FCC Web Documents citing 54.305

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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • Mescalero to participate in the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) common line tariff effective upon the close of this transaction. Waiver of sections 36.611 and 36.612 will allow Mescalero to immediately begin receiving high-cost loop support based upon projected costs, rather than historical costs. In a companion order released today, the Commission grants Mescalero's request for waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules. Waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules will enable Mescalero to receive high-cost universal service support based on the average cost of the lines under its ownership, rather than receiving the same per-line levels of high-cost support for which the acquired access lines were eligible prior to their transfer from Valor. STUDY AREA WAIVER Background
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • support, excluding long term support, through $1.00 reductions in average monthly, per-line support beginning January 1, 2001, and every year thereafter until there is no more interim hold-harmless support. Id. at para. 1. The Commission also adopted the Joint Board's recommendation not to phase down interim hold-harmless support for eligible exchanges transferred to rural carriers until the Commission reexamines section 54.305 of its rules or until rural high-cost reform is complete. Id. at para 21. Interim hold-harmless support for exchanges transferred to non-rural carriers will be phased down over the same time period as the 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
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's universal service support mechanism
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  • 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, 16 FCC Rcd. 11244, 11276-99 paras. 77-135 (2001) (Rural Task Force Order). 47 C.F.R. � 36.605; 47 C.F.R. �� 54.305(b)-(f). NECA 2002 Filing at IV-1 to IV-4. (...continued from previous page) (continued....) Federal Communications Commission DA 01-2969 Federal Communications Commission DA 01-2969 V W X w � X X F �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� �0� � G �
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
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  • their borders and would give the Wyoming Commission a degree of flexibility in reaching that goal. We, therefore, conclude that approval of the Wyoming Commission's waiver petition will preserve and advance universal service, and is in the public interest. We note that forward-looking high-cost support and interim hold-harmless support that has been transferred with acquired exchanges in accordance with section 54.305 of the Commission's rules shall not be subject to the Wyoming Commission's targeting proposal. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. We recently granted a request for waiver of
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET, S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 DA 01-618 News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov BLACKDUCK TELEPHONE COMPANY AND ARVIG TELEPHONE COMPANY SEEK A WAIVER OF SECTION 54.305 AND THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" IN PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED CC Docket No. 96-45 Release Date: March 8, 2001 Comment Date: March 28, 2001 Reply Comment Date: April 9, 2001 On February 6, 2001, Blackduck Telephone Company (Blackduck) and Arvig Telephone Company (Arvig) filed a joint petition for waiver of the definition of "study
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  • reduces that of other recipients. In evaluating whether a study area change would have an adverse impact on the distribution or level of the high-cost loop support fund, the Commission determined that a "one-percent" guideline should be applied to study area waivers filed after January 5, 1995. See Eagle Telecommunications 1995 Study Area Waiver, 10 FCC Rcd at 1774. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, which was adopted on May 7, 1997, limits the amount of high-cost universal service support that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier may receive to the same per-line levels of support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. The instant study area waiver request, however, does
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  • up to 50 percent of the difference between the index year expense adjustment and the subsequent year expense adjustment. In no year, however, may a carrier receive safety valve support greater than the difference between a carrier's uncapped study area loop cost expense adjustment calculated pursuant to section 36.631 and transferred support amounts available to the acquired exchange(s) under section 54.305(a). Support in study areas with CETC. NECA proposes that, upon entry of a CETC into a rural average schedule company's study area, NECA will begin providing updated loop counts for that company to USAC on a quarterly basis pursuant to Commission rules. In addition, NECA proposes that, at the request of the company, it may begin to provide updated quarterly
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(a) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This limitation applies to high-cost loop support, local switching support and long term support (LTS). Section 54.305(a) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(a) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This limitation applies to high-cost loop support, local switching support, and long term support (LTS). Section 54.305 is meant to discourage carriers from transferring
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  • text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit $ $ $ $ $ $ $ Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Blackduck Telephone Company and Arvig Telephone Company Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in the Part 36, Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules and Related Waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 order Adopted: December 5, 2002 Released: December 6, 2002 By the Acting Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request from Blackduck Telephone Company (Blackduck) and Arvig Telephone Company (Arvig) for a waiver of
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET, S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 DA 03-1458 News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VALOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, L.P. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.305 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED CC Docket No. 96-45 Release Date: April 30, 2003 Comment Date: May 30, 2003 Reply Comment Date: June 16, 2003 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comments on Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. (Valor) petition, filed on April 11, 2003, for a waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules to permit Valor to
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(a) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This limitation applies to high-cost loop support, local switching support and long term support (LTS). Section 54.305(a) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring
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  • Service, CC Docket No. 96-45 (filed September 16, 2003) (WW Petition). See Western Wireless Petition to Reject Rural Telephone Company Self-Certification filed by Valor Telecommunications Southwest, LLC, Public Notice, DA 00-1882, 15 FCC Rcd 15123 (Com. Car. Bur. 2000). WW Petition at 2. Id. Id. Id. at 2-5. We note also that Valor has a petition for waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules pending before the Commission. Waiver of this rule would allow Valor to receive federal high-cost universal service support based on its average loop cost, rather than have its levels of universal service support capped at the per-line amount that GTE, the previous owner of the lines, received prior to its transfer of the exchanges to Valor
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  • mechanism, Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS). On May 23, 2001, the Commission released the Rural Task Force Order, which modified its rules for providing high-cost universal service support for rural telephone companies as proposed by the Rural Task Force. This plan will remain in place for a five-year period beginning July 1, 2001. Among other actions, the Commission modified section 54.305 of its rules to create a ``safety valve'' mechanism that provides support for additional investment made in exchanges acquired from another unaffiliated carrier. On November 8, 2001, the Commission released the MAG Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which removed implicit support from the interstate access rate structure for rate-of-return carriers and replaced it with ICLS. On July 10,
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  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(a) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This limitation applies to high-cost loop support (HCLS), local switching support (LSS) and long term support (LTS). Section 54.305(a) is meant to discourage carriers
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  • Panel 2: Basis of Support for CETCs and Transferred Exchanges Key Issues: What methodology should the Commission use to calculate the basis of support for eligible telecommunications carriers? Should a competitor receive support based on the incumbent carrier's costs or its own costs? If the latter, how should those costs be calculated? Should the Commission modify rule 47 C.F.R. � 54.305 (which provides that a carrier that acquires exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive universal service support for those acquired exchanges at the same per-line support levels)? Panelists: Scott Bergs, Midwest Wireless David Cole, CenturyTel Gene Johnson, Fairpoint Communications Denise Parrish, Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate Dale Lehman, Alaska Pacific University Lee Selwyn, Economics and Technology, Inc. See Federal-State Joint
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  • boundaries effective November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) applies to high-cost loop support and local switching support. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage a carrier from transferring an exchange merely
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  • of total annual high-cost support. The Commission began applying the one-percent guideline in 1995 to limit the potential adverse impact of exchange sales on the overall fund, also recognizing that, because high-cost loop support is capped, an increase in the draw of any fund recipient necessarily reduces the amounts that other LECs receive from the fund. After adoption of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, the one percent guideline was not, in practice, a necessary limitation for most study area waivers with respect to high-cost loop support and local switching support, because section 54.305 provides that a carrier purchasing exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier is permitted to receive only the same level of per-line high-cost support that the selling company was
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  • that the Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider whether the public interest would be served by restructuring Parts 61 and 69. Eliminate regulations. WCB staff recommends that the Commission eliminate certain sections in Part 36 and Part 54. Staff also recommends the elimination of certain regulations in Part 64, Subpart A. Other recommendations. Although WCB staff recommends retaining section 54.305(a), staff recognizes that issues addressed by this rule have been referred to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service. WCB staff recommends, therefore, that the Commission await the recommendation of the Joint Board before addressing USTA's comments recommending elimination of section 54.305(a). CONCLUSION This Staff Report describes the Bureau's thorough review of the Commission's regulations pertaining to wireline telecommunications that
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  • boundaries effective November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) applies to high-cost loop support and local switching support. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely
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  • boundaries effective November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage a carrier from transferring an exchange merely to increase its share of high-cost universal service support. For example,
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  • boundaries effective November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of high-cost universal service support. For example,
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  • Petitioners argue that EMC's subscribers pay the highest basic local rates in Utah, $27.00 per month, and contend that the telephone system cannot economically be sustained, absent universal service support, without significantly raising rates on the subscribers. The Petitioners argue that the proposed transaction between EMC and Direct Communications will not have an adverse effect on universal service because section 54.305(b) limits an acquiring carrier to the same per-line high-cost support levels for which those exchanges were eligible prior to the transfer of the exchanges. The Petitioners contend that, although EMC was eligible to receive federal universal service support, EMC never applied for NECA membership or for federal universal service support. The Petitioners further claim that Direct Communications is the successor
