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  • and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002) (``Interim Contribution Order''). See Federal-State Board on Universal Service, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 9210-11, para. 853 (1997) (subsequent history omitted) (``Universal Service Order''). Id. 47 C.F.R. § 54.712. 47 U.S.C. § 201(b). 47 U.S.C. 254(b); 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.131, 69.158. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.400 et seq. Interim Contribution Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 24982, para. 62. See LOI. Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 * + † Æ Æ Æ Æ „Ð^„Ð`„Ð Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 - ? Y €7 €G €G €G €G €G €G
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  • generally Access Charge Reform, First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 15982, 15998 (1997). See also 47 C.F.R. § 69.104(a). Unless otherwise indicated, all C.F.R. cites herein are to the 1996 version, which is applicable to the events at issue here. At issue here is the Lifeline program as it existed before the rules set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 54.400 took effect on January 1, 1998. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, 13 FCC Rcd 1, n.2 (Com.Car.Bur.1997). See id.; 47 C.F.R. § 69.603(d). See Reply Brief dated July 2, 1998, at 2. We have fully considered Genesis's Reply Brief even though, contrary to the certification of service attached thereto, it does not appear that any copy of the
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  • Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, 17 FCC Rcd 2999 (2002). Wyoming Commission Comments at 5; Washington Commission Reply at 7. Verizon Reply at 4. The Commission has previously rejected this position. See 2000 Biennial Regulatory Review, Report, 18 FCC Rcd 1207, 1210 (2001). NECA Comments at 12-14. NTCA Comments at 2-4. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.400 et seq. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. § 36.601(a), (b). See 2000 Biennial Review-Requirements Governing the NECA Board of Directors under Section 69.602 of the Commission's Rules and Requirement for the Computation of Average Schedule Company Payments under Section 69.606 of the Commission's Rules, CC Docket No. 01-174, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 16 FCC Rcd 16027 (2001). See Rural Task Force
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit DA 04-846 SMITH BAGLEY, INC., REQUESTS A WAIVER OF ``NEAR RESERVATION'' DEFINITION AS CODIFIED IN SECTION 54.400(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES FOR EASTERN NAVAJO AGENCY OF THE NAVAJO NATION IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED CC Docket No. 96-45 Release Date: March 26, 2004 Comment Date: April 29, 2004 Reply Comment Date: May 13, 2004 On March 19, 2004, Smith Bagley, Inc. (SBI) filed a petition for a waiver of the definition of ``near
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  • rules. We also grant Sacred Wind waivers of certain Commission rules to enable Sacred Wind to immediately receive high-cost universal service support as provided in this Order. In addition, we grant Sacred Wind's request for waiver of the Commission's rules so that it may participate immediately in the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) pools and tariffs. Finally, we waive section 54.400(e) of the Commission's rules, to the extent necessary, to permit Sacred Wind and other eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) serving Sacred Wind's service area to offer enhanced Lifeline and Link-Up benefits to qualified residents. background Petition. On March 30, 2006, Sacred Wind and Qwest filed a joint petition for waiver of the definition of ``study area'' contained in the Part 36
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  • Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Calling Systems Pending OMB Approval 3060-0814 Sec. 54.301 03/31/08 3060-0816 Local Competition and Broadband Reporting, WC Docket No. 04-141, FCC 04-266 and FCC 477 05/31/08 3060-0817 Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: BOC Provision of Enhanced Services (ONA Requirements), CC Docket No. 95-20 09/30/06 3060-0819 Lifeline Assistance (Lifeline) Connection Assistance (Link-Up) Reporting Worksheet and Instructions, 47 CFR 54.400 - 54.417, FCC 497 05/31/08 3060-0823 Pay Telephone Reclassification, Memorandum Opinion and Order, CC Docket No. 96-128 05/31/08 3060-0824 FCC 498 07/31/06 3060-0833 Implementation of Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Complaint Filings/Designation of Agents 03/31/08 3060-0835 Ship Inspections, FCC 806, FCC 824, FCC 827 and FCC 829 Pending OMB Approval 3060-0837 FCC 302-DTV 01/31/08 3060-0841 Public Notice,
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  • the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 09/30/09 3060-0812 Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-Profit Status 01/31/09 3060-0813 Commission's Rules to Ensure Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Calling Systems 02/28/09 3060-0814 Sec. 54.301 03/31/08 3060-0816 FCC 477 05/31/08 3060-0817 Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: BOC Provision of Enhanced Services (ONA Requirements), CC Docket No. 95-20 09/30/09 3060-0819 Secs. 54.400, 54.401, 54.402, 54.403, 54.404, 54.405, 54.406, 54.407, 54.408, 54.409. 54.410, 54.411, 54.412, 54.413, 54.414, 54.415, 54.416 and 54.417, and FCC 497 05/31/08 3060-0823 Pay Telephone Reclassification, Memorandum Opinion and Order, CC Docket No. 96-128 05/31/08 3060-0824 FCC 498 09/30/09 3060-0833 Implementation of Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Complaint Filings/Designation of Agents 03/31/08 3060-0835 FCC 806, FCC 824,
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  • 6. Id. at 7-11. SBI May 2004 Supplement at 8-9. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.405. Recognizing the unique needs and characteristics of tribal communities, enhanced Lifeline support, also known as Tier 4 support, provides qualifying low-income individuals living on tribal lands with an additional discount of up to $25.00 off the monthly cost of telephone service. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e), 54.403(a)(4). SBI Petition at 3, 14-15. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.209; Virginia Cellular, 19 FCC Rcd at 1584-85, para. 46. See also SBI May 2004 Supplement at 3-8. SBI has provided detailed information on how it will use universal service support to expand its CMRS coverage throughout the requested service area. See id. at 7-8. Specifically, SBI provides the location
