ­ terminology that refers to the costs of providing loops connecting customers and their serving telephone company central office. The safety net mechanism provides assistance to companies that have large increases in telecommunications plant in service. Safety valve provides additional assistance to rural carriers
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/IAD/trend605.pdf
  • were made in calendar year 2004. 3 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. 4 Prior to July 1, 2004, rate-of-return carriers were eligible to receive long-term support (LTS). Since that date, 19-2 HCLS provides assistance to companies with above average non-traffic-sensitive local loop costs ­ terminology that refers to the costs of providing loops connecting customers and their serving telephone company central office. In addition, SNAS provides assistance to companies that have large
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/IAD/trend801.pdf
  • of this new mechanism is to 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as High-Cost Loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 CFR § 36.601. 2 But cf. Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 2001 WL 864222 (10th Cir. July 31, 2001) (reversing and remanding the Ninth Order of the FCC "because it does not provide sufficient reasoning or record evidence to support [the] reasonableness [of its decision].") 20-2 provide explicit support to ensure reasonably affordable interstate rates. This is in contrast to the Commission's other high-cost
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/IAD/trend803.pdf
  • costs are then averaged at the 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. 2 Under the Commission's rules, a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier receives the same per-line levels of high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. 47 C.F.R. § 54.305. 19-2 statewide level to determine the statewide average forward-looking cost per line. The forward- looking support mechanism provides support to non-rural carriers in those
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  • are considered rural or non-rural carriers.4 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 The 2003 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. Historical administrative costs and interest earnings are included on a cash basis. 3 The Subscriber Plant Factor is defined in section 36.154(e) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. § 36.154(e). It
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mr04-3.pdf
  • of support received by incumbent local 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. See also 47 C.F.R. Part 54. 2 Effective July 1, 2004, LTS is merged into ICLS. 3 The 2004 numbers are based on the assumption that fourth quarter projections will be the same as those for the third quarter. 4 47 C.F.R. § 54.201. 5 47 C.F.R. § 54.307. 3 - 2 exchange carriers (ILECs) and by CLECs for each
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mr97-3.pdf
  • subject to the limitations in section 36.154 (f) of the Commission's rules. 5 The amounts shown in Tables 3.3 through 3.14 are based on year-end data. However, pursuant to section 36.612 of the Commission's rules, carriers have the option of updating their data on a rolling year basis at the end of any quarter. 6 The cap is in section 36.601(c) of the Commission's rules. It has been extended until January 1, 1999 for all carriers, and thereafter for rural carriers until the effective date of the new universal service support mechanisms, to be adopted in CC Docket No. 96-45. 7 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Report and Order, released May 8, 1997, para. 203-204. 140 Factor (SPF) to a
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mr98-3.pdf
  • cost models for non-rural LECs has subsequently 6 The amounts shown in Tables 3.7 through 3.12 and 3.17 through 3.22 are based on year- end data. However, pursuant to section 36.612 of the Commission's rules, carriers have the option of updating their data on a rolling year basis at the end of any quarter. 7 The cap is in section 36.601(c) of the Commission's rules. It has been extended until July 1, 1999 for all carriers, and thereafter for rural carriers until the effective date of the new forward looking cost models, to be adopted in CC Docket No. 96-45. The amount of the payments for 1996 was below the cap. 8 The limitations are specified in section 36.621(a)(4) of the
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mrd99-3.pdf