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  • boundaries effective November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) applies to high-cost loop support and local switching support. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase
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  • TWIN VALLEY TELEPHONE, INC. NON-STREAMLINED Pleading Cycle Established WC Docket No. 05-308 TWIN VALLEY TELEPHONE, INC., UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF KANSAS AND UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF EASTERN KANSAS SEEK WAIVER OF THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED IN PART 36 AND WAIVER OF SECTION 69.3(e)(11) CC Docket No. 96-45 TWIN VALLEY PETITIONS FOR CLARIFICATION OR SEEKS WAIVER OF SECTION 54.305 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comments Due: December 13, 2005 Reply Comments Due: December 20, 2005 On October 3, 2005, The United Telephone Company of Kansas and the United Telephone Company of Eastern Kansas (together ``United'') and Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. (``Twin Valley'') (collectively, ``Applicants'') filed an application, pursuant to sections 63.03 and 63.04 of the Commission's
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  • Due: July 3, 2006 Reply Comments Due: July 18, 2006 By this public notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on two petitions filed on May 8, 2006, by Iowa Telecom Services, Inc. (Iowa Telecom). In the first petition, Iowa Telecom requests forbearance, pursuant to Section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, from enforcement of Sections 36.01-631, 54.305, 54.309, 54.313, and 54.314 of the Commissions rules to the extent necessary to permit Iowa Telecom to be eligible for high-cost universal service support under the non-rural high-cost mechanism. In the second petition, Iowa Telecom requests waiver of Sections 36.01-631, 54.305, 54.309, 54.313, and 54.314 of the Commissions rules to the extent necessary to accomplish the same purpose. Iowa Telecom
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  • sections 69.2(hh), 69.3(e)(6), and 69.3(e)(11) would permit Sacred Wind to become a member of NECA and to participate immediately in the NECA pools and tariffs. In addition, Sacred Wind requests waivers of sections 54.301(b), 54.314(d), and 54.903(a)(3) to allow it to receive immediate local switching support (LSS) and interstate common line support (ICLS). In addition, Sacred Wind posits that section 54.305 of the Commission's rules does not apply to the instant transaction or, in the alternative, that the Commission should waive section 54.305 in order that Sacred Wind may receive high-cost support based on the average cost of all its lines. Sacred Wind also requests that the Commission waive its stay of the eligibility requirements for Tier 4 Lifeline and Link-Up
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  • all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost universal service support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost loop support and local switching support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase their share of high-cost universal service support. Petition
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  • November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost universal service support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage a carrier from transferring an exchange merely to increase its share of high-cost universal service support. The Petition
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  • 2006 DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SELECTED ASSETS OF QWEST CORPORATION BY SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. STREAMLINED Pleading Cycle Established WC Docket No. 06-82 SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND QWEST CORPORATION SEEK WAIVER OF THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED IN PART 36, AND SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SEEKS WAIVER OF SECTIONS 36.611, 36.612, 54.301(b), 54.305, 54.314(d), 54.903(a), 69.2(hh), 69.3(e)(6) AND 69.3(e)(11) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SEEKS WAIVER OF THE COMMISSION'S STAY OF THE PROVISION OF ENHANCED LIFELINE AND LINK-UP SUPPORT TO CUSTOMERS ON NEAR-TRIBAL LANDS PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED CC Docket No. 96-45, WC Docket No. 03-109 Comments Due: May 11, 2006 Reply Comments Due: May 18, 2006 On March 30, 2006,
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  • telephone operations. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost loop support and local switching support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase their share of high-cost universal service support. Iowa
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  • telephone operations. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost loop support and local switching support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase their share of high-cost universal service support. Iowa
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  • all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost universal service support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost loop support and local switching support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase their share of high-cost universal service support. Petition
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  • 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 support
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  • Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of United Telephone Company of Kansas United Telephone Company of Eastern Kansas and Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules; Petition for Waiver of Section 69.3(e)(11) of the Commission's Rules Petition for Clarification or Waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: May 25, 2007 Released: May 25, 2007 By the Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: On October 10, 2006, Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. (Twin Valley) filed a Petition for Clarification of the effective date
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  • benefit of beneficiaries and contributors. The Commission also continued its more particularized efforts to reform several aspects of the universal service program. In 2005, the Commission modified and clarified its rules pertaining to the High Cost Support Mechanism to ensure that the support methodology encourages investment in and upgrades of the infrastructure of small, rural exchanges. The Commission amended section 54.305, a rule governing the safety valve mechanism, so that calculation of the support that a rural carrier receives includes recognition of investments in newly acquired exchanges. This change was intended to effectuate the Commission's intent when it adopted the safety valve mechanism of encouraging substantial investments in rural exchanges. The Commission also clarified that section 36.605 of the Commissions rules
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  • eligible telecommunications providers. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the High Cost Program of the Universal Service support mechanism, these rules ensure that rates in rural, insular and high cost areas, are ``reasonably comparable'' to rates charged for similar services in urban areas. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(b). Section Numbers and Titles: 54.301 Local switching support. 54.303 Long term support. 54.305 Sale or transfer of exchanges. 54.307 Support to a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier. SUBPART E-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR LOW INCOME CONSUMERS Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for the Lifeline and Link Up Program of the Universal Service support mechanism. The rules establish the requirements for eligible consumers and eligible telecommunications carriers. The rules also establish certification and verification
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  • - 47 C.F.R � 63.03; see 47 U.S.C. � 214. Applicants are also filing an application for a transfer of control associated with authorization for international services. In addition, Applicants state that they have filed a joint petition with the Commission seeking a waiver of the definition of ``study area'' and ``average schedule company'' and to the extent necessary, Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules. Any action on this domestic section 214 application is without prejudice to Commission action on other related, pending applications. See IUB Docket Nos. SPU-2009-0004, TF-2009-0056, and TF-2009-0057. 47 C.F.R. � 63.03(b)(1)(iii). Such authorization is conditioned upon receipt of any other necessary approvals from the Commission in connection with the proposed transaction. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit $ DA 09-2615 Release Date: December 22, 2009 COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE JOINT PETITION OF IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. AND WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION TO WAIVE THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED IN PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES AND SECTIONS 54.305 AND 69.605(c) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 Comment Date: January 21, 2010 Reply Comment Date: February 5, 2010 On October 16, 2009, Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Iowa Telecom) and Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association (Wellman) filed a joint petition for waiver of the study area boundary freeze. Iowa Telecom and Wellman seek a waiver of the study area
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  • Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of United Telephone Company of Kansas United Telephone Company of Eastern Kansas and Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules; Petition for Waiver of Section 69.3(e)(11) of the Commission's Rules Petition for Clarification or Waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: April 9, 2009 Released: April 9, 2009 By the Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: On October 10, 2006, Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. (Twin Valley) filed an application for review of the Wireline Competition
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  • froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost universal service support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of high-cost universal service support. Qwest-Pine-Oregon Telephone
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  • 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent incumbent LECs from establishing separate study areas made up only of high-cost exchanges to maximize their receipt of universal service high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of universal service high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This rule is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of universal service high-cost support. The Petition
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. and Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association, Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in Part 36, Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules; Petition for Waiver of Sections 69.605(c) and 54.305 of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: June 4, 2010 Released: June 4, 2010 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: introduction In this order, we grant a joint request from Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Iowa Telecom) and Wellman Cooperative Telephone
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  • 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent incumbent LECs from establishing separate study areas made up only of high-cost exchanges to maximize their receipt of universal service high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of universal service high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This rule is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of universal service high-cost support. Standard for
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  • PETITION FOR WAIVER OF A UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST FILING DEADLINE WC Docket No. 08-71 Comment Date: September 22, 2010 Reply Comment Date: October 7, 2010 The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. seeking waiver of a filing deadline for receipt of universal service high-cost support funds as required by sections 36.612 and 54.305 of the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before September 22, 2010, and reply comments on or before October 7, 2010. All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No 08-71. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. . Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper
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  • 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent incumbent LECs from establishing separate study areas made up only of high-cost exchanges to maximize their receipt of high-cost universal service support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to transfer or acquire additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This rule is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange as a way to increase its share of high-cost universal service support.