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  • telecommunications carriers. The rules also establish certification and verification requirements, as well as recordkeeping and auditing requirements. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the Lifeline and Linkup Program of the Universal Service support mechanism, these rules ensure that quality telecommunications services are available to low-income consumers at reasonable and affordable rates. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(b). Section Numbers and Titles: 54.400 Terms and definitions. 54.401 Lifeline defined. 54.403 Lifeline support amount. 54.405 Carrier obligation to offer Lifeline. 54.407 Reimbursement for offering Lifeline. 54.409 Consumer qualification for Lifeline. 54.411 Link Up program defined. 54.413 Reimbursement for revenue forgone in offering a Link Up program. 54.415 Consumer qualification for Link Up. 54.417 Recordkeeping requirements. SUBPART F-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES Brief
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  • telecommunications carriers. The rules also establish certification and verification requirements, as well as recordkeeping and auditing requirements. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the Lifeline and Linkup Program of the universal service support mechanism, these rules ensure that quality telecommunications services are available to low-income consumers at reasonable and affordable rates. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(b). Section Number and Title: 54.400 Terms and definitions. 54.401 Lifeline defined. 54.403 Lifeline support amount. SUBPART F-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for participation in the Schools and Libraries Program of the universal service support mechanism. The rules describe requirements regarding eligible entities, and the services eligible for discounted support. The rules also establish procedures for the
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  • and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002) (``Interim Contribution Order''). See Federal-State Board on Universal Service, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 9210-11, para. 853 (1997) (subsequent history omitted) (``Universal Service Order''). Id. 47 C.F.R. § 54.712. 47 U.S.C. § 201(b). 47 U.S.C. 254(b); 47 C.F.R. §§ 69.131, 69.158. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.400 et seq. Interim Contribution Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 24982, para. 62. See LOI. Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 * + † Æ Æ Æ Æ „Ð^„Ð`„Ð Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 - ? Y €7 €G €G €G €G €G €G
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  • principal residence''); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 8957, para. 341 (1997) (Universal Service First Report and Order), aff'd in part, Texas Office of Public Utility Counsel v. FCC, 183 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 1999) (subsequent history omitted). See Alltel Petition at Exhibit 2; see also 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e) (defining ``eligible resident of tribal lands''); Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas, CC Docket No. 96-45, Twelfth Report and Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 15 FCC Rcd 12208, 12287-88, para. 180 (2000) (Tribal Lands Order) (setting forth the eligibility criteria for Tier
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  • 105, citing the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 (29 U.S.C. § 1905(2)). In this regard, we note the restriction to persons having hearing losses so severe that they are unable to understand speech even with optimal amplification. In the context of the NDBEDP, should this be interpreted to mean amplification over a telephone or in person? See 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(a). See also 47 C.F.R. §54.409(b), (c); Lifeline and Link Up, WC Docket No. 03-109, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 8302, 8312, para. 13 (2004). We note that earlier this year, the Commission released an order referring to the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service questions regarding eligibility rules for the universal service low-income
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  • support from the Universal Service Fund (USF) for the payphone line service they currently provide. APCC proposes that payphone line service be eligible for Lifeline support at $10 per month per line for all publicly available phones. Further, the APCC petition for rulemaking requests the Commission to create a new Lifeline Tier 5 ``Payphone Service'' level and to amend sections 54.400, 54.403, 54.407, and 54.410 of the Commission's rules to make payphone lines permanently eligible for Lifeline support. Interested parties may file comments on or before January 18, 2011, and reply comments on or before February 2, 2011. All pleadings are to reference CC Docket No. 96-45 and WC Docket No. 03-109. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment
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  • be calculated and distributed to eligible telecommunications providers. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the low-income program of the universal service support mechanism, these rules ensure that low-income consumers, including eligible residents of Tribal lands, have access to quality services at just, reasonable, and affordable rates. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 201, 205 and 254(b) Section Numbers and Titles: 54.400(e) Terms and definitions. 54.403(a)(4) Lifeline support amount. 54.409(c) Consumer qualification for Lifeline. 54.411(d) Link-Up program defined. SUBPART J-INTERSTATE ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT MECHANISM Brief Description: These rules provide requirements for the calculation and distribution of support to price-cap carriers as implicit universal service subsidies are removed from their interstate-access rates. Need: In implementing the statutory requirements, these rules ensure that