  • of NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction.5 The USF was implemented during a period in which the basic interstate allocation of loop costs was shifted from a 1 The USF, which only supports loop costs, should not be confused with the new, more comprehensive support programs that the Commission is developing to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 CFR § 36.601. 2 The Subscriber Plant Factor is defined in section 36.154 (e) of the Commission's rules. It was frozen in 1981 and then transitioned to 25% between 1985 and 1993, subject to the limitations in section 36.154 (f) of the Commission's rules. 3 A study area is an operating company's operations in one state. 4 In January 1988, high-cost assistance was
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mrj99-3.pdf
  • Table 3.1 shows the percentages of additional allocation of NTS costs to the interstate jurisdiction.5 The USF was implemented during a period in which the basic 1 The USF, which only supports loop costs, should not be confused with the new, more comprehensive without support programs that the Commission is developing to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 CFR § 36.601. 2 The Subscriber Plant Factor is defined in section 36.154 (e) of the Commission's rules. It was frozen in 1981 and then transitioned to 25% between 1985 and 1993, subject to the limitations in section 36.154 (f) of the Commission's rules. 3 A study area is an operating company's operations in one state. 4 In January 1988, high-cost assistance was
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mrs00-0.pdf
  • costs to the interstate jurisdiction.5 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 CFR § 36.601. 2 The Subscriber Plant Factor is defined in section 36.154 (e) of the Commission's rules. It was frozen in 1981 and then transitioned to 25% between 1985 and 1993, subject to the limitations in section 36.154 (f) of the Commission's rules. 3 A study area is usually an operating company's operations in one state. Holding companies may own multiple operating
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mrs01-0.pdf
  • which the basic interstate allocation of 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 CFR § 36.601. 2 The Subscriber Plant Factor is defined in section 36.154 (e) of the Commission's rules. It was frozen in 1981 and then transitioned to 25% between 1985 and 1993, subject to the limitations in section 36.154 (f) of the Commission's rules. 3 A study area is usually an operating company's operations in one state. Holding companies may own multiple operating
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/Monitor/mrs02-0.pdf
  • are considered rural or non-rural carriers.4 1 This was formerly referred to as the Universal Service Fund, and still bears that name in the Commission rules. It is now referred to as high-cost loop support to avoid confusion with the new, more comprehensive universal service support mechanisms that the Commission developed to implement the 1996 Act. See 47 C.F.R. § 36.601. 2 ICLS is not included because that support mechanism is beginning in the third quarter of 2002. 3 The Subscriber Plant Factor is defined in section 36.154(e) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. § 36.154(e). It was frozen in 1981 and then transitioned to 25% between 1985 and 1993, subject to the limitations in section 36.154(f) of the Commission's rules.
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  • and Order. As we explained, supra n. 16, we cannot review the merits of that order, because we lack jurisdiction over the merits of the new allocation methodology until it is transferred to this court by the District of Columbia Circuit. 25. ^25 "Beginning January 1, 1999, non-rural carriers shall no longer receive support pursuant to this [program]." 47 C.F.R. 36.601(c). 26. ^26 This implementation date has now been delayed until January 1, 2000. See Seventh Report and Order 5. 27. ^27 Jurisdictional separations rules are part of a process whereby it "may be determined what portion of an asset is employed to produce or deliver interstate as opposed to intrastate service." Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC, 476 U.S. 355,