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  • by which the petition requesting forbearance filed by Partner Communications Cooperative (Partner Communications) 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 December 2, 2009, Partner Communications filed a petition requesting that the Commission forbear from applying the requirements of section 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's rules so that Partner Communications may receive additional universal service high-cost support and local switching support for four exchanges it acquired in 2006. Section 10(c) of the Act states that a petition for forbearance shall be deemed granted if the Commission does not deny the petition for failure to meet the requirements for forbearance under
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  • ) WC Docket No. 05-337 ORDER Adopted: January 12, 2010 Released: January 12, 2010 By the Acting Chief, Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau: On December 2, 2009, Partner Communications Cooperative (Partner) petitioned the Commission for forbearance pursuant to section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Specifically, Partner requests that the Commission forbear from enforcing section 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's rules so that Partner may receive additional universal service high-cost support and local switching support for four exchanges it acquired in 2006. Partner also requests, pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, that the Commission treat as confidential and withhold from public inspection certain data submitted with its request. We hereby grant Partner's Request
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 10-50 Released: January 12, 2010 COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE PETITION OF PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE FOR FORBEARANCE FROM SECTION 54.305(b) and (d) OF THE COMMISSION'S UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST SUPPORT RULES WC Docket No. 05-337 Comment Date: February 11, 2010 Reply Comment Date: February 26, 2010 On December 2, 2009, Partner Communications Cooperative (Partner), pursuant to section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, filed a petition for forbearance from section 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's rules. Specifically,
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  • study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, to prevent incumbent LECs from establishing separate study areas made up of only high-cost exchanges to maximize their receipt of universal service high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer territories. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of universal service high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This rule is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of universal service high-cost support. The Petition
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  • 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent carriers from establishing high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize their receipt of universal service high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of universal service high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This rule is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of universal service high-cost support. The Petition
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  • Petitioners) for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze codified in the Appendix-Glossary of Part 36 of the Commission's rules. The study area waiver will permit Prairie to remove a territory from its Iowa study area and permit Panora to add that same territory to its existing Iowa study area. We deny, however, Panora's request for waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules. study area waiver BACKGROUND Study Area. A study area is a geographic segment of an incumbent local exchange carrier's (LEC) telephone operations. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent carriers from establishing high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize
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  • November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize universal service high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of universal service high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This rule is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of universal service high-cost support. The Petition
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  • 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent incumbent LECs from establishing separate study areas made up only of high-cost exchanges to maximize their receipt of universal service high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of universal service high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of universal service high-cost support. The Petition
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  • 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 denied
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  • froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize universal service high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to acquire or transfer exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of universal service high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. This rule is meant to discourage a carrier from acquiring an exchange merely to increase its share of universal service high-cost support. The Petition
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  • to simulate the disbursements that would be received by a cost company that is representative of average schedule companies." Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc.; and Wellman Cooperative Telephone Association, Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36, Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules; Petition for Waiver of Sections 69.605(c) and 54.305 of the Commission's Rule, CC Docket No. 96- 45, Order, DA 10-1027 (rel. June 4, 2010) at para. 12. 9 allocated to the intrastate jurisdiction would decrease while expenses allocated to the interstate jurisdiction would increase resulting in a shift of 7 percent to interstate. As shown in Section I of Attachment 2, this shift in cost allocation would result
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  • 1 415.4 669.899 Tm 96 Tz (4/13/11) Tj 1 0 0 1 75.799 650.95 Tm 100 Tz (Twin Valley Telephone, Inc.) Tj 1 0 0 1 72.95 632.649 Tm 240 Tz /OPBaseFont3 4 Tf (___________________________________________________) Tj 1 0 0 1 325.2 650.7 Tm 103 Tz /OPBaseFont3 10 Tf (36.6 12\(a\)\(3\)) Tj 1 0 0 1 325.2 637.95 Tm 106 Tz (54.305\(d\)\(1) Tj 1 0 0 1 377.5 642.75 Tm 74 Tz /OPBaseFont4 10 Tf (\)5) Tj 1 0 0 1 415.9 650.45 Tm 89 Tz /OPBaseFont1 11 Tf (8/9/10) Tj 1 0 0 1 412.8 632.2 Tm 216 Tz /OPBaseFont1 4 Tf (_____________________) Tj 1 0 0 1 106.3 609.149 Tm 100 Tz /OPBaseFont3 11 Tf (Filings and comments are available
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  • A shapefile template is available at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/rate-return-resources. Submitted shapefiles must: contain one closed, non-overlapping polygon for each exchange in the study area that represents the area served from that exchange have associated with each exchange polygon the following identifying feature attributes: OCN - NECA-assigned operating company number as in the LERG Company Name Exchange Name Acquired Exchange subject to section 54.305 of the Commission's rules CLLI Code(s) associated with the exchange Study Area Code State FRN (please use the FRN used for the 477 filing in the state) have an assigned projection w/accompanying .prj file use unprojected (geographic) WGS84 geographic coordinate system have a minimum horizontal accuracy of +/- 40 feet or less, conforming to 1:24K national mapping standards be submitted
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  • inputs that they require from the BOCs, including Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service. Comments due 30 days after publication in the Federal Register; replies due 45 days after publication in the Federal Register. Contact: Jodie Donovan-May or Jessica Rosenworcel at (202) 418-1580. CC 96-45; PN 03/08/01; DA 01-618 Blackduck Telephone Company and Arvig Telephone Company Seek a Waiver of Section 54.305 and the Definition of "Study Area" in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules. Pleading Cycle Established. On February 6, 2001, Blackduck Telephone Company and Arvig Telephone Company filed a joint petition for waiver of the definition of "study area" as set forth in Part 36 of the Commission's rules. The definition constitutes a rule freezing all study area boundaries. Comments
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  • Section 36.605(c)(3), replace ``(A)'' with ``(i)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3), replace ``(B)'' with ``(ii)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this
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  • year as proposed by the Rural Task Force. By modifying safety net support in this way, we ensure that carriers that meet the threshold requirement for eligibility will receive support for their incremental investment, but do not recover more than the costs incurred as a result of the additional investment. Consistent with the Rural Task Force's recommendation, we retain section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, which provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. We modify the rule, however, to provide a ``safety valve'' that provides support for additional investment made in the acquired exchanges. We decline at this
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  • TWIN VALLEY TELEPHONE, INC. NON-STREAMLINED Pleading Cycle Established WC Docket No. 05-308 TWIN VALLEY TELEPHONE, INC., UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF KANSAS AND UNITED TELEPHONE COMPANY OF EASTERN KANSAS SEEK WAIVER OF THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED IN PART 36 AND WAIVER OF SECTION 69.3(e)(11) CC Docket No. 96-45 TWIN VALLEY PETITIONS FOR CLARIFICATION OR SEEKS WAIVER OF SECTION 54.305 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES CC Docket No. 96-45 On November 29, 2005, the Wireline Competition Bureau, Competition Policy Division released a Public Notice, DA 05-3114, in the above-captioned proceeding. This Erratum corrects the comment date to read as follows: Comments Due: December 13, 2005 For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker at (202) 418-1394 or Kimberly Jackson, Competition Policy Division,
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 13 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 14 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 13 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 14 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 13 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 14 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 13 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 14 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • for the calendar year [insert date] (47 C.F.R. � 54.301(e) and 47 C.F.R. � 32.12(b)). Sale or transfer of exchanges - (for safety valve support) is a rural incumbent local exchange carrier and has provided written notice to USAC that the Beneficiary has acquired access lines on [insert date] that may be eligible for safety valve support (47 C.F.R. � 54.305(f)). Support to competitive eligible telecommunications carrier - is a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier and has provided USAC with the number of working loops pursuant to the schedule set forth in 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(c) or (d), as applicable (47 C.F.R. � 54.307(b)). State certification of support for rural and non-rural carriers - has verified that the annual certification on behalf
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 13 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 14 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 13 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 14 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • revised the corporate operations expense limitation formula, 21 and modified the indexed cap. Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2001, the caps for non-rural hold-harmless and rural HCLS were calculated separately.22 17 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 18 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(b). This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • revised the corporate operations expense limitation formula, 21 and modified the indexed cap. Accordingly, beginning July 1, 2001, the caps for non-rural hold-harmless and rural HCLS were calculated separately.22 17 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 18 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(b). This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 14 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 15 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(b). This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 3 - 4 The Commission modified the