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  • the general administrative process for approval described above), a compliance audit of each recipient on a specific Service Area Provider was undertaken. With the IG's use of a compliance attestation examination, the auditee (management of the service provider) is required to sign an assertion letter acknowledging its responsibility for compliance with applicable requirements of Commission rules (e.g., 47 C.F.R §§ 54.400 - 54.417), as well as FCC orders and to make specific assertions relative to an applicant's compliance with those Rules. Auditors validated or invalidated the assertions, and provide the cause(s) for the failure of an assertion. That is, auditors determine whether a beneficiary of the LI program is in compliance with FCC rules and, if the beneficiary is not in
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Report No. 2885 March 30, 2009 CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ RM NO. RULES SEC. PETITIONER DATE RECEIVED NATURE OF PETITION 11525 54.101(a) First Alert 03/06/09 First Alert System Text Corporation 54.400 Text System (FAST) requests that it's emergency alert 54.401(a) service be provided free of charge to (Filed By: Robert Craddock all cell phones owned by consumers 4639 Clyde Morris Blvd participating in the Lifeline program. Suite #106 Port Orange, FL 32129) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ RM NO. RULES SEC. PETITIONER DATE RECEIVED NATURE OF PETITION 11526 54.403(a)(1) TracFone 03/05/09 In the Matter
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  • (3) to read as follows: ``The consumer meets additional eligibility criteria established by a state for its residents, provided that such-state specific criteria are based solely on income or other factors directly related to income.'' Section 54.410(d), under paragraph (3), replace the second number ``(ii)'' with ``(iii)'' and renumber the remaining paragraphs as ``(iv)''through``(ix)''. Section 54.412, in paragraph (a) replace 54.400(c) with ``54.400(e)'' and in paragraph (b), delete ``and must be filed pursuant to the Commission's rules''. Section 54.416, under paragraph (a), delete paragraph (3). Section 54.417, in paragraph (c), delete ``(e), 54.405(f)''. Section 54.420(a), change paragraph (5) to read as follows: ``Delegated Authority. The Wireline Competition Bureau and the Office of Managing Director have delegated authority to perform the functions
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  • to implement the decisions and rules adopted in this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission's Consumer Information Bureau, Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND a copy of this Order, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary APPENDIX A FINAL RULES 1. Section 54.400 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and adding paragraph (e) to read as follows: § 54.400 Terms and definitions. * * * * * (a) Qualifying low-income consumer. A ``qualifying low-income consumer'' is a consumer who meets the qualifications for Lifeline, as specified in § 54.409. * * * * * (e) Eligible resident of Tribal lands. An ``eligible resident
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  • will, at a minimum, deter any potential service quality degradation and motivate the merged firm to improve its service quality where possible.766 329. Bell Atlantic/GTE will also file reports showing the service quality provided to 759 But see State Advocates Mar. 1, 2000 Comments at 4-15. 760 Bell Atlantic/GTE Response to Conditions Comments at 31. 761 See 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(a). 762 See SBC/Ameritech Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 14918, para. 502. 763 See id. at 14879, para. 403. 764 In the Preamble to the Service Quality White Paper, NARUC states that a service quality reporting program will "allow interested parties to assess current service quality levels among the states, and identify increasing or decreasing trends over time." National Association of
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  • this Order, including the Initial and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION APPENDIX A - FINAL RULES Part 54 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 54 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE Subpart E - Universal Service Support for Low-Income Consumers. 1. Section 54.400 is amended by revising paragraph (e) and the note to paragraph (e) to read as follows: § 54.400 Terms and definitions. * * * * * (e) Eligible resident of Tribal lands. An ``eligible resident of Tribal lands'' is a ``qualifying low-income consumer,'' as defined in paragraph (a) of this section, living on or near a reservation. A ``reservation'' is
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  • is not limited to, making available to customers, upon request, information contained in directory listings.'' 47 C.F.R. § 54.101(a)(8). ``Toll limitation'' means either toll blocking or toll control for ETCs that are incapable of providing both services. For ETCs that are capable of providing both services, ``toll limitation'' means both toll blocking and toll control. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101(a)(9) and 54.400(d). ``Toll blocking'' is a service provided by carriers that allows consumers to elect not to allow the completion of outgoing toll calls from their telecommunications channel. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(b). ``Toll control'' is a service provided by carriers that allows consumers to specify a certain amount of toll usage that may be incurred on their telecommunications channel per month or
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  • and 54 as follows: PART 36 - JURISDICTIONAL SEPARATIONS PROCEDURES; STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR SEPARATING TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROPERTY COSTS, REVENUES, EXPENSES, TAXES AND RESERVES FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES Delete §§ 36.701-36.741. PART 54 - UNIVERSAL SERVICE The authority citation for Part 54 continues to read as follows: Authority: 47 U.S.C. §§ 1, 4(i), 201, 205, 214, and 254 unless otherwise noted. Amend § 54.400 by adding paragraph (f) to read as follows: § 54.400 Terms and definitions. * * * (f) Income. ``Income'' is all income actually received by all members of the household. This includes salary before deductions for taxes, public assistance benefits, social security payments, pensions, unemployment compensation, veteran's benefits, inheritances, alimony, child support payments, worker's compensation benefits, gifts, lottery winnings, and