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  • 4120,8013,and8014lessRows4072,7351,8007,and8010. 8030 TotalOperatingTaxes,totalofRows8007and8020. VII.ReturnData 8040 TotalofRow2260lessRow3430. 8041 NetReturnequalsthesumofRows4066,4070,4090,and4120lessRows4072, 7351,and8030. 8042 RateofReturn(inpercent)iscalculatedbydividingNetReturnbyAverageNet Investment(Row8041dividedbyRow8040times100).Roundto2decimalplaces. ForPriceCapcompaniesthisrowshouldbepopulatedwithzerosforcolumns(i),(j), (k),(l),(m),(n),(o)and(p),pursuanttoCCDocket87-313,releasedApril17,1991. 8043 FCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." 8044 NetReturnincludingFCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." 8045 RateofReturnincludingFCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." VIII.OtherData 9000 CarrierCommonLinetransitionalsupportwhichistheamountreceived(positive amount)ordisbursed(negativeamount)pursuanttoSection69.612(b). 9001 CarrierCommonLinelongtermsupportwhichistheamountoflongtermsupport submittedtoNECApursuanttoSection69.612(a).Thisitemisanegativeamount. FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.RowInstructions December1998 Page154of158 NOTE:Rows9002-9005aretoreflect(1)theamountofuniversalservicefundsupport receivedduringthereportingperiod(Row9002),and(2)theelementsfromthesecondannual periodpriortothecurrentreportingperiodusedbytheUSFadministratortocalculatethe aforementionedamountofuniversalservicesupport(Rows9003-9005). Forexample,ifthereportingperiodistheyear1998,thefollowingdatashallbereported: (reportingperiod-1998) Row9002(Univ.Serv.FundAlloc.) = thetotalamountofuniversalservicefund (USF)supportreceivedduring1998. (secondannualperiodpriortothereportingperiod-1996) Row9003(Unsep.USFLoopCost) = thestudyareatotalunseparatedUSFloop costascalculatedfortheyear1996(per §36.621). Row9004(No.ofWorkingUSFLoops)= thestudyareatotalworkingUSFloopsasof December31,1996(per§36.611(h)). Row9005(Unsep.USFCostperLoop) = thestudyareatotalunseparatedUSFloop cost(row9003)÷thestudyareatotal workingUSFloops(row9004)(per §36.622(b)). Additionally,forexample,ifthereportingcarrierdidnotqualifyforUSFsupportduring1998, Row9002wouldbereportedaszero.However,Rows9003,9004,and9005muststillbe completedwiththeappropriatedatafortheyear1996. 9002 UniversalServiceFund(USF)supportreceivedforthereportingperiodascalculated bytheUniversalServiceFundadministratorpursuanttoSections36.601-641. 9003 Studyareatotalunseparatedloopcost,ascalculatedbytheUniversalServiceFund administratorpursuanttoSections36.621,usedtodeterminetheUniversalService FundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreportedonRow9002.Carriers notqualifyingforUSFsupportarestillrequiredtoreporttheunseparatedUSFloop costonthisrow. 9004 StudyareauniversalserviceworkingloopsusedtocalculatetheUniversalService FundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreportedonRow9002.Carriers notqualifyingforUSFsupportarestillrequiredtoreportthenumberofworkingUSF loopsinthisrow. 9005 Studyareaaverageunseparatedloopcostperworkingloop,ascalculatedbythe UniversalServiceFundadministratorpursuanttoSection36.622(b),usedtodetermine FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.RowInstructions December1998 Page155of158 theUniversalServiceFundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreported onRow9002.CarriersnotqualifyingforUSFexpenseallocationarestillrequiredto reporttheUSFcostperlooponthisrow. 9006 LifelineConnectionAssistanceexpenseallocationwhichiscalculatedpursuantto Section36.701-.741 9007 NumberofhouseholdsinthestudyareareceivingLifelineConnectionAssistance pursuanttoSection36.711(b). 9008 Averagediscountoncommencementofservicechargesperhouseholdpursuantto Section36.711(a)(1). 9009 Averagedeferredchargesperhouseholdforthecommencementofserviceforwhich thecompanychargesnointerestpursuanttoSection36.711(a)(2). 9010 Totalbillableaccesslinesarelinesbilledtheendusercommonlinechargeorthe specialaccesssurchargeincludingthefollowing.(Row9010shouldbethesameas row2150onReport43-01.)Enterinwholenumbers,end-of-year,in-service amounts: (1)thenumberofsinglelinebusinessaccesslinessubjecttothesinglelinebusiness interstateendusercommonlinecharge,pursuanttoSection69.104(h),excluding companyofficial,mobiletelephone/pagers,off-premisesextensions,andspecial access;plus (2)thenumberofresidencelifelineaccesslinesforwhichtheinterstateenduser commonlinechargeisreducedorwaived.Thedecisiontoimplementalifelineplan islefttotheindividualstatecommission;plus (3)thenumberofresidencenon-lifelinesubjecttotheresidenceinterstateenduser commonlinecharge.Thiscountwillincludeemployeeconcessionlines;plus (4)thenumberofmultilinebusinessaccesslinessubjecttothemultilinebusiness interstateendusercommonlinechargeincludingpayphonelines,PBXtrunks, CentrexCUtrunks,hotel/motelLDtrunksandCentrexCOlines;plus (5)thenumberofaccesslinesthataresubjecttotheaspecialaccesssurcharge, pursuanttoSections69.5(c)and69.115. FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.-ColumnDescriptions December1998 Page156of158 COLUMNDESCRIPTIONS Eachcolumnisacostcategory,accesselement,orsummarythereof,asspecifiedinthe Commission'sRules. Column Description b.