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  • $54.60], plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCLS totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 14 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 15 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(b). This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 3 - 4 The Commission modified the
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  • is now frozen at $240.00 (the 2001 national average) and the cap is indexed to the rate of growth in working loops of rural carriers plus the rate of inflation as measured by the Gross Domestic Product � Chained Price Index (GDP-CPI).21 The Commission adjusted the rural HCLS cap by changing the base year for the 16 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(b). This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • is now frozen at $240.00 (the 2001 national average) and the cap is indexed to the rate of growth in working loops of rural carriers plus the rate of inflation as measured by the Gross Domestic Product � Chained Price Index (GDP-CPI).21 The Commission adjusted the rural HCLS cap by changing the base year for the 16 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(b). This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petition of Partner Communications Cooperative for Forbearance from Section 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's Universal Service High-Cost Support Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 05-337 ERRATUM Released: May 19, 2011 By the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau: On February 25, 2011, the Commission released a Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O), FCC 11-26, in the above captioned proceeding. This Erratum corrects the MO&O by removing footnote
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  • ``[cross reference to reporting section: (See Section XX, infra)]'' with ``(see Section VIII.A.2, infra)''. In footnote 391, delete ``(or any interim model support)''. In paragraph 247, in the first sentence, replace ``the Joint RLECs contend'' with ``the Rural Associations contend.'' In paragraph 270, in the last sentence, replace ``study area, will receive the lesser of the support pursuant to section 54.305 or the support based on its own costs'' with ``acquired exchanges, will receive the lesser of the support pursuant to section 54.305 or support based on the acquired exchanges' own costs''. (USAC High-Cost Disbursement Tool)''. In paragraph 275, in the last sentence, add ``Beginning'' before ``July 1, 2014''. Footnote 569 is corrected to read as ``See 2011 Seventh Broadband Progess
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  • ``[cross reference to reporting section: (See Section XX, infra)]'' with ``(see Section VIII.A.2, infra)''. In footnote 391, delete ``(or any interim model support)''. In paragraph 247, in the first sentence, replace ``the Joint RLECs contend'' with ``the Rural Associations contend.'' In paragraph 270, in the last sentence, replace ``study area, will receive the lesser of the support pursuant to section 54.305 or the support based on its own costs'' with ``acquired exchanges, will receive the lesser of the support pursuant to section 54.305 or support based on the acquired exchanges' own costs''. (USAC High-Cost Disbursement Tool)''. In paragraph 275, in the last sentence, add ``Beginning'' before ``July 1, 2014''. Footnote 569 is corrected to read as ``See 2011 Seventh Broadband Progess
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  • undue rate disruption. We conclude that several issues, such as appropriate reforms for the LTS program, should be addressed in the context of our pending proceedings for rural high-cost reform and/or interstate access charge reform for rate-of-return carriers. In the attached Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on the narrow issue of whether to continue to apply section 54.305 of the Commission's rules to transfers of telephone exchanges between non-rural carriers following the phase-down. Section 54.305 requires a carrier that acquires an exchange to step into the seller's shoes for universal service support purposes. The Commission adopted the rule in 1997 as a stopgap measure to prevent carriers receiving support based on the size of their study areas and
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  • Commission and the affected state regulatory commission before incorporating acquired telephone exchanges or lines into existing study areas. The MAG plan also would eliminate the all-or-nothing rule: carriers may retain non-price cap status when they become affiliated with price cap carriers, or acquire lines, exchanges, or study areas from price cap carriers. In addition, the MAG plan would eliminate section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, which limits universal service support for acquired telephone exchanges to the support received by the seller. Geographic Rate Averaging and Rate Integration. The MAG plan includes provisions to promote rate and service comparability in urban and rural areas. Interexchange carriers (IXCs) would be required to pass through to consumers any savings realized from lower access rates
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  • year as proposed by the Rural Task Force. By modifying safety net support in this way, we ensure that carriers that meet the threshold requirement for eligibility will receive support for their incremental investment, but do not recover more than the costs incurred as a result of the additional investment. Consistent with the Rural Task Force's recommendation, we retain section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, which provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. We modify the rule, however, to provide a ``safety valve'' that provides support for additional investment made in the acquired exchanges. We decline at this
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  • based on the projected revenue requirement, subject to true up based on actual data. A price cap carrier acquiring exchanges from a rate-of-return carrier will not be eligible to receive Interstate Common Line Support for those exchanges. We do not believe that the same concerns that justify the restrictions on the transfer of intrastate high-cost universal service support in section 54.305 of our rules are present here. Section 54.305 of our rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of intrastate high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to the transfer. As a result of implementation of different support mechanisms for rural and non-rural carriers, the Commission
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  • operations expense limitation had not been in effect for the calendar year 2000 and retained an indexed cap on the fund; (2) adopted a ``rural growth factor'' that allows the high-cost loop support to grow based on annual changes in the Gross Domestic Product-Chained Price Index (GDP-CPI) and the total number of working loops of rural carriers; (3) modified section 54.305 of the Commission's rules to provide a ``safety valve'' that provides support for additional investment made in acquired exchanges; (4) adopted three paths for disaggregation and targeting of high-cost support; (5) adopted the use of a wireless mobile customer's billing address as the basis for determining the customer's location for purposes of delivering high-cost universal service support; (6) concluded that
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  • plan. In the RTF Order, the Commission adopted the Joint Board's recommendation with minor modifications. The order took steps to rebase and modify the high-cost support mechanism during the plan's five-year life, providing rural carriers with certainty and stability and enabling them to continue to provide supported services at affordable rates to consumers. Among other reforms, the Commission modified section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, which governs support for sold or transferred exchanges, to create a ``safety valve'' mechanism that provides support for additional investment made in acquired exchanges. The Commission also adopted a ``safety net additive,'' which provides additional support to rural carriers that make significant new investment in infrastructure. The Commission found that the five-year duration of the RTF
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  • its supplemental comments filed in response to the Refresh the Record Public Notice, RTC reiterated its objection to the cap on the high-cost loop fund. Discussion We deny RTC's petition for reconsideration. RTC has presented no facts that have not already been presented to the Commission or that warrant reconsideration of the Commission's earlier determinations. Sale of Exchanges Background Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line level of high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. The Commission adopted this rule in the First Report and Order as a way to discourage carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase their share of
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  • (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. 96-45, and Report and Order in CC Docket No. 00-256, 16 FCC Rcd 11244, 11327, para. 211 (2001) (Rural Task Force Order). 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. (describing proposals by Western Wireless). 47 C.F.R. � 61.26(b)(1). 47 C.F.R. � 61.26(e). A ``rural CLEC'' is defined as a competitive LEC ``that does not serve (i.e., terminate traffic to or originate traffic from) any end users located within either: (i) Any incorporated place of 50,000 inhabitants or more . . . or (ii) [a]n urbanized area, as defined by
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  • reform of the high-cost support mechanism for non-rural carriers. Recognizing that ``rural carriers generally serve fewer subscribers, serve more sparsely populated areas, and do not generally benefit as much from economies of scale and scope,'' the Commission concluded in the First Report and Order that a gradual shift to a forward-looking economic cost methodology was appropriate for rural carriers. Section 54.305 was adopted in the First Report and Order as a temporary measure aimed at discouraging carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase their share of high-cost universal service support during the Commission's transition to universal service support mechanisms based on the forward-looking economic cost of operating a given exchange. The Commission was concerned that, until support for all carriers is
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  • and effectively achieve the goals set forth in the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Commission also asked the Joint Board both to revisit the definition of ``rural telephone company'' for high-cost universal service support purposes and to consider consolidating multiple study areas within a state. Finally, the Commission requested that the Joint Board consider whether to retain or modify section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, which concerns the amount of universal service support for transferred exchanges. By this Public Notice, the Joint Board initiates its review. As set forth below, we invite public comment on whether these rules continue to fulfill their intended purposes, whether modifications are warranted, and if so, how the rules should be modified. Background In the 1996
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  • as this nation builds on what has been accomplished to-date. The Joint-Board's first objective in this proceeding should be to preserve and enhance what has been accomplished. We should strive to further the ``no barriers'' approach to deployment of advanced services articulated by the Rural Task Force, whose work we are in part revisiting. It is possible that the Section 54.305 rules concerning treatment of transferred exchanges may continue to create unintended but substantial barriers to essential upgrades of property acquired by carriers committed to investing in order to provide top notch service. These rules may exacerbate the effects on some rural areas, formerly or currently served by ``non-rural'' carriers, of certain policies adopted by the Commission for non-rural companies serving
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  • to offset interstate access charges for price cap carriers. Any carrier that does not meet the definition of a rural carrier is a non-rural carrier. Section 3 of the Act defines a rural carrier. See 47 U.S.C. � 153(37). High cost loop support also includes two subcategories: safety valve support and safety net additive support. See 47 C.F.R. �� 36.605, 54.305. In addition, High Cost support included Long Term support (``LTS''), until July 1, 2004, after which LTS was incorporated into ICLS. See 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, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order and Second