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  • is not limited to, making available to customers, upon request, information contained in directory listings.'' 47 C.F.R. § 54.101(a)(8). ``Toll limitation'' means either toll blocking or toll control for ETCs that are incapable of providing both services. For ETCs that are capable of providing both services, ``toll limitation'' means both toll blocking and toll control. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.101(a)(9) and 54.400(d). ``Toll blocking'' is a service provided by carriers that allows consumers to elect not to allow the completion of outgoing toll calls from their telecommunications channel. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(b). ``Toll control'' is a service provided by carriers that allows consumers to specify a certain amount of toll usage that may be incurred on their telecommunications channel per month or
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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 ) ) Smith Bagley, Inc. ) WC Docket No. 03-109 Petition for Waiver of Section 54.400(e) of ) the Commission's Rules ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND order Adopted: March 17, 2005 Released: March 30, 2005 By the Commission: I. INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant the petition of Smith Bagley, Inc. (SBI) seeking a waiver of section 54.400(e) of the Commission's Lifeline and Link-Up eligibility rules to enable eligible residents of the Eastern Navajo Agency in the
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  • 10257-58, para. 24; 2006 Interim Contribution Methodology Order, 21 FCC Rcd at 7537, para. 36; CPNI Order, 2007 WL 983953, para. 54 n.170. Accord Comments of ITAA at 9-11 (May 28, 2004) (arguing that only VoIP services that are ``POTS-equivalent'' should be subject to ``social regulation''). Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Smith Bagley, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.400(e) of the Commission's Rules, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 7701, 7707, para. 15 (March 30, 2005) (discussing how increased subscribership enhances the value of a communications network). TRS increases subscribership to the extent that it permits individuals with hearing or speech disabilities who otherwise would not be able to access communications services to do so. Accord Comments of
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  • the continued operation of the identical support rule. ATA Reply Comments at 3-4. This issue is better addressed in a rulemaking of general applicability. See ALLTEL-Atlantis Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 19521, paras 9-10; AT&T-Dobson Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 20329-30, paras. 70-72. Specifically, Covered Locations are tribal lands or Alaska Native regions as those terms are defined in section 54.400(e) of the Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R. 54.400(e) (tribal lands or Alaska Native regions are ``any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo, or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments.''); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.403(a)(4), 54.409(c) (providing for additional Lifeline and Link
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  • in Missouri to be eligible for Pilot Program support). See 47 C.F.R. § 54.409. As discussed above, for purposes of this Pilot Program we define ``household'' as one adult and his/her dependants living together in the same residence. See supra paras 80-84; Hurricane Katrina Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 16890, para. 12. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.405. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400-.417. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.417(a). See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.410, 54.416. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.619; Comprehensive Review Report and Order, 22 FCC Rcd at 16387, para. 26. This includes presenting personnel to testify, under oath, at a deposition if requested by the Office of Inspector General. We intend that funds disbursed in violation of a Commission rule that implements
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  • Id. at 8848-49, para. 33. Smith Bagley, Inc, Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, WC Docket No. 05-337 and CC Docket No. 96-45, (filed Aug. 1, 2008) (SBI Petition). Interim Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 8834, para. 1. Id. Id. Id. at 8848-49, paras. 31-34. Id. at 8848, para. 31. Id. Id. at 8848-49, paras. 32-34 (citing 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e) (tribal lands or Alaska Native regions are ``any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo, or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments.''); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.403(a)(4), 54.409(c) (providing for additional Lifeline and Link Up support for eligible residents living in tribal lands or
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  • (Dec. 16, 2008) (http://www.nativepublicmedia.org/images/stories/documents/Native-Public -Media-Policy-OTT-rev-1-09.pdf?phpMyAdmin=rdBoOHZ4pOvZjmRZQuW5G1JK9Pb, accessed Mar. 3, 2009). As used here, ``tribal lands'' means both ``reservations'' and ``near reservation'' lands. ``Reservations'' is defined as any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlements Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e). ``Near reservation'' is defined as ``those areas or communities adjacent or contiguous to reservations which are designated by the Department of Interior's Commission of Indian Affairs upon recommendation of the Local Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent, which recommendation shall be based upon consultation with the tribal governing body of those reservations, as locales appropriate for the extension of financial assistance
