FCC Web Documents citing 51.915

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  • the USF/ICC Transformation Order throughout the transitional period. Upon review of carriers' tariffs and TRPs, questions have arisen as to whether carriers correctly calculated their Eligible Recovery, given the complicated nature of the TRP spreadsheets. We note that carriers used differing methodologies in calculating their Eligible Recovery. In addition, questions have arisen as to whether carriers properly complied with sections 51.915(c) and 51.917(b)(7) of our rules, which require both price cap carriers and rate-of-return carriers to calculate the baseline for determining their Eligible Recovery at least in part on revenues received (or collected) by March 31, 2012. On our own motion, we conclude that all carriers that included ARCs in their respective tariffs require further inquiry as to whether they reflect
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  • 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, section 1.47(d) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.47(d), IS WAIVED for the limited purpose specified in paragraph 13, note 28 supra. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Victoria S. Goldberg Acting Chief, Pricing Policy Division Wireline Competition Bureau 47 C.F.R. § 61.38 (rate-of-return carriers that file tariffs based on projected costs and demand). 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.915(e) and 61.39 (rate-of-return carriers that file tariffs based on historical costs and demand). To establish a filing date of July 3, 2012, we therefore grant a limited waiver of 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.3(a), 51.705, 51.907, and 51.909 of our rules to the extent that those rules would otherwise require rates to be effective as of July 1, 2012. Absent a
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  • and reason services were removed from price caps. We provide the format for the worksheet in the Excluded Service section in Part B below. B. TRP Spreadsheets and Workpapers ARC Spreadsheet The ARC spreadsheet demonstrates the calculations necessary to arrive at an ARC rate for filing carriers. This is a new spreadsheet in the TRP created to comply with section 51.915(e) of the Commission's rules. 2. Access Reduction Spreadsheet The Access Reduction spreadsheet identifies the rates that are required to be reduced pursuant to section 51.907(b)-(g) of the Commission's rules and calculates the amount of the reductions. The spreadsheets also show the calculation of a price cap ILEC's eligible recovery pursuant to section 51.915(d) of the Commission's rules. This is a
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  • our transition rules. Such increase will not be considered to violate the prohibition on raising intrastate switched access rates. Accordingly, we revise sections 51.907, 51.909, and 51.911 of the Commission's rules to reflect these clarifications. An incumbent LEC shall reflect any increased revenues from increased intrastate rates made in light of this clarification in calculating its Eligible Recovery under section 51.915(d) or 51.917(d) of the Commission's rules, as appropriate. Moreover, several carriers and state commissions have inquired as to whether the transition rules require a proportionate reduction to each intrastate access rate element or whether the reduction may be targeted to a subset of rate element rates. Consistent with the above clarification, the required reductions to intrastate switched access rates may
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  • that Competitive LEC has an intrastate rate for a rate element that is below the comparable interstate rate for that element, the Competitive LEC may increase the rate for any intrastate rate element that is below the comparable interstate rate for that element to the interstate rate no later than July 1, 2013; * * * * * Revise § 51.915(d)(1)(i)(C)(2)(i), (d)(1)(ii)(C)(2)(i), (d)(1)(iii)(3)(E)(2)(i), (d)(1)(iv)(E)(2)(i), (d)(1)(v)(E)(2)(i), (d)(1)(vi)(F)(2)(i), (d)(1)(vii)(G)(2)(i), as follows: § 51.915 Recovery mechanism for price cap carriers. * * * * * (d) * * * (1) * * * (i) * * * (C) * * * (2) * * * (i) Establish a composite reciprocal compensation rate for its Fiscal Year 2011 reciprocal compensation receipts and its Fiscal Year
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  • and reserve §51.717. Add new subpart J to part 51 to read as follows: Subpart J-Transitional Access Service Pricing Sec. 51.901 Purpose and Scope of transitional access service pricing rules. 51.903 Definitions. 51.905 Implementation. 51.907 Transition of Price Cap Carrier access charges. 51.909 Transition of Rate-of-Return carrier access charges. 51.911 Reciprocal compensation rates for CLECs. 51.913 Transition for VoIP-PSTN traffic. 51.915 Revenue recovery for Price Cap carriers 51.917 Revenue recovery for Rate of Return carriers 51.919 Reporting and Monitoring § 51.901 Purpose and scope of transitional access service pricing rules. (a) The purpose of this section is to establish rules governing the transition of intercarrier compensation from a calling-party's-network pays system to a default bill-and-keep methodology. Following the transition, the exchange
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  • of December 29, 2011. See 76 FR 73830, 73855 (Nov. 29, 2011). USF/ICC Transformation Order at para. 995. We found for several reasons that this problem was more acute with respect to this traffic than with respect to other LEC traffic. Id. Id. at paras. 996-97. Id. Id. at para 997; see also id. at para. 847; 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.915(d), 51.917(d), 54.1101. See USF/ICC Transformation Order at para. 998-99 & App. A, 47 C.F.R. § 51.709 (c) Commenters interpreting the Commission's rules question the ability to recover through the recovery mechanism lost revenues that occur between December 29, 2011 and June 30, 2012 See, e.g., Letter from Michael R. Romano, Senior Vice President - Policy, NTCA, to Marlene H. Dortch,
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  • service rate reported by such carriers should reflect the basic rate for local service of the measured or message rate plan, plus the additional charges incurred for measured service, using the mean number of minutes or message units for all customers subscribing to that rate plan multiplied by the applicable rate per minute or message unit. See 47 C.F.R. § 51.915(b)(11). USF/ICC Transformation Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 17751, para. 238. Standard deviation is a statistical measure of dispersion of data points around an average. Assuming a normal distribution of data points (i.e., a bell curve), the range of data points within two standard deviations of the average would be expected to include 95 percent of the data points. Specifically, the