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  • Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service National Telephone Cooperative Association Petition for Reconsideration ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER AND ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION Adopted: January 4, 2005 Released: January 10, 2005 By the Commission: introduction In this Order and Order on Reconsideration, we amend section 54.305 of the Commission's rules so that it does not apply to transfers of exchanges between non-rural carriers after the phase-down of interim hold-harmless support, and we grant a request by the National Telephone Cooperative Association (NTCA) to provide that rural carriers may receive ``safety valve'' support for investment made in the first year of operating acquired exchanges. Based on the
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 In the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. Request for Waiver of Section 54.305 ) of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 order Adopted: January 4, 2005 Released: January 10, 2005 By the Commission: introduction In this Order, we deny in part and grant in part a request by Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. (Valor), a rural incumbent local exchange carrier formed through the acquisition
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  • in paragraph (d). 5. Section 54.314 is amended by adding paragraph (d)(6) to subpart D to read as follows: � 54.314 State certification of support for rural carriers. (a)-(d)(5) * * * [unchanged] (6) (vi) Newly designated eligible telecommunications carriers. Notwithstanding the deadlines in paragraph (d) of this section, a carrier shall be eligible to receive support pursuant to ��54.301, 54.305, or 54.307 or part 36 subpart F of this chapter, whichever is applicable, as of the effective date of its designation as an eligible telecommunications carrier under section 214(e)(2) or (e)(6), provided that it files the certification described in paragraph (b) of this section or the state commission files the certification described in paragraph (a) of this section within 60
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  • obtain such efficiencies, and should reduce the total amount of local switching support. On the other hand, this proposal would remove a barrier to sale and acquisition of rural exchanges by allowing recovery of costs associated with acquired rural exchanges after five years (or two years of adoption of rule). In other words, the ``parent trap'' established by 47 C.F.R. �54.305 would be eliminated. Because of their unique characteristics, Alaska and insular areas should be exempted from this requirement to combine study areas. 2. Use of the model for larger carriers should reduce the total amount of high cost support and eliminate problems with determining per line support for individual wire centers. This proposal would affect 37 rural study areas serving
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  • boundaries effective November 15, 1984. The Commission took this action to prevent the establishment of high-cost exchanges within existing service territories as separate study areas merely to maximize high-cost support. A carrier must therefore apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Universal Service Support. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. Section 54.305(b) applies to high-cost loop support and local switching support. Section 54.305(b) is meant to discourage carriers from transferring exchanges merely to increase
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  • in the public interest. Section 54.313 provides certification deadlines associated with long term support for non-rural carriers. The Commission proposed to delete sections 54.313(d)(1) and (2) because these provisions appear to have expired by their own terms. No parties submitted comments related to these expired provisions. We therefore eliminate sections 54.313(d)(1) and (2), as set forth in Appendix B. Section 54.305 provides governance for the sale or transfer of exchanges and the high cost universal service support available for the carrier acquiring the exchange(s) and ensures continuing universal service support for customers of sold or transferred exchanges. USTA filed comments proposing elimination of section 54.305 and argued that the acquiring carrier should not be limited to the amount of high cost
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  • main issues: (1) whether the Commission should adopt a universal service support mechanism for rural carriers based on forward-looking economic cost estimates or embedded costs; (2) whether the Commission should amend the "rural telephone company" definition for high-cost universal service support to consider consolidating multiple study areas within a state; and (3) whether the Commission should retain or modify section 54.305 of its rules regarding the amount of universal service support for transferred exchanges. Id. In August 2005, the Joint Board sought further comment on several proposals for addressing these issues by individual Joint Board members and staff members. Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service Seeks Comment on Proposals to Modify the Commission's Rules Relating to High-Cost Universal Service Support, CC
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  • 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 requirements
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  • Over the last three years, the Commission has granted numerous requests from small, rural carriers for relief. The relief ensured that these small, rural carriers were able to continue to provide service in these rural areas. In 2005, the Commission also modified its rules to encourage investment in rural exchanges. In deciding a petition for reconsideration, the Commission amended section 54.305 of its rules, which governs the safety valve mechanism, to make it consistent with the Commission's intent in adopting the safety valve mechanism, which is to provide additional support to rural carriers that make substantial investment after acquiring exchanges. Under the rule, rural carriers were not able to include their first year investment in newly-acquired exchanges. This had the effect
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  • Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice dated September 6, 2007. We recommend the Commission seek comment on defining this term. See section IV.B. below. We consider below whether states should be required to provide matching funding. Some states may be unwilling or unable to assume this responsibility. In that event, the Commission would directly administer the grants. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. Indeed, the Commission has repeatedly failed to demonstrate to the courts that funding for the customers of non-rural carriers is sufficient. See Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 258 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 2001) (``Qwest I''); Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 398 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir. 2005) (``Qwest II''). We note, for example, that line losses seem to increase net per-line support under
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  • Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice dated September 6, 2007. We recommend the Commission seek comment on defining this term. See section IV.B. below. We consider below whether states should be required to provide matching funding. Some states may be unwilling or unable to assume this responsibility. In that event, the Commission would directly administer the grants. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. Indeed, the Commission has repeatedly failed to demonstrate to the courts that funding for the customers of non-rural carriers is sufficient. See Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 258 F.3d 1191 (10th Cir. 2001) (``Qwest I''); Qwest Corp. v. FCC, 398 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir. 2005) (``Qwest II''). We note, for example, that line losses seem to increase net per-line support under
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  • local exchange carrier' in � 51.5 of this chapter.''). Non-rural incumbent LEC ETCs receive support for their intrastate supported services based on the forward-looking economic cost of providing the services. 47 C.F.R. � 54.309. Rural incumbent LEC ETCs receive support based on their loop costs, as compared to a national average. 47 C.F.R. Part 36, sbpt. F; 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. Incumbent LEC ETCs that serve study areas with 50,000 or fewer lines receive support based on their local switching costs. 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. Additionally, incumbent LEC ETCs that are subject to price cap or rate-of-return regulation receive interstate access support based on their revenue requirements. 47 C.F.R. Part 54, sbpts. J, K. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(a). See Universal Service
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  • the Commission's rules, high-cost loop support, also known as the loop expense adjustment, is intended to provide universal service support to carriers with high loop costs based on the degree that an individual company's cost per loop exceeds the national average. See 47 C.F.R. Part 36, subpart F. GRTI Petition at 13-16 (citing Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc., Waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order, 16 FCC Rcd 1312 (2001) (Mescalero); Sacred Wind Communications Inc. and Qwest Corporation Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in Part 36, Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order 21 FCC Rcd 9227 (2006) (Sacred Wind)). GRTI 2010 Freeze Extension Comments at 1,
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  • Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of United Telephone Company of Kansas United Telephone Company of Eastern Kansas and Twin Valley Telephone, Inc. Joint Petition for Waiver of the Definition of ``Study Area'' Contained in Part 36 of the Commission's Rules; Petition for Waiver of Section 69.3(e)(11) of the Commission's Rules Petition for Clarification or Waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: February 1, 2010 Released: February 2, 2010 By the Commission: introduction In this order, in response to a referral from the United States District Court for the District of Kansas pursuant to the primary
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  • See 47 C.F.R. �� 54.507(a), 54.623. The low-income support mechanism is not capped, and continues to grow, but grew by less than $240 million between 2001 and 2008. See 2009 Monitoring Report, Table 2.2. Although high-cost support is not subject to an overall cap, portions of the high-cost support mechanism, are subject to a cap or target. 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(e) (capping safety valve support for individual rural carriers, as well as the total amount of safety valve support for all rural carriers); 47 C.F.R. � 36.621(a)(4)(ii)(D) (capping rural high-cost loop support on an indexed basis); Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for LECs, Low-Volume Long Distance Users, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Order on Remand, 18 FCC Rcd
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  • may also receive support under two additional sub-mechanisms in limited circumstances. Carriers may qualify for additional support, i.e., safety net additive support, if they demonstrate significant investment in infrastructure. See 47 C.F.R. � 36.605. Carriers may be eligible for additional support, i.e., safety value support, in instances where they acquire exchanges and invest in that infrastructure. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.305(d). Local switching support provides intrastate support for switching costs for companies that serve 50,000 or fewer access lines. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.301. High-cost model support provides support for intrastate network costs to non-rural incumbent LECs in states where the cost to provide service in non-rural areas exceeds two standard deviations above the national average cost per line. See 47