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  • sparse, suggest that less than 10% of residents on Tribal lands have broadband available...[but], as the FCC has previously observed, [b]y virtually any measure, communities on Tribal lands have historically had less access to telecommunications services than any other segment of the population.'' National Broadband Plan at 152, Box 8-4, Broadband on Tribal Lands (citations omitted.) See 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e) (``defined as any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo, or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments.''). The Census Bureau estimates that 1 in 6 Americans move each year and that roughly a third of these individuals change their county residence. See Population
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  • number of units in unserved blocks. . Geolytics Nov. 2009 Population Estimates, American Roamer Advanced Services May 2010. ``Tribal Lands'' is defined as ``any federally recognized Indian tribes reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlements Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian Allotments.'' See also 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e). See National Broadband Plan at 152, citing Extending Wireless Telecommunications Services to Tribal Lands, WT Docket No. 99-266, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 15 FCC Rcd 11,794, 11,798 (2000). See National Broadband Plan at 152. The National Broadband Plan observed that many Tribal communities face significant obstacles to the deployment of broadband infrastructure, including high
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  • U.S. 200, 227 (1995) (``Adarand''). 47 U.S.C. § 307(b). As used here, ``tribal lands'' means both ``reservations'' and ``near reservation'' lands. ``Reservations'' is defined as any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlements Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e). ``Near reservation'' is defined as ``those areas or communities adjacent or contiguous to reservations which are designated by the Department of Interior's Commission of Indian Affairs upon recommendation of the Local Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent, which recommendation shall be based upon consultation with the tribal governing body of those reservations, as locales appropriate for the extension of financial assistance
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  • Internet Access Services Report). Throughout this document, except in reference to the current interim cap on high-cost support for competitive ETCs, ``Tribal lands'' include any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlements Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian Allotments, see 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e), as well as Hawaiian Home Lands-areas held in trust for native Hawaiians by the state of Hawaii, pursuant to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, Act July 9, 1921, 42 Stat. 108, et seq., as amended. 47 U.S.C. § 1302(a). American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5, § 6001(k)(2)(D), 123 Stat. 115, 516 (Recovery Act). National
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  • 2704 (2010). SCA, 18 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq. 47 U.S.C. § 551 et seq. See National Broadband Plan at 185. ``Tribal lands'' include any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlements Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian Allotments, see 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e) as well as Hawaiian Home Lands, areas held in trust for native Hawaiians by the state of Hawaii, pursuant to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, Act July 9, 1921, 42 Stat. 108, et seq., as amended. See U.S. Census Bureau, Geographic Areas Reference Manual, Chapter 5, available at http://www.census.gov/geo/www/garm.html. In the 2010 Sixth Broadband Deployment Report, we found that
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  • service and the forecast demand for each class of service. Initial Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate. Initial Composite Terminating End Office Access Rate means Fiscal Year 2011 terminating interstate End Office Access Service revenue divided by Fiscal Year 2011 terminating interstate end office switching minutes. Lifeline Customer. A Lifeline Customer is a residential lifeline subscriber as defined by § 54.400(a) of this chapter that does not pay a Residential and/or Single-Line Business End User Common Line Charge. Net Reciprocal Compensation. Net Reciprocal Compensation means the difference between a carrier's reciprocal compensation revenues from non-access traffic less its reciprocal compensation payments for non-access traffic during a stated period of time. For purposes of the calculations made under §§ 51.915 and 51.917,
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  • 90). See VRS Call Practices Second Report and Order at App. C (adding new interim 47 C.F.R. § 64.606(a)(2)(v)). See id. (adding new interim 47 C.F.R. § 64.606(g)(2)). 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200 et seq. See 5 U.S.C. § 603(a). In addition, the Further Notice and IRFC (or summaries thereof) will be published in the Federal Register. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.400-418. See Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization NPRM, 26 FCC Rcd 2770. See, e.g., Sorenson, Frequently Asked Questions, http://www.sorensonvrs.com/faq#general (last visited Sept. 9, 2011) (``In order for a Sorenson videophone to work properly, you must have a high-speed internet or broadband connection. Only high-speed internet provides the capacity to quickly send and receive high-quality video between videophone callers using
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  • Id. at 1615-16. Id. at 1614. As defined in the First R&O, ``tribal lands'' means both ``reservations'' and ``near reservation'' lands. ``Reservations'' is defined as any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlements Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e). ``Near reservation'' is defined as ``those areas or communities adjacent or contiguous to reservations which are designated by the Department of Interior's Commission of Indian Affairs upon recommendation of the Local Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent, which recommendation shall be based upon consultation with the tribal governing body of those reservations, as locales appropriate for the extension of financial assistance