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  • 4120,8013,and8014lessRows4072,7351,8007,and8010. 8030 TotalOperatingTaxes,totalofRows8007and8020. VII.ReturnData 8040 TotalofRow2260lessRow3430. 8041 NetReturnequalsthesumofRows4066,4070,4090,and4120lessRows4072, 7351,and8030. 8042 RateofReturn(inpercent)iscalculatedbydividingNetReturnbyAverageNet Investment(Row8041dividedbyRow8040times100).Roundto2decimalplaces. ForPriceCapcompaniesthisrowshouldbepopulatedwithzerosforcolumns(i),(j), (k),(l),(m),(n),(o)and(p),pursuanttoCCDocket87-313,releasedApril17,1991. 8043 FCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." 8044 NetReturnincludingFCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." 8045 RateofReturnincludingFCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." VIII.OtherData 9000 CarrierCommonLinetransitionalsupportwhichistheamountreceived(positive amount)ordisbursed(negativeamount)pursuanttoSection69.612(b). 9001 CarrierCommonLinelongtermsupportwhichistheamountoflongtermsupport submittedtoNECApursuanttoSection69.612(a).Thisitemisanegativeamount. FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.RowInstructions December1998 Page154of158 NOTE:Rows9002-9005aretoreflect(1)theamountofuniversalservicefundsupport receivedduringthereportingperiod(Row9002),and(2)theelementsfromthesecondannual periodpriortothecurrentreportingperiodusedbytheUSFadministratortocalculatethe aforementionedamountofuniversalservicesupport(Rows9003-9005). Forexample,ifthereportingperiodistheyear1998,thefollowingdatashallbereported: (reportingperiod-1998) Row9002(Univ.Serv.FundAlloc.) = thetotalamountofuniversalservicefund (USF)supportreceivedduring1998. (secondannualperiodpriortothereportingperiod-1996) Row9003(Unsep.USFLoopCost) = thestudyareatotalunseparatedUSFloop costascalculatedfortheyear1996(per §36.621). Row9004(No.ofWorkingUSFLoops)= thestudyareatotalworkingUSFloopsasof December31,1996(per§36.611(h)). Row9005(Unsep.USFCostperLoop) = thestudyareatotalunseparatedUSFloop cost(row9003)÷thestudyareatotal workingUSFloops(row9004)(per §36.622(b)). Additionally,forexample,ifthereportingcarrierdidnotqualifyforUSFsupportduring1998, Row9002wouldbereportedaszero.However,Rows9003,9004,and9005muststillbe completedwiththeappropriatedatafortheyear1996. 9002 UniversalServiceFund(USF)supportreceivedforthereportingperiodascalculated bytheUniversalServiceFundadministratorpursuanttoSections36.601-641. 9003 Studyareatotalunseparatedloopcost,ascalculatedbytheUniversalServiceFund administratorpursuanttoSections36.621,usedtodeterminetheUniversalService FundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreportedonRow9002.Carriers notqualifyingforUSFsupportarestillrequiredtoreporttheunseparatedUSFloop costonthisrow. 9004 StudyareauniversalserviceworkingloopsusedtocalculatetheUniversalService FundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreportedonRow9002.Carriers notqualifyingforUSFsupportarestillrequiredtoreportthenumberofworkingUSF loopsinthisrow. 9005 Studyareaaverageunseparatedloopcostperworkingloop,ascalculatedbythe UniversalServiceFundadministratorpursuanttoSection36.622(b),usedtodetermine FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.RowInstructions December1998 Page155of158 theUniversalServiceFundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreported onRow9002.CarriersnotqualifyingforUSFexpenseallocationarestillrequiredto reporttheUSFcostperlooponthisrow. 