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  • Support 162 1. Background 164 2. Modification of High-Cost Loop Support 175 3. Local Switching Support 186 4. Corporate Operations Expenses 194 5. Limits on Reimbursable Operating and Capital Costs 201 6. Limits on Total per Line High-cost Support 208 B. Reducing Barriers to Operating Efficiencies 216 1. Study Area Waiver Process 218 2. Revising the ``Parent Trap'' Rule, Section 54.305 225 C. Transitioning IAS to CAF 228 1. Background 229 2. Discussion 233 D. Rationalizing Competitive ETC Support Through Elimination of the Identical Support Rule 241 1. Background 243 2. Discussion 246 E. The First Phase of the Connect America Fund 261 1. Legal Authority to Establish a Competitive Process for CAF 262 2. Overall Design of Phase I CAF
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  • Should the Bureau have concerns with any aspect of the petition for study area waiver or related waivers, however, the Bureau may issue a second public notice stating that the petition will not be deemed granted on the 60th day after the reply comment due date and is subject to further analysis and review. Revising the ``Parent Trap'' Rule, Section 54.305 Background. Section 54.305(b) of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. The Commission adopted section 54.305 to discourage a carrier from placing unreasonable reliance upon potential universal service support in deciding whether
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Petition of Partner Communications Cooperative for Forbearance from Section 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's Universal Service High-Cost Support Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) WC Docket No. 05-337 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Adopted: February 24, 2011 Released: February 25, 2011 By the Commission: Introduction In this Order, we deny a petition filed by Partner Communications Cooperative (Partner) requesting that the Commission forbear from enforcing section 54.305(b) and (d)
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  • 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 to the support received by the selling company. In order to provide appropriate incentives to invest in rural America while maintaining the fund at a reasonable level, the Task Force recommends that the Joint Board and FCC enact the following modifications to the caps and limitations
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00290.pdf
  • Microwave Fixed Radio Services, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 15 FCC Rcd 3129 (2000). 392 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review of Part 68 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 00-171 (rel. May 22, 2000). 393 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Recommended Decision, FCC 00J-1 (released June 30, 2000). 394 47 C.F.R. �54.305. Federal Communications Commission FCC 00-290 101 accommodate the provision of advanced telecommunications services. � In developing a comprehensive approach to access charge reform for rate-of-return telephone companies, which are generally the small, rural incumbent carriers and to universal service reform for the rural carriers, we will consider developing an incentive-based approach for these companies to use current revenues for investment
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00j4.doc http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00j4.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00j4.txt
  • we conclude that the Rural Task Force Recommendation presents a good foundation for implementing a rural universal service plan. We observe that the Recommendation proposes modifications to the Commission's rules that involve specific implementation details that the Commission may need to address. Below, we highlight some of these implementation issues. Mergers and Acquisitions Cap & the ``Safety Valve'' Mechanism Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. The Rural Task Force recommends that the Commission retain section 54.305 of its rules, but establish an appropriate ``safety valve'' mechanism to enable rural
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Notices/2001/fcc01008.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Notices/2001/fcc01008.txt
  • we conclude that the Rural Task Force Recommendation presents a good foundation for implementing a rural universal service plan. We observe that the Recommendation proposes modifications to the Commission's rules that involve specific implementation details that the Commission may need to address. Below, we highlight some of these implementation issues. Mergers and Acquisitions Cap & the ``Safety Valve'' Mechanism Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. The Rural Task Force recommends that the Commission retain section 54.305 of its rules, but establish an appropriate ``safety valve'' mechanism to enable rural
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001434.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001434.txt
  • a given state, however, the carrier may operate more than one study area in that state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001548.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001548.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001585.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001585.txt
  • a given state, however, the carrier may operate more than one study area in that state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001625.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001625.txt
  • a given state, however, the carrier may operate more than one study area in that state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001862.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001862.txt
  • a given state, however, the carrier may operate more than one study area in that state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001863.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001863.txt
  • a given state, however, the carrier may operate more than one study area in that state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001894.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001894.txt
  • a given state, however, the carrier may operate more than one study area in that state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001908.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da001908.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002221.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002221.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002222.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002222.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002473.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002473.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002640.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002640.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002662.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/da002662.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fc00j4a.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fc00j4a.pdf http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fc00j4a.txt
  • 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 to the support received by the selling company. In order to provide appropriate incentives to invest in rural America while maintaining the fund at a reasonable level, the Task Force recommends that the Joint Board and FCC enact the following modifications to the caps and limitations
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00290.pdf
  • Microwave Fixed Radio Services, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 15 FCC Rcd 3129 (2000). 392 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review of Part 68 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 00-171 (rel. May 22, 2000). 393 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Recommended Decision, FCC 00J-1 (released June 30, 2000). 394 47 C.F.R. �54.305. Federal Communications Commission FCC 00-290 101 accommodate the provision of advanced telecommunications services. � In developing a comprehensive approach to access charge reform for rate-of-return telephone companies, which are generally the small, rural incumbent carriers and to universal service reform for the rural carriers, we will consider developing an incentive-based approach for these companies to use current revenues for investment
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00428.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2000/fcc00428.txt
  • undue rate disruption. We conclude that several issues, such as appropriate reforms for the LTS program, should be addressed in the context of our pending proceedings for rural high-cost reform and/or interstate access charge reform for rate-of-return carriers. In the attached Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on the narrow issue of whether to continue to apply section 54.305 of the Commission's rules to transfers of telephone exchanges between non-rural carriers following the phase-down. Section 54.305 requires a carrier that acquires an exchange to step into the seller's shoes for universal service support purposes. The Commission adopted the rule in 1997 as a stopgap measure to prevent carriers receiving support based on the size of their study areas and
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  • we conclude that the Rural Task Force Recommendation presents a good foundation for implementing a rural universal service plan. We observe that the Recommendation proposes modifications to the Commission's rules that involve specific implementation details that the Commission may need to address. Below, we highlight some of these implementation issues. Mergers and Acquisitions Cap & the ``Safety Valve'' Mechanism Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. The Rural Task Force recommends that the Commission retain section 54.305 of its rules, but establish an appropriate ``safety valve'' mechanism to enable rural
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010101.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010101.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010129.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010129.txt
  • Mescalero to participate in the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc. (NECA) common line tariff effective upon the close of this transaction. Waiver of sections 36.611 and 36.612 will allow Mescalero to immediately begin receiving high-cost loop support based upon projected costs, rather than historical costs. In a companion order released today, the Commission grants Mescalero's request for waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules. Waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules will enable Mescalero to receive high-cost universal service support based on the average cost of the lines under its ownership, rather than receiving the same per-line levels of high-cost support for which the acquired access lines were eligible prior to their transfer from Valor. STUDY AREA WAIVER Background
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010410.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010410.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010507.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010507.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010612.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da010612.txt
  • their borders and would give the Wyoming Commission a degree of flexibility in reaching that goal. We, therefore, conclude that approval of the Wyoming Commission's waiver petition will preserve and advance universal service, and is in the public interest. We note that forward-looking high-cost support and interim hold-harmless support that has been transferred with acquired exchanges in accordance with section 54.305 of the Commission's rules shall not be subject to the Wyoming Commission's targeting proposal. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. We recently granted a request for waiver of
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011327.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011327.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011536.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011536.txt
  • incumbent LECs operating in more than one state typically have one study area for each state. The Commission froze all study area boundaries effective November 15, 1984, and an incumbent LEC must apply to the Commission for a waiver of the study area boundary freeze if it wishes to sell or purchase additional exchanges. Transfer of Universal Service Support. Section 54.305 of the Commission's rules provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost universal service support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. For example, if a rural carrier purchases an exchange from a non-rural carrier that receives support based on the Commission's new universal service support
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011834.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/da011834.txt