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  • Proposed Rulemaking, 15 FCC Rcd 12208 (2000) (Twelfth Report and Order), recon. by Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas, CC Docket No. 96-45, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Order, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 18 FCC Rcd 10958 (2003) (Tribal Recon. Order); Rural Radio Order, 25 FCC Rcd 1583. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e). The Commission uses the same definition of Tribal lands for purposes of the Tribal Lands Bidding Credit. See Extending Wireless Telecommunications Services to Tribal Lands, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 15 FCC Rcd at 11796 n.1. See Rural Radio Order, 25 FCC Rcd at 1587, n.15. See also Rural Radio Tribal Priority Order, FCC 11-28. We
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  • rules in this area while the record develops on the issues on which we are seeking comment. To ensure that Lifeline support is limited to the amount necessary to provide access to telecommunications service for low-income subscribers, we propose several approaches to address duplicative support. We propose to adopt a new section 54.408 and to adopt several amendments to sections 54.400, 54.405, and 54.410 that would facilitate the enforcement of a one-per-residential address limitation. We also propose to amend section 54.410 to require ETCs to submit to USAC unique household-identifying information for every supported household to help determine whether two or more ETCs are providing Lifeline-supported service to the same residential address. We also propose remedies to address situations in which
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  • 2011 Lifeline and Link Up NPRM, we proposed to further modify the definition of ``qualifying low-income consumer'' to clarify that, to qualify for Lifeline support, a consumer must comply with the one-per-residence limitation that we proposed to codify in the Commission's rules. See 2011 Lifeline and Link Up NPRM, 26 FCC Rcd at 2804-2810, paras. 103-25 (One-Per-Residence), Appendix A, §§ 54.400(a), 54.408. Today's order does not replace or alter that proposal. See, e.g., Verizon Communications, Inc., File No. EB-03-TC-125, Memorandum Report and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 4244, 4246, paras. 6-7 (EB 2005) (noting the importance under section 54.405(b) of keeping consumers informed of eligibility requirements). 47 C.F.R. § 54.403(a); see also 2004 Lifeline and Link Up Order/FNPRM, 19 FCC Rcd at
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  • to low-income households living on Indian reservations and to Native American families residing in designated areas near reservations and in the State of Oklahoma. Third, we establish a process for Tribal governments to seek designation of off-reservation lands as Tribal lands for the purpose of receiving enhanced Lifeline support and remove the term and definition of ``near reservation'' from section 54.400(e) of our rules. Fourth, we clarify that, pursuant to section 54.410 of the Commission's rules, low-income residents of Tribal lands may self-certify as to their residency on Tribal lands. Background In its 2000 Tribal Lifeline Order, the Commission adopted measures to significantly enhance Lifeline and Link Up support for low-income residents living on Tribal lands. The Commission defined an eligible
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  • revising the definition of ``Tribal lands'' to read as follows: * * * * * Tribal lands. For the purposes of high-cost support, ``Tribal lands'' include any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688) and Indian Allotments, see § 54.400(e), as well as Hawaiian Home Lands - areas held in trust for native Hawaiians by the state of Hawaii, pursuant to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, July 9, 1921, 42 Stat 108, et seq., as amended. * * * * * 3. Amend § 54.307 by revising paragraph (e) to read as follows: * * * * * (e)
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  • and reduce the support burden on high-volume long-distance and business customers. We further seek comment on the extent to which some or all of these questions should be answered in consultation with the Joint Board, including whether there are jurisdictional or other reasons why consultation would be appropriate. Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-168 28 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.711, 52.33, 54.400, 54.401, 54.403, 54.405, 54.409. 29 See, e.g., AT&T Tariff FCC No. 27, 2nd Rev. P. 3-19.5, at § 3.5.12.C (eff. June 15, 1999) (exempting low-income subscribers from AT&T's PICC charge), 2nd Rev. P. 3-19.6, at § 3.5.12.D (eff. July 1, 1999) (exempting low-income subscribers from AT&T's USF charge); MCI Tariff FCC No. 1, 140th Rev. P. 19.3, at § C.3.021212
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  • 221 Field Research Corp., Affordability of Telephone Service: A Survey of Customers and Non-Customers (funded jointly by GTE and Pacific Bell for the California Public Utilities Commission). This document was placed on the record of CC Docket No. 96-45 on July 28, 1999 and is available through the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System: https://gullfoss.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ecfs/comsrch.hts. 222 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.401(a)(3), 54.400. 223 We are aware that at least three carriers serving Indian reservations in Arizona were able to offer toll blocking, but not toll control, and a fourth did not expect to offer either until the summer of 1998, but believe that that difficulty was only temporary. See Fort Mojave Order, supra. 224 See, e.g, Overcoming Obstacles Proceeding, Testimony of Karen
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  • make it available in every state and 119 to increase federal support to reduce charges on qualifying consumers' bills for telecommunications services. The revised Lifeline program also offers qualifying low-income consumers certain services and prohibits carriers from disconnecting Lifeline service for non-payment of toll charges and from charging service deposits for Lifeline consumers who receive toll blocking. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.400-54.417. 47 U.S.C. § 254(b)(1). See also 47 U.S.C. § 254(i) ("[t]he Commission should ensure that universal service 120 is available at rates that are just, reasonable, and affordable"). 22 mechanisms by CMRS providers and CLECs will be smaller than contributions by IXCs or LECs, we allocate one seat each on the Board to representatives of CMRS providers and CLECs. Because
