FCC Web Documents citing 54.515

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• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-157A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-157A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-157A1.txt
  • telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(B). Section Numbers and Titles: 54.500 Terms and definitions. 54.501 Eligibility for services provided by telecommunications carriers. 54.502 Supported telecommunications services. 54.503 Other supported special services. 54.504 Requests for services. 54.505 Discounts. 54.507 Cap. 54.509 Adjustments to the discount matrix. 54.511 Ordering services. 54.513 Resale and transfer of services. 54.515 Distributing support. 54.516 Auditing. 54.517 Services provided by non-telecommunications carriers. SUBPART G-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for participation in the Rural Health Program of the Universal Service support mechanism. The rules establish the requirements for eligible health care providers, and the services eligible for discounted support. The rules also establish procedures
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2378A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2378A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2378A1.txt
  • Step 1: Obtain a Service Provider Information Number (Submit FCC Form 498), http://www.usac.org/sl/providers/step01/ (retrieved Aug. 12, 2008). Pursuant to the Commission's rules, USAC must obtain the service provider name, address, telephone number, and contact names, as well as other information, in order for USAC to be able to perform its billing, collection and disbursement functions. See, e.g. 47 C.F.R. § 54.515. Therefore, the Commission and USAC developed the Service Provider Identification Number and Contact Form, FCC Form 498, to collect this information from carriers and service providers that receive support. See Instructions for Completing the Service Provider Identification Number and Contact Information Form (FCC Form 498), OMB 3060-0824 (May 2006); see also USAC website, USAC Forms, http://www.usac.org/fund-administration/forms/ (retrieved Aug. 12, 2008).
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1307A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1307A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1307A1.txt
  • eligible schools, libraries, and consortia that include eligible schools and libraries receive discounts for eligible telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(B). Section Number and Title: 54.502 Supported telecommunications services. 54.503 Other supported special services. 54.504 Requests for services. 54.505 Discounts. 54.506 Internal connections. 54.507 Cap. 54.509 Adjustments to the discount matrix. 54.511 Ordering services. 54.515 Distributing support. 54.516 Auditing. 54.517 Services provided by non-telecommunications carriers. 54.518 Support for wide area networks. 54.519 State telecommunications networks. SUBPART G-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for participation in the Rural Health Care Program of the universal service support mechanism. The rules establish the requirements for eligible health care providers, and
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-105A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-105A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-105A1.txt
  • eligible for support. (d) Non-telecommunications carriers shall be eligible for universal service support under this subpart for providing the supported services described in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section for eligible schools, libraries, and consortia including those entities. Such services provided by non-telecommunications carriers shall be subject to all the provisions of this subpart, except Sections 54.501(a), 54.502(a), and 54.515. 3. Section 54.503 is amended to remove all of the text and replace it with the text from section 54.522 in subsection (a) and adding subsection (b) as follows: 54.503 Eligible services list. (a) The Administrator shall submit by March 30 of each year a draft list of services eligible for support, based on the Commission's rules, in the following
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-125A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-125A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-125A1.txt
  • 68 Fed. Reg. 32531, 32532 (May 30, 2003). Id. Id. Detailed ranking and weighting methodology is found in 42 C.F.R. pt. 5, Apps. A-C. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.611; Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9154-55, para. 734. See Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9154-55, para. 734. Compare 47 C.F.R. § 54.515 (permitting carriers providing services under the schools and libraries support mechanism to elect either an offset or a direct reimbursement), with 47 C.F.R. § 54.611(a) (requiring carriers to receive support in the form of an offset). Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9156, para. 737 (citing Federal State-Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45,
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-83A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-83A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-83A1.txt
  • the Commission's rules. (d) Non-telecommunications carriers shall be eligible for universal service support under this subpart for providing the supported services described in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section for eligible schools, libraries, and consortia including those entities. Such services provided by non-telecommunications carriers shall be subject to all the provisions of this subpart, except Sections 54.501(a), 54.502(a), and 54.515. Amend § 54.504 by eliminating subsections (a) and (b) and revising and re-designating subsection (c) as subsection (a), and by re-designating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: § 54.504 Requests for services. (a) Filing of FCC Form 471. An applicant seeking to receive discounts for eligible services
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-32A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-32A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-32A1.txt
  • Recommended Decision, 25 FCC Rcd at 15606-15611, paras. 23-34. See generally 2010 Recommended Decision, 25 FCC Rcd at 15606-11, paras. 23-34; 2010 GAO Report at Figure 2, Appendix II, Table 7 (Administrative Processes and Responsibilities). See 2010 GAO Report at 23, Figure 2. See 2010 GAO Report at 37. 47 C.F.R. § 54.409(a); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.409(b), (c); 54.515. 47 C.F.R. § 54.409(d)(1), (2). 2010 GAO Report at 51. 47 C.F.R. § 54.410(c). 2010 GAO Report at 51. In addition to the federal default states, the following non-federal-default states require ETCs to submit their verification results to USAC: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 2010 Recommended Decision, 25 FCC Rcd at 15607, 15608, paras.