9006 LifelineConnectionAssistanceexpenseallocationwhichiscalculatedpursuantto Section36.701-.741 9007 NumberofhouseholdsinthestudyareareceivingLifelineConnectionAssistance pursuanttoSection36.711(b). 9008 Averagediscountoncommencementofservicechargesperhouseholdpursuantto Section36.711(a)(1). 9009 Averagedeferredchargesperhouseholdforthecommencementofserviceforwhich thecompanychargesnointerestpursuanttoSection36.711(a)(2). 9010 Totalbillableaccesslinesarelinesbilledtheendusercommonlinechargeorthe specialaccesssurchargeincludingthefollowing.(Row9010shouldbethesameas row2150onReport43-01.)Enterinwholenumbers,end-of-year,in-service amounts: (1)thenumberofsinglelinebusinessaccesslinessubjecttothesinglelinebusiness interstateendusercommonlinecharge,pursuanttoSection69.104(h),excluding companyofficial,mobiletelephone/pagers,off-premisesextensions,andspecial access;plus (2)thenumberofresidencelifelineaccesslinesforwhichtheinterstateenduser commonlinechargeisreducedorwaived.Thedecisiontoimplementalifelineplan islefttotheindividualstatecommission;plus (3)thenumberofresidencenon-lifelinesubjecttotheresidenceinterstateenduser commonlinecharge.Thiscountwillincludeemployeeconcessionlines;plus (4)thenumberofmultilinebusinessaccesslinessubjecttothemultilinebusiness interstateendusercommonlinechargeincludingpayphonelines,PBXtrunks, CentrexCUtrunks,hotel/motelLDtrunksandCentrexCOlines;plus (5)thenumberofaccesslinesthataresubjecttotheaspecialaccesssurcharge, pursuanttoSections69.5(c)and69.115. FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.-ColumnDescriptions December1998 Page156of158 COLUMNDESCRIPTIONS Eachcolumnisacostcategory,accesselement,orsummarythereof,asspecifiedinthe Commission'sRules. Column Description b.
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  • 4120,8013,and8014lessRows4072,7351,8007,and8010. 8030 TotalOperatingTaxes,totalofRows8007and8020. VII.ReturnData 8040 TotalofRow2260lessRow3430. 8041 NetReturnequalsthesumofRows4066,4070,4090,and4120lessRows4072, 7351,and8030. 8042 RateofReturn(inpercent)iscalculatedbydividingNetReturnbyAverageNet Investment(Row8041dividedbyRow8040times100).Roundto2decimalplaces. ForPriceCapcompaniesthisrowshouldbepopulatedwithzerosforcolumns(i),(j), (k),(l),(m),(n),(o)and(p),pursuanttoCCDocket87-313,releasedApril17,1991. 8043 FCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." 8044 NetReturnincludingFCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." 8045 RateofReturnincludingFCCRefunddatanotrequired.Enter"N/A." VIII.OtherData 9000 CarrierCommonLinetransitionalsupportwhichistheamountreceived(positive amount)ordisbursed(negativeamount)pursuanttoSection69.612(b). 9001 CarrierCommonLinelongtermsupportwhichistheamountoflongtermsupport submittedtoNECApursuanttoSection69.612(a).Thisitemisanegativeamount. FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.RowInstructions December1998 Page154of158 NOTE:Rows9002-9005aretoreflect(1)theamountofuniversalservicefundsupport receivedduringthereportingperiod(Row9002),and(2)theelementsfromthesecondannual periodpriortothecurrentreportingperiodusedbytheUSFadministratortocalculatethe aforementionedamountofuniversalservicesupport(Rows9003-9005). Forexample,ifthereportingperiodistheyear1998,thefollowingdatashallbereported: (reportingperiod-1998) Row9002(Univ.Serv.FundAlloc.) = thetotalamountofuniversalservicefund (USF)supportreceivedduring1998. (secondannualperiodpriortothereportingperiod-1996) Row9003(Unsep.USFLoopCost) = thestudyareatotalunseparatedUSFloop costascalculatedfortheyear1996(per §36.621). Row9004(No.ofWorkingUSFLoops)= thestudyareatotalworkingUSFloopsasof December31,1996(per§36.611(h)). Row9005(Unsep.USFCostperLoop) = thestudyareatotalunseparatedUSFloop cost(row9003)÷thestudyareatotal workingUSFloops(row9004)(per §36.622(b)). Additionally,forexample,ifthereportingcarrierdidnotqualifyforUSFsupportduring1998, Row9002wouldbereportedaszero.However,Rows9003,9004,and9005muststillbe completedwiththeappropriatedatafortheyear1996. 9002 UniversalServiceFund(USF)supportreceivedforthereportingperiodascalculated bytheUniversalServiceFundadministratorpursuanttoSections36.601-641. 9003 Studyareatotalunseparatedloopcost,ascalculatedbytheUniversalServiceFund administratorpursuanttoSections36.621,usedtodeterminetheUniversalService FundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreportedonRow9002.Carriers notqualifyingforUSFsupportarestillrequiredtoreporttheunseparatedUSFloop costonthisrow. 9004 StudyareauniversalserviceworkingloopsusedtocalculatetheUniversalService FundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreportedonRow9002.Carriers notqualifyingforUSFsupportarestillrequiredtoreportthenumberofworkingUSF loopsinthisrow. 9005 Studyareaaverageunseparatedloopcostperworkingloop,ascalculatedbythe UniversalServiceFundadministratorpursuanttoSection36.622(b),usedtodetermine FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.RowInstructions December1998 Page155of158 theUniversalServiceFundsupportreceivedduringthereportingperiodasreported onRow9002.CarriersnotqualifyingforUSFexpenseallocationarestillrequiredto reporttheUSFcostperlooponthisrow. 9006 LifelineConnectionAssistanceexpenseallocationwhichiscalculatedpursuantto Section36.701-.741 9007 NumberofhouseholdsinthestudyareareceivingLifelineConnectionAssistance pursuanttoSection36.711(b). 9008 Averagediscountoncommencementofservicechargesperhouseholdpursuantto Section36.711(a)(1). 9009 Averagedeferredchargesperhouseholdforthecommencementofserviceforwhich thecompanychargesnointerestpursuanttoSection36.711(a)(2). 9010 Totalbillableaccesslinesarelinesbilledtheendusercommonlinechargeorthe specialaccesssurchargeincludingthefollowing.(Row9010shouldbethesameas row2150onReport43-01.)Enterinwholenumbers,end-of-year,in-service amounts: (1)thenumberofsinglelinebusinessaccesslinessubjecttothesinglelinebusiness interstateendusercommonlinecharge,pursuanttoSection69.104(h),excluding companyofficial,mobiletelephone/pagers,off-premisesextensions,andspecial access;plus (2)thenumberofresidencelifelineaccesslinesforwhichtheinterstateenduser commonlinechargeisreducedorwaived.Thedecisiontoimplementalifelineplan islefttotheindividualstatecommission;plus (3)thenumberofresidencenon-lifelinesubjecttotheresidenceinterstateenduser commonlinecharge.Thiscountwillincludeemployeeconcessionlines;plus (4)thenumberofmultilinebusinessaccesslinessubjecttothemultilinebusiness interstateendusercommonlinechargeincludingpayphonelines,PBXtrunks, CentrexCUtrunks,hotel/motelLDtrunksandCentrexCOlines;plus (5)thenumberofaccesslinesthataresubjecttotheaspecialaccesssurcharge, pursuanttoSections69.5(c)and69.115. FCCReport43-04-Rep.Def.-ColumnDescriptions December1998 Page156of158 COLUMNDESCRIPTIONS Eachcolumnisacostcategory,accesselement,orsummarythereof,asspecifiedinthe Commission'sRules. Column Description b.