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  • and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002) ("Interim Contribution Order"). See Federal-State Board on Universal Service, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 8776, 9210-11, para. 853 (1997) (subsequent history omitted) ("Universal Service Order"). Id. 47 C.F.R. S: 54.712. 47 U.S.C. S: 201(b). 47 U.S.C. 254(b); 47 C.F.R. S:S: 69.131, 69.158. 47 C.F.R. S:S: 54.400 et seq. Interim Contribution Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 24982, para. 62. See LOI. Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 2 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 11 Federal Communications Commission DA 09-16 References 1. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-16A1.pdf 2. http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-16A1.doc
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  • and reduce the support burden on high-volume long-distance and business customers. We further seek comment on the extent to which some or all of these questions should be answered in consultation with the Joint Board, including whether there are jurisdictional or other reasons why consultation would be appropriate. Federal Communications Commission FCC 99-168 28 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 36.711, 52.33, 54.400, 54.401, 54.403, 54.405, 54.409. 29 See, e.g., AT&T Tariff FCC No. 27, 2nd Rev. P. 3-19.5, at § 3.5.12.C (eff. June 15, 1999) (exempting low-income subscribers from AT&T's PICC charge), 2nd Rev. P. 3-19.6, at § 3.5.12.D (eff. July 1, 1999) (exempting low-income subscribers from AT&T's USF charge); MCI Tariff FCC No. 1, 140th Rev. P. 19.3, at § C.3.021212
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  • Anthony Lucio, Zuni Pueblo, at p. 63. See also Overcoming Obstacles Proceeding: Albuquerque Hearing, Testimony of Nora Helton, Fort Mojave Tribe, p. 43. See Overcoming Obstacles Proceeding: Albuquerque Hearing, Testimony of Gov. Eagle Rael, Picuris Pueblo, at p. 60. Prof. Arturo Gandara, UC Davis Law School, July 7, 1998 Meeting on Indian Telecommunications Issues. . See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.401(a)(3), 54.400. We are aware that at least three carriers serving Indian reservations in Arizona were able to offer toll blocking, but not toll control, and a fourth did not expect to offer either until the summer of 1998, but believe that that difficulty was only temporary. See Fort Mojave Order, supra. See, e.g, Overcoming Obstacles Proceeding, Testimony of Karen Buller, National
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  • make it available in every state and 119 to increase federal support to reduce charges on qualifying consumers' bills for telecommunications services. The revised Lifeline program also offers qualifying low-income consumers certain services and prohibits carriers from disconnecting Lifeline service for non-payment of toll charges and from charging service deposits for Lifeline consumers who receive toll blocking. 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.400-54.417. 47 U.S.C. § 254(b)(1). See also 47 U.S.C. § 254(i) ("[t]he Commission should ensure that universal service 120 is available at rates that are just, reasonable, and affordable"). 22 mechanisms by CMRS providers and CLECs will be smaller than contributions by IXCs or LECs, we allocate one seat each on the Board to representatives of CMRS providers and CLECs. Because
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  • 383. 30 Arizona Companies Petition at 9. 31 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Access Charge Reform, Price Cap Performance Review for Local Exchange Carriers, Transport Rate Structure and Pricing, End User Common Line Charge, CC Dockets 96- 45, 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72, Fourth Order on Reconsideration, FCC 97-420 (Dec. 30, 1997) at para. 115; see also 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(d). 32 Arizona Companies Petition at 9 n.19. 33 Id. A step office, or a "step by step" switch is an electromechanical switch invented in the 1920s that mechanically responds to each dialed digit in a number to connect a call. 6 services consistent with the Commission's rules.28 8. To be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier, a carrier must offer
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  • to implement the decisions and rules adopted in this Order. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission's Consumer Information Bureau, Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND a copy of this Order, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Magalie Roman Salas Secretary APPENDIX A FINAL RULES 1. Section 54.400 is amended by revising paragraph (a) and adding paragraph (e) to read as follows: § 54.400 Terms and definitions. * * * * * (a) Qualifying low-income consumer. A ``qualifying low-income consumer'' is a consumer who meets the qualifications for Lifeline, as specified in § 54.409. * * * * * (e) Eligible resident of Tribal lands. An ``eligible resident
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  • See Twelfth Report & Order at para. 18. See id. at paras. 24-31. See id. at para. 2 (citing Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; Promoting Deployment and Subscribership in Unserved and Underserved Areas, Including Tribal and Insular Areas, CC Docket No. 96-45, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 14 FCC Rcd 21177 (1999)). A notation will be added to section 54.400(e) of the Commission's rules stating that we have stayed the implementation of enhanced Lifeline and Link Up support for eligible residents of tribal lands to the extent that such support applies to qualifying low-income consumers living ``near'' reservations. See Twelfth Report & Order at paras. 64-67. 25 C.F.R. § 20.1(r). The designation of counties as metropolitan or non-metropolitan in character