  • support, excluding long term support, through $1.00 reductions in average monthly, per-line support beginning January 1, 2001, and every year thereafter until there is no more interim hold-harmless support. Id. at para. 1. The Commission also adopted the Joint Board's recommendation not to phase down interim hold-harmless support for eligible exchanges transferred to rural carriers until the Commission reexamines section 54.305 of its rules or until rural high-cost reform is complete. Id. at para 21. Interim hold-harmless support for exchanges transferred to non-rural carriers will be phased down over the same time period as the 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
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/err01157.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/err01157.txt
  • Section 36.605(c)(3), replace ``(A)'' with ``(i)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3), replace ``(B)'' with ``(ii)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(i)'' with ``(A)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(B), replace ``(ii)'' with ``(B)''; Appendix A, Section 36.605(c)(3)(ii)(B), replace ``subsection (a)'' with ``paragraph (b)''; Appendix A, Section 36.621(a)(4), replace ``beginning July 31, 2001'' with ``beginning July 1, 2001''; Appendix A, instructions for amending Section 54.305, replace "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (f)" with "paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)"; Appendix A, Section 54.315(a), replace ``or (d)(iii)'' with ``or (d)(1)(iii)''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(b)(5), replace ``in subsections (1)-(4) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (b)(1) through (4) of this section.''; Appendix A, Section 54.315(c)(6), replace ``in subsections (1)-(5) above.'' with ``in paragraphs (c)(1) through (5) of this
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01013.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01013.txt
  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit � � � � � � � � � � Before the Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. Waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CC Docket No. 96-45 ORDER Adopted: January 11, 2001 Released: January 18, 2001 By the Commission: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant a request from Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. (Mescalero), a newly-formed tribally-owned carrier, for a waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules. This waiver will enable
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01157.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/2001/fcc01157.txt
  • year as proposed by the Rural Task Force. By modifying safety net support in this way, we ensure that carriers that meet the threshold requirement for eligibility will receive support for their incremental investment, but do not recover more than the costs incurred as a result of the additional investment. Consistent with the Rural Task Force's recommendation, we retain section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, which provides that a carrier acquiring exchanges from an unaffiliated carrier shall receive the same per-line levels of high-cost support for which the acquired exchanges were eligible prior to their transfer. We modify the rule, however, to provide a ``safety valve'' that provides support for additional investment made in the acquired exchanges. We decline at this
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/2000/da001824.doc
  • Reservation. This waiver also will permit Mescalero to establish a new study area in New Mexico for the access lines it intends to acquire from Valor. The petitioners submitted a letter from the New Mexico Public Service Commission indicating that it does not oppose the grant of the requested study area waiver. In addition, Mescalero seeks a waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 54.305, to enable Mescalero to receive high-cost universal service support based on the average cost of its own lines, rather than receiving the same per-line levels of high-cost support for which the acquired access lines were eligible prior to their transfer. Mescalero also seeks a waiver of sections 36.611 and 36.612 of the
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Reports/FCC-State_Link/IAD/trend803.pdf
  • 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 states that have a statewide average forward-looking cost per line greater than the national benchmark, which is set at 135 percent of the national average forward-looking cost per line.3 On May 31, 2000, the Commission established
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  • by the Gross Domestic Product � Chained Price Index (GDP-CPI).15 To encourage new investment in rural infrastructure, safety 10 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). The amount of the payments for 1996 was below the cap. 11 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • plus they would receive 75% of their costs over $360 [.75 times ($420 - $360) = $45], resulting in HCL support totaling $99.60 per loop, or $996,000 total support. 12 Amendment of Part 36 of the Commission's Rules and Establishment of a Joint Board, CC Docket No. 80-286, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 303 (1993). 13 47 C.F.R. � 54.305. This applies to sales and transfers initiated after May 7, 1997. In August 2000, the Common Carrier Bureau adopted an order removing similar older caps for individual study areas that were subject to them at that time, effective January 1, 2000. Petitions for Waiver Concerning the Definition of "Study Area" Contained in Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's Rules, CC
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  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON NEOWORLD LICENSE HOLDINGS, INC.'S. (DA No. 01-122) REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF 900 MHZ BAND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS AND PETITION FOR DECLARATORY. Comments Due: 02/01/2001. Reply Comments Due: 02/08/2001. WTB. Contact: Richard Arsenault at (202) 418-0920, email: rarsenau@fcc.gov [38]DA-01-122A1.pdf [39]DA-01-122A1.doc [40]DA-01-122A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- TEXTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- MESCALERO APACHE TELECOM, INC.. Granted the petition for waiver of section 54.305 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. Section 54.305 filed by Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc.. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 01/11/2001 by ORDER. (FCC No. 01-13). CCB. Contact Gene Fullano [41]FCC-01-13A1.pdf [42]FCC-01-13A1.doc [43]FCC-01-13A1.txt MESCALERO APACHE TELECOM, INC./GTE SOUTHWEST INCORPORATED AND VALOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF NEW MEXICO, LLC. Granted the petition for waiver of Part 36, Appendix-Glossary, of the Commission's
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  • No. 48 News media information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 202/418-2555 March 8, 2001 __________________________________________________________________ THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- PUBLIC NOTICES ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Released: 03/08/2001. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG Public Reference Log: 03/07/2001. CCB. Contact: (202) 418-0270 [1]DOC-210851A1.pdf Released: 03/08/2001. BLACKDUCK TELEPHONE COMPANY AND ARVIG TELEPHONE COMPANY SEEK A WAIVER OF SECTION 54.305 AND THE DEFINITION OF "STUDY AREA" IN PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES:. (DA No. 01-618). (Dkt No 96-45) Pleading Cycle Established. Comments Due: 03/28/2001. Reply Comments Due: 04/09/2001. CCB. Contact: Adrian Wright at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [2]DA-01-618A1.pdf [3]DA-01-618A1.doc [4]DA-01-618A1.txt Released: 03/08/2001. REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW CUSTOMER HOURS. CIB. Contact: Bill Cline at (202) 418-0267, Charles Alston
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  • PRESENTATIONS AND POST-REPLY COMMENT PERIOD FILINGS IN PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDINGS ( 3 OF 4 ). OMD. Contact: Barbara P. Chappelle at (202) 418-0310 [31]DOC-233899A1.doc [32]DOC-233899A1.pdf [33]DOC-233899A1.txt Released: 04/30/2003. TARIFF TRANSMITTAL PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG. WCB. Contact: Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270 [34]DOC-233861A1.pdf [35]DOC-233861A1.txt Released: 04/30/2003. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON VALOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, L.P. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.305 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. (DA No. 03-1458). (Dkt No 96-45). Comments Due: 05/30/2003. Reply Comments Due: 06/16/2003. WCB. Contact: Sharon Weber at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [36]DA-03-1458A1.doc [37]DA-03-1458A1.pdf [38]DA-03-1458A1.txt Report No: 1482 Released: 04/30/2003. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SITE-BY-SITE ACTION. WTB [39]DOC-233952A1.pdf [40]DOC-233952A1.txt Report No: 1484 Released: 04/30/2003. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU MARKET-BASED APPLICATIONS - ACTIONS. WTB [41]DOC-233840A1.pdf [42]DOC-233840A1.txt Report No:
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  • AND TUPPER LAKE, NY. Proposed the Amendment of FM Table of Allotments for these communities. (Dkt No. RM-11132 , 05-3). Action by: Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. Comments Due: 03/03/2005. Reply Comments Due: 03/18/2005. Adopted: 01/05/2005 by NPRM. (DA No. 05-27). MB [52]DA-05-27A1.doc [53]DA-05-27A1.pdf [54]DA-05-27A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/NATIONAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE ASSSOC. PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION. Amended Part 54.305 of the Commission's rules in this proceeding. By Order & Order on Reconsideration. (Dkt No. 96-45). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 01/04/2005 by Order on Reconsideration. (FCC No. 05-1). WCB [55]FCC-05-1A1.doc [56]FCC-05-1A1.pdf [57]FCC-05-1A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/VALOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS OF TEXAS, L.P. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.305 OF THE COMMISSION RULES.. Denied in part and granted in part
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  • WCB . Contact: Tracey Wilson-Parker at (202) 418-1394 or Jodie May at (202) 418-0913 [89]DA-09-2622A1.doc [90]DA-09-2622A1.pdf [91]DA-09-2622A1.txt Released: 12/22/2009. COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE JOINT PETITION OF IOWA TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. AND WELLMAN COOPERATIVE TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION TO WAIVE THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED. (DA No. 09-2615). (Dkt No 96-45 ) IN PART 36 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES AND SECTIONS 54.305 AND 69.605(c) OF THE COMMISSON'S RULES. Comments Due: 01/21/2010. Reply Comments Due: 02/05/2010. WCB . Contact: Katie King at (202) 418-7400 or TTY (202) 418-0484 [92]DA-09-2615A1.doc [93]DA-09-2615A1.pdf [94]DA-09-2615A1.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- TEXTS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- WORLD DATA PR INC. Denied petitions to deny applications to register base/fixed stations in the 3650-3700 MHz band. Action by: Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Adopted:
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  • BELT TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING OR WAIVER OF NATIONAL EXCHANGE CARRIER ASSOCIATION, INC. REQUIREMENTS. (DA No. 10-44). (Dkt No 08-71 ). Comments Due: 02/11/2010. Reply Comments Due: 02/26/2010. WCB . Contact: Wesley Platt at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [90]DA-10-44A1.doc [91]DA-10-44A1.pdf [92]DA-10-44A1.txt Released: 01/12/2010. COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE PETITION OF PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE FOR FORBEARANCE FROM SECTION 54.305(B) AND (D) OF THE COMMISSIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST SUPPORT RULES. (DA No. 10-50). (Dkt No 05-337 ). Comments Due: 02/11/2010. Reply Comments Due: 02/26/2010. WCB . Contact: Gary Seigel at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [93]DA-10-50A1.doc [94]DA-10-50A1.pdf [95]DA-10-50A1.txt Released: 01/12/2010. COMMENT SOUGHT ON THE PETITION OF SMITH BAGLEY, INC. FOR A LIMITED WAIVER OF THE INTERIM CAP ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE
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  • the listed companies of their Apparent Liability For Forfeiture in the amount of $29,000 for failure to submit an annual CPNI compliance certificates, et al. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 02/25/2011 by NALF. (DA No. 11-371). EB [69]DA-11-371A1.doc [70]DA-11-371A1.pdf [71]DA-11-371A1.txt PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE. Denied the petition filed by Partner Communications Cooperative requesting that the Commission forbear from enforcing section 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. 05-337 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 02/24/2011 by MO&O. (FCC No. 11-26). WCB [72]FCC-11-26A1.doc [73]FCC-11-26A1.pdf [74]FCC-11-26A1.txt References 1. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304838A1.pdf 2. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304838A2.txt 3. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304837A1.pdf 4. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304837A2.txt 5. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304865A1.pdf 6. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304865A1.txt 7. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304863A1.pdf 8. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-304863A1.txt 9. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-384A1.doc 10. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-384A1.pdf 11. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-384A1.txt 12. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-380A1.doc 13. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-380A1.pdf 14. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-380A1.txt 15. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-381A1.doc 16. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-381A1.pdf 17. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-11-381A1.txt
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  • Trustee of an Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $24,000 for failure to maintain and make available local public inspection files for Stations WQQW and WQQX. Action by: District Director, Chicago Office, Northeast Region, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 05/18/2011 by NALF. (DA No. 11-902). EB [18]DA-11-902A1.doc [19]DA-11-902A1.pdf [20]DA-11-902A1.txt ERRATUM - PETITION OF PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE FOR FORBEARANCE FROM SECTION 54.305(B) AND (D) OF THE COMMISSION'S UNIVERSAL SERVICE HIGH-COST SUPPORT RULES. Issued an erratum correcting Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 11-26, released on February 25, 2011. (Dkt No. 05-337 ). Action by: Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau by ERRATUM. (DA No. 11-903). WCB [21]DOC-306728A1.doc [22]DOC-306728A1.pdf [23]DOC-306728A1.txt FCC RELEASES TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERSHIP REPORT. This report presents subscribership statistics based on the Current Population Survey
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  • Apache Telecom, Inc. (Mescalero), GTE Southwest Incorporated (GTE), and Valor Telecommunications of New Mexico, LLC (Valor), for a waiver of the definition of "study area" contained in the Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commission's rules. (Dkt No. CC-96-45,) [169]Word - [170]text 01/18/01 ORDER (FCC 01-13) [171]Order granting the request from Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc., Petition for a waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules. (Dkt No. CC-96-45) [172]Word - [173]text 01/17/01 ORDER (DA 01-101) [174]Order granting the requests from ATEAC, Inc., Alaska Telephone Company, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc., Interior Telephone Company, Inc., Mukluk Telephone Company, Inc., and United-KUC, Inc. for waiver to effectuate sale of 13 exchanges comprising 23,796 access lines in Alaska: Grants waiver of the Part
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  • DOMESTIC SECTION 214 APPLICATION FILED FOR THE ACQUISITION OF SELECTED ASSETS OF QWEST CORPORATION BY SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED. WC Docket No. 06-82. SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND QWEST CORPORATION SEEK WAIVER OF THE STUDY AREA BOUNDARY FREEZE AS CODIFIED IN PART 36, AND SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SEEKS WAIVER OF SECTIONS 36.611, 36.612, 54.301(b), 54.305, 54.314(d), 54.903(a), 69.2(hh), 69.3(e)(6) AND 69.3(e)(11) OF THE COMMISSIONS RULES; SACRED WIND COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SEEKS WAIVER OF THE COMMISSIONS STAY OF THE PROVISION OF ENHANCED LIFELINE AND LINK-UP SUPPORT TO CUSTOMERS ON NEAR-TRIBAL LANDS - PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED. CC Docket No. 96-45, WC Docket No. 03-109. Public Notice: [466]Word | [467]Acrobat 04/26/2006 Domestic Section 214 Application for Transfer of Control
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  • Domestic Section 214 Application filed for the Acquisition of Selected Assets of Qwest Corporation by Sacred Wind Communications, Inc. * Streamlined Pleading Cycle Established WC Docket No. 06-82 Sacred Wind Communications, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Seek Waiver of the Study Area Boundary Freeze as Codified in Part 36, and Sacred Wind Communications, Inc. Seeks Waiver of Sections 36.611, 36.612, 54.301(B), 54.305, 54.314(D), 54.903(A), 69.2(Hh), 69.3(E)(6) and 69.3(E)(11) of the Commission's Rules * Sacred Wind Communications, Inc. Seeks Waiver of the Commission's Stay of the Provision of Enhanced Lifeline and Link-Up Support to Customers on Near-Tribal Lands DA 06-934 CC Docket No. 96-45, WC Docket No. 03-109. Comments Due: 5/11/06. Replies Due: 5/18/06. [379]Word | [380]Acrobat 04/26/06 PUBLIC NOTICE: Domestic Section 214
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  • Incorporated (GTE), and Valor Telecommunications of New Mexico, LLC (Valor), for a waiver of the definition of "study area" contained in the Part 36 Appendix-Glossary of the Commissions rules. (Dkt No. CC-96-45, Released 1/18/01) DA No. 01-129 [44]Text | [45]Word * Order. The Commission releases Order granting the request from Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc., Petition for a waiver of Section 54.305 of the Commission's Rules.(Dkt No. CC-96-45, Released 1/18/01) FCC No. 01-13. [46]Text | [47]Word * Order. Common Carrier Bureau releases Order granting the requests from ATEAC, Inc., Alaska Telephone Company, Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative, Inc., Interior Telephone Company, Inc., Mukluk Telephone Company, Inc., and United-KUC, Inc. for waiver to effectuate sale of 13 exchanges comprising 23,796 access lines in
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  • Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in partial rural wire centers so that it can serve the entire Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. CC DKT No. 09-197 [186]DA-10-1602 September 23, 2010 October 25, 2010 Comments Sought on The Twin Valley Telephone Inc. Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition by Twin valley telephone, Inc. for waiver of sections 36.612(a)(3) and 54.305 (d)(1); the March 30, 2010 deadline for filing loop-related expense data to receive safety valve support ("the filing deadline"). CC DKT No. 08-71 [187]DA-10-1559 September 22, 2010 October 7, 2010 Comment Sought on Petition of Nebraska Public Service Commission Public Notice: Seeks comment on a Petition of the Nebraska Public Service Commission to permanently grandfather those health care providers who
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  • | [29]attached spreadsheet Thirteenth Report and Order adopts measures for phasing down the interim hold-harmless support provision of the forward-looking high-cost universal service support mechanism for non-rural carriers. (see spreadsheet, Appendix C, of the Report and Order. The companion Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeks comment on the narrow issue of whether, following the phase-down of interim hold-harmless support, section 54.305 of the Commission's rules should no longer be applied to transfers of telephone exchanges between non-rural carriers. (Dkt No. CC-96-45, Released 12/8/00) FCC 00-428 [30]Text | [31]Word Common Carrier Bureau releases Public Notice announcing the proposed universal service contribution factor for the first quarter of 2001. (Dkt No. CC-96-45, Released 12/8/00) DA 00-2764. [32]Text | [33]Word November 2000 Releases Common
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  • in Arizona, and requires Citizens to include the acquired access lines in its existing Arizona study area. Permits Citizens to maintain the status quo by continuing to receive rural high-cost loop support for its existing access lines in Arizona, pending Commission resolution of issues related to rural self-certifications, the definition of a rural telephone company, and further examination of section 54.305 as it relates to the transfer of exchanges between non-rural carriers after the phase-down of interim hold-harmless support. (Dkt No 96-45, DA No. 01-1536, released 6/29/01) [58]Text | [59]Word The Common Carrier Bureau released a Public Notice seeking comment on translation of the cost model from Turbo-Pascal computer language to Delphi computer language and announces posting of updated Turbo-Pascal version
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  • permit Skyline Telephone to begin receiving high-cost universal service support in 2004. [58]Word | [59]Acrobat 1/10/05 Order: The Commission released an Order denying in part and granting in part a request by Valor Telecommunications of Texas, L.P. (Valor), a rural incumbent local exchange carrier formed through the acquisition of approximately 315,000 lines from GTE in 2000, for waiver of section 54.305 of the Commissions rules. Specifically, the Commission granted Valor a limited waiver of section 54.305 to allow it to receive additional safety valve support consistent with the modifications to the safety valve mechanism that the Commission adopted today in FCC 05-1. [60]Word | [61]Acrobat 1/10/05 Order on Reconsideration: The Commission released an Order and Order on Reconsideration amending section 54.305
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  • areas. Consistent with the precedent established by the Commission in the Heart of Iowa Order, we allow Nex-Tech to transfer its competitive LEC lines to RuralTels newly configured incumbent LEC study area on the condition that RuralTel treats Nex-Techs former competitive LEC lines as if these lines were acquired from an unaffiliated carrier and subject to the provisions of section 54.305. We also grant RuralTels request for waiver of section 69.3(e)(11) of the Commissions rules so that RuralTel can include the acquired exchanges in the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) common line tariff. [40]Word | [41]Acrobat 10/25/06 Order: The Wireline Competition Bureau grant a joint request from Gorham Telephone Company, Inc., (Gorham) and RuralTel for a waiver of the study area
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/tapd/universal_service/JointBoard/020220_jointboard_enbanc/Garnett_Slides.pdf
  • ( 2 zones); �6-month deadline for consideration of ETC petitions; and �Upgrade antiquated model to improve accuracy. �Medium Term (Implement January `09): �Transition ILECs with 50,000 access lines in a state (and their competitors) to model-based support;* and �Perform reverse auction pilots. �Long Term (Implement January `11): �Transition remaining ILECs (and their competitors) to a single model-based support mechanism; �Eliminate 54.305 transfer rule; and �If pilots successful, rollout reverse auctions nationally. * In the alternative, incumbent LECs should be limited to one study area per state (i.e., study areas combined).
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  • Communications Company for waiver of the March 30, 2010 filing deadlines of the Commissions Rules. Public Notice [221]Word | [222]PDF 11/2/2010 Partner Communications Cooperative Order: The Bureau extends from December 2, 2010, to March 2, 2011, the statutory deadline for acting on a petition filed by Partner Communications Cooperative requesting that the Commission forbear from applying the requirements of sections 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's rules. Order [223]Word | [224]PDF 11/1/2010 Georgia RSA #8 Partnership Public Notice: The Wireline Competition Bureau seeks comment on a petition filed by the Georgia RSA #8 Partnership for waiver of the filing deadlines required by the Commission's rules for universal service high-cost support. Public Notice [225]Word | [226]PDF 11/1/2010 Virgin Islands Telephone Corp. d/b/a
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  • services, at least in part, over their own facilities in order to be designated an eligible telecommunications carrier. [922]Word [923]PDF 11/2/2010 Partner Communications Cooperative Order: The Bureau extends from December 2, 2010, to March 2, 2011, the statutory deadline for acting on a petition filed by Partner Communications Cooperative requesting that the Commission forbear from applying the requirements of sections 54.305(b) and (d) of the Commission's rules. [924]Word [925]PDF 11/1/2010 Syringa Wireless, LLC Order: In this order, the Bureau grants a request by Syringa Wireless, LLC (Syringa) for a waiver of the universal service high-cost filing deadline set forth in sections 54.307(c) of the Commissions rules. We conclude that a waiver is warranted because Syringa promptly filed the required data and