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da993013.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da993013.txt
  • order, each such applicant that its deadline for implementation of any Year One non-recurring services discounted under such funding commitments that have not already been implemented is extended by 180 days from the date of issuance of USAC's notification. Finally, to effectuate the waivers and extensions granted in this Order of the September 30, 1999, implementation deadline, we waive Section 54.515(b) of the Commission's rules with respect to any funding commitments by the Administrator for which the September 30, 1999, implementation deadline has been extended by this Order. This waiver will allow Year One discounts to continue to flow to service providers as services are implemented under the extended deadlines created in this Order. ordering clauses ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that,
• http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/1998/dd980323.html
  • TRS contributors only for purposes of administering the TRS Fund, and waive this rule to the extent necessary to permit the TRS Administrator to make available certain TRS data to the administrator of the universal service support mechanisms for purposes of comparing revenue information provided by contributors on the Universal Service Worksheet; also, waived rules to the extent that Section 54.515 provides that a telecom carrier seeking reimbursement from the Administrator for the provision of services to a school or library must apply the amount of the discount afforded as an offset to the carriers universal service contribution obligations. Action by Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: March 20, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-523). CCB Internet URL: [21]http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1998/da980523.txt NORTH CAROLINA
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-157A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-157A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-157A1.txt
  • telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(B). Section Numbers and Titles: 54.500 Terms and definitions. 54.501 Eligibility for services provided by telecommunications carriers. 54.502 Supported telecommunications services. 54.503 Other supported special services. 54.504 Requests for services. 54.505 Discounts. 54.507 Cap. 54.509 Adjustments to the discount matrix. 54.511 Ordering services. 54.513 Resale and transfer of services. 54.515 Distributing support. 54.516 Auditing. 54.517 Services provided by non-telecommunications carriers. SUBPART G-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for participation in the Rural Health Program of the Universal Service support mechanism. The rules establish the requirements for eligible health care providers, and the services eligible for discounted support. The rules also establish procedures
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2378A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2378A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-08-2378A1.txt
  • Step 1: Obtain a Service Provider Information Number (Submit FCC Form 498), http://www.usac.org/sl/providers/step01/ (retrieved Aug. 12, 2008). Pursuant to the Commission's rules, USAC must obtain the service provider name, address, telephone number, and contact names, as well as other information, in order for USAC to be able to perform its billing, collection and disbursement functions. See, e.g. 47 C.F.R. § 54.515. Therefore, the Commission and USAC developed the Service Provider Identification Number and Contact Form, FCC Form 498, to collect this information from carriers and service providers that receive support. See Instructions for Completing the Service Provider Identification Number and Contact Information Form (FCC Form 498), OMB 3060-0824 (May 2006); see also USAC website, USAC Forms, http://www.usac.org/fund-administration/forms/ (retrieved Aug. 12, 2008).