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  • and Order, 3 FCC Rcd 269 (1987). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Rep. Def. ­ InstructionsDecember 1999 Page 26 of 32 Miscellaneous Data 1950.Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960. Universal Service Fund - Universal service fund (high loop cost) support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 - 641. 1970.Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long term support submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.112 (a). This item is a negative amount. 1980.Common Line Support-Transitional data not required. Enter "N/A." FCC Report 43-01 ­ Rep. Def. ­ InstructionsDecember 1999 Page 27 of 32 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category,
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  • and Order, 3 FCC Rcd 269 (1987). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Rep. Def. ­ InstructionsDecember 1999 Page 26 of 32 Miscellaneous Data 1950.Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960. Universal Service Fund - Universal service fund (high loop cost) support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 - 641. 1970.Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long term support submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.112 (a). This item is a negative amount. 1980.Common Line Support-Transitional data not required. Enter "N/A." FCC Report 43-01 ­ Rep. Def. ­ InstructionsDecember 1999 Page 27 of 32 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category,
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  • example, if the reporting carrier did not qualify for USF support during 1999, Row 9002 would be reported as zero. However, Rows 9003, 9004, and 9005 must still be completed with the appropriate data for the year 1997. 9002 Universal Service Fund (USF) support received for the reporting period as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601-641. 9003 Study area total unseparated loop cost, as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.621, used to determine the Universal Service Fund support received during the reporting period as reported on Row 9002. Carriers not qualifying for USF support are still required to report the unseparated USF loop cost on this row. FCC Report 43-04 ­
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  • example, if the reporting carrier did not qualify for USF support during 1999, Row 9002 would be reported as zero. However, Rows 9003, 9004, and 9005 must still be completed with the appropriate data for the year 1997. 9002 Universal Service Fund (USF) support received for the reporting period as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601-641. 9003 Study area total unseparated loop cost, as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.621, used to determine the Universal Service Fund support received during the reporting period as reported on Row 9002. Carriers not qualifying for USF support are still required to report the unseparated USF loop cost on this row. FCC Report 43-04 ­
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  • price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (q), (r), (s) and (t). Miscellaneous Data 1950.Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960. Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970.Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International Exception
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  • price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (q), (r), (s) and (t). Miscellaneous Data 1950.Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960. Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970.Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International Exception
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  • the reporting carrier did not qualify for USF support during 2000, Row 9002 would be reported as zero. However, Rows 9003, 9004, and 9005 must still be completed with the appropriate data for the year 1998. 9002 Universal Service Fund (high loop cost) support received for the reporting period as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601- 641(rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 9003 Study area total unseparated loop cost, as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.621, used to determine the Universal Service Fund support received during the reporting period as reported on Row 9002. Carriers not qualifying for USF support are still required to report the unseparated USF loop cost
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  • the reporting carrier did not qualify for USF support during 2000, Row 9002 would be reported as zero. However, Rows 9003, 9004, and 9005 must still be completed with the appropriate data for the year 1998. 9002 Universal Service Fund (high loop cost) support received for the reporting period as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601- 641(rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 9003 Study area total unseparated loop cost, as calculated by the Universal Service Fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.621, used to determine the Universal Service Fund support received during the reporting period as reported on Row 9002. Carriers not qualifying for USF support are still required to report the unseparated USF loop cost
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  • places. All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950.Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960. Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970.Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International Exception
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  • places. All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950.Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960. Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970.Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International Exception