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  • Link Up will be available in all states, the District of Columbia, and all territories and possessions of the United States ( 348). Lifeline By January 1, 1998: * State commissions shall file, or require eligible telecommunications carriers to file, information with the Universal Service Administrator demonstrating that each carrier's Lifeline plan meets the criteria set forth in 47 C.F.R. 54.400-.417. Such information shall include the number of qualifying low-income consumers and the amount of state assistance. Lifeline assistance shall be made available to qualifying low-income consumers as soon as the Universal Service Administrator certifies that the carrier's Lifeline plan satisfies the criteria set forth in 47 C.F.R. 54.400-.417 ( 54.401(d); 368). Beginning January 1, 1998: * A baseline federal support
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  • plan provides a waiver of the federal subscriber line charges, and additional federal assistance in certain circumstances, for qualified low-income telephone subscribers. The Link Up plan helps qualified low income consumers with connecting -- or hooking-up -- their telephone service to the network, by offsetting half of the initial hook-up fee, up to $30.00 per household. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.400 et seq. 23 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.407, 54.413 (concerning the Lifeline and Link Up plans, respectively). 24 Universal Service Order, ¶ 348. All Lifeline consumers will receive $3.50 in federal support. An additional $1.75 of federal support is available to customers in states that approve the reduction in the portion of the intrastate rate paid by the end user
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  • generally Access Charge Reform, First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 15982, 15998 (1997). See also 47 C.F.R. § 69.104(a). Unless otherwise indicated, all C.F.R. cites herein are to the 1996 version, which is applicable to the events at issue here. At issue here is the Lifeline program as it existed before the rules set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 54.400 took effect on January 1, 1998. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, 13 FCC Rcd 1, n.2 (Com.Car.Bur.1997). See id.; 47 C.F.R. § 69.603(d). See Reply Brief dated July 2, 1998, at 2. We have fully considered Genesis's Reply Brief even though, contrary to the certification of service attached thereto, it does not appear that any copy of the
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  • OF NEWSOUTH COMMUNICATIONS CORP., NUVOX, INC. AND NUVOX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., STREAMLINED PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED. (DA No. 04-815). (Dkt No 04-50). Comments Due: 04/09/2004. Reply Comments Due: 04/16/2004. WCB. Contact: Tracey Wilson at (202) 418-1394 or Gail Cohen at (202) 418-0939 [30]DA-04-815A1.doc [31]DA-04-815A1.pdf [32]DA-04-815A1.txt Released: 03/26/2004. SMITH BAGLEY, INC., REQUESTS A WAIVER OF " NEAR RESERVATION" DEFINITION AS CODIFIED IN SECTION 54.400(E) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES FOR EASTERN NAVAJO AGENCY OF THE NAVAJO NATION IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. (DA No. 04-846). (Dkt No 96-45) Pleading Cycle Established. Comments Due: 04/29/2004. Reply Comments Due: 05/13/2004. WCB. Contact: Shannon Lipp at (202) 418-7400, TTY: (202) 418-0484 [33]DA-04-846A1.doc [34]DA-04-846A1.pdf [35]DA-04-846A1.txt Released: 03/26/2004. WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON THE PETITION OF THE NORTH-EASTERN
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  • 3 separate procedural requirements of SHVERA. The rules implement new 340(h) of Communications Act and amend 73.683(f) & 76.66(d)(2) of Commission's regulations, as req. by 202, 205, & 209 of the SHVERA. Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 03/28/2005 by ORDER. (FCC No. 05-81). MB [156]FCC-05-81A1.doc [157]FCC-05-81A1.pdf [158]FCC-05-81A1.txt FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD ON UNIVERSAL SERVICE/SMITH BAGLEY, INC. PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.400(E) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES. Granted the Waiver Petition. (Dkt No. 03-109). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 03/17/2005 by ORDER. (FCC No. 05-77). WCB [159]FCC-05-77A1.doc [160]FCC-05-77A1.pdf [161]FCC-05-77A1.txt 1993 ANNUAL ACCESS TARIFF FILINGS PHASE 1, ET AL. Terminated the investigations of the inclusion of OPEB costs in the interstate rate bases of incumbent LECs instituted together with the related accounting orders. (Dkt
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  • 4080 (2000). As used here, "Tribal Lands" means both "reservations" and "near reservation" lands. "Reservations" is defined as any Federally Recognized Indian Tribe's reservation, pueblo or colony, including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlements Act (85 Stat. 688), and Indian allotments, for which a Tribe exercises regulatory jurisdiction. 47 C.F.R. § 54.400(e). "Near reservation" is defined as "those areas or communities adjacent or contiguous to reservations which are designated by the Department of Interior's Commission of Indian Affairs upon recommendation of the Local Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent, which recommendation shall be based upon consultation with the tribal governing body of those reservations, as locales appropriate for the extension of financial assistance
• http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/tapd/universal_service/Archives/lowincome2006archive.html
  • and verification procedures. (WC Dkt. No. 03-109 and CC Dkt No. 96-45) DA 05-1602 [24]Acrobat | [25]Word * Public Notice. 5/18/05, The Wireline Competition Bureau Answers Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Lifeline Order. (Dkt. No. CC 96-45) DA 05-1406 [26]Acrobat | [27]Word * Memorandum Opinion and Order. 3/30/05, The Commission granted the petition of Smith Bagley, Inc. seeking waiver of Sections 54.400(e) of the Commission's Lifeline and Link-Up eligibility rules. (WC Dkt. No. 03-109) FCC 05-77 [28]Acrobat | [29]Word * Public Notice. 3/4/05, Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Delay of Effective Date for Revised Form 497 used for Low-Income Universal Service Support until further notice. (WC Dkt. No. 03-109) DA 05-604 [30]Acrobat | [31]Word 2004 Releases * Public Notice. 10/4/04, The Wireline Competition