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1307A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1307A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1307A1.txt
  • eligible schools, libraries, and consortia that include eligible schools and libraries receive discounts for eligible telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(1)(B). Section Number and Title: 54.502 Supported telecommunications services. 54.503 Other supported special services. 54.504 Requests for services. 54.505 Discounts. 54.506 Internal connections. 54.507 Cap. 54.509 Adjustments to the discount matrix. 54.511 Ordering services. 54.515 Distributing support. 54.516 Auditing. 54.517 Services provided by non-telecommunications carriers. 54.518 Support for wide area networks. 54.519 State telecommunications networks. SUBPART G-UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements for participation in the Rural Health Care Program of the universal service support mechanism. The rules establish the requirements for eligible health care providers, and
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-105A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-105A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-09-105A1.txt
  • eligible for support. (d) Non-telecommunications carriers shall be eligible for universal service support under this subpart for providing the supported services described in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section for eligible schools, libraries, and consortia including those entities. Such services provided by non-telecommunications carriers shall be subject to all the provisions of this subpart, except Sections 54.501(a), 54.502(a), and 54.515. 3. Section 54.503 is amended to remove all of the text and replace it with the text from section 54.522 in subsection (a) and adding subsection (b) as follows: 54.503 Eligible services list. (a) The Administrator shall submit by March 30 of each year a draft list of services eligible for support, based on the Commission's rules, in the following
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-125A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-125A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-125A1.txt
  • 68 Fed. Reg. 32531, 32532 (May 30, 2003). Id. Id. Detailed ranking and weighting methodology is found in 42 C.F.R. pt. 5, Apps. A-C. See 47 C.F.R. § 54.611; Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9154-55, para. 734. See Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9154-55, para. 734. Compare 47 C.F.R. § 54.515 (permitting carriers providing services under the schools and libraries support mechanism to elect either an offset or a direct reimbursement), with 47 C.F.R. § 54.611(a) (requiring carriers to receive support in the form of an offset). Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9156, para. 737 (citing Federal State-Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45,
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-83A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-83A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-83A1.txt
  • the Commission's rules. (d) Non-telecommunications carriers shall be eligible for universal service support under this subpart for providing the supported services described in paragraph (b) and (c) of this section for eligible schools, libraries, and consortia including those entities. Such services provided by non-telecommunications carriers shall be subject to all the provisions of this subpart, except Sections 54.501(a), 54.502(a), and 54.515. Amend § 54.504 by eliminating subsections (a) and (b) and revising and re-designating subsection (c) as subsection (a), and by re-designating subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: § 54.504 Requests for services. (a) Filing of FCC Form 471. An applicant seeking to receive discounts for eligible services
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-32A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-32A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-11-32A1.txt
  • Recommended Decision, 25 FCC Rcd at 15606-15611, paras. 23-34. See generally 2010 Recommended Decision, 25 FCC Rcd at 15606-11, paras. 23-34; 2010 GAO Report at Figure 2, Appendix II, Table 7 (Administrative Processes and Responsibilities). See 2010 GAO Report at 23, Figure 2. See 2010 GAO Report at 37. 47 C.F.R. § 54.409(a); see also 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.409(b), (c); 54.515. 47 C.F.R. § 54.409(d)(1), (2). 2010 GAO Report at 51. 47 C.F.R. § 54.410(c). 2010 GAO Report at 51. In addition to the federal default states, the following non-federal-default states require ETCs to submit their verification results to USAC: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. 2010 Recommended Decision, 25 FCC Rcd at 15607, 15608, paras.
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da993013.doc http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1999/da993013.txt
  • order, each such applicant that its deadline for implementation of any Year One non-recurring services discounted under such funding commitments that have not already been implemented is extended by 180 days from the date of issuance of USAC's notification. Finally, to effectuate the waivers and extensions granted in this Order of the September 30, 1999, implementation deadline, we waive Section 54.515(b) of the Commission's rules with respect to any funding commitments by the Administrator for which the September 30, 1999, implementation deadline has been extended by this Order. This waiver will allow Year One discounts to continue to flow to service providers as services are implemented under the extended deadlines created in this Order. ordering clauses ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that,
• http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/1998/dd980323.html
  • TRS contributors only for purposes of administering the TRS Fund, and waive this rule to the extent necessary to permit the TRS Administrator to make available certain TRS data to the administrator of the universal service support mechanisms for purposes of comparing revenue information provided by contributors on the Universal Service Worksheet; also, waived rules to the extent that Section 54.515 provides that a telecom carrier seeking reimbursement from the Administrator for the provision of services to a school or library must apply the amount of the discount afforded as an offset to the carriers universal service contribution obligations. Action by Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau. Adopted: March 20, 1998. by Order. (DA No. 98-523). CCB Internet URL: [21]http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Orders/1998/da980523.txt NORTH CAROLINA