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970 Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970 Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970 Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970 Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970 Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). 1970 Common Line Support-Long Term - Enter the amount of long-term support (LTS), which is a portion of the carrier's Universal Service contribution payment submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). The amount reported in this row is calculated as follows: Total Interstate and International End User Telecommunications Revenue (less International
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition December 2005 Page 20 of 26 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and the off- book
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  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition December 2005 Page 20 of 26 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and the off- book
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2006PDFs/4301c06.pdf
  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition December 2006 Page 20 of 26 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and the off-book adjustments
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2006PDFs/4301p06.pdf
  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition December 2006 Page 20 of 26 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and the off-book adjustments
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2007PDFs/4301c07.pdf
  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2007 Page 20 of 26 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2007PDFs/4301p07.pdf
  • All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2007 Page 20 of 26 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2009PDFs/4301c09.pdf
  • FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2009 Page 14 of 21 Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2009 Page 15 of 21 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2009PDFs/4301p09.pdf
  • FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2009 Page 14 of 21 Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2009 Page 15 of 21 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2010PDFs/4301c10.pdf
  • FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2010 Page 14 of 21 Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2010 Page 15 of 21 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/2010PDFs/4301p10.pdf
  • FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2010 Page 14 of 21 Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund ­ High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 ­ 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). FCC Report 43-01 ­ Report Definition ­ Table 1 December 2010 Page 15 of 21 TABLE I - COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS Each column is a cost category, access element, or summary thereof, specified in the Commission's Rules. Columns (b) and (c) shall be reported as booked. Column (d) shall contain booked and
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/dkt_86_182_order_da_90_30.pdf
  • amount received (positive disbursed (negative amount) pursuant to Section 69.612(b)". Common Line amount) or Row 9001 -The instruction is revised to re~ld, "Carrier Common Line long term support submitted to NECA pursuant to Section 69.612(a). This item is a negative amount." Row 9002 -The instruction is revised to read, "Universal Service Fund expense allocation which is calculated pursuant to Sections 36.601-.641. Carriers with higher than average non-traffic-sensitive loop costs must report their interstate allocation, as reported to NECA for this reporting period in thisrow". Row 9010 -The instr~ction is revised to read, the study area include the following: "Total billable access lines in (1) the number of single line business customer premises terminations (CPTs) subject to the single line business interstate
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/documents/order_da_91_143.pdf
  • 36.412(b) and 69.402(a). This amount -9 - 4072,7351,8007 equals the sum of rows 4066,4120,8013 and 8014 less rows and 8010." Row 8041 is revised to read, "Net Return equals the sum of rows 4066, 4090, and 4120 less rows 4072, 7351 and 8030." Row 9002 is revised to read, "Universal Service Fund expense allocation which is calculated pursuant to Sections 36.601-.641. Carriers with higher than average non-traffic-sensitive loop costs must report their interstate allocation, as reported in the June submission to NECA for this reporting period in this row." Row 9003 is revised to read, "Study area unseparated loop cost which is used to determine the Universal Service Fund expense allocation reported on row 9002 and is calculated pursuant to Section
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/instructions/2009/definitions01.htm
  • places. All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). [1] This method for separation of customer deposits between state and interstate will be used as an interim measure until such time as provision is made for separation of customer deposits in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules. See Amendment of Part 65 of the Commission's Rules to Prescribe Components of the
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/armis/instructions/2011/definitions01.htm
  • places. All price cap companies should insert zeros in Columns (m), (n), (p), (r) and (s). Miscellaneous Data 1950 Lifeline Adjustment - Enter this amount pursuant to Section 54.411. 1960 Universal Service Fund High Loop Cost - Universal service fund high loop cost support received for the reporting period as calculated by the universal service fund administrator pursuant to Sections 36.601 641 (rural carriers) or Section 54.309 (non-rural carriers). [1] This method for separation of customer deposits between state and interstate will be used as an interim measure until such time as provision is made for separation of customer deposits in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules. See Amendment of Part 65 of the Commission's Rules to Prescribe Components of the