FCC Web Documents citing 54.607

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  • rules establish recordkeeping and auditing requirements. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the Rural Health Care support mechanism, these rules ensure that discounts are available to eligible rural health care providers for telecommunications services and monthly Internet access service charges. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(2)(A). Section Numbers and Titles: 54.601 Eligibility. 54.603 Competitive bid requirements. 54.605 Determining the urban rate. 54.607 Determining the rural rate. 54.609 Calculating support. 54.611 Distributing support. 54.613 Limitations o0n supported services for rural health care providers. 54.615 Obtaining services. 54.617 Resale. 54.619 Audits and recordkeeping. 54.621 Access to advanced telecommunications and information services. 54.623 Cap. SUBPART H -- ADMINISTRATION Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements regarding the Universal Service Administrative Company, as the permanent Administrator
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  • Docket No. 96-45 (filed Oct. 10, 2007) (TCA Petition); H&B Cable Service, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.809 of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 08-71 (filed July 1, 2008) (H&B Petition); FiberNet, LLC Petition for Waiver of FCC Rule Section 54.307(c)(4), WC Docket No. 08-71 (filed Oct. 10, 2008) (FiberNet Petition); Skylink L.C. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.607(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 08-71 (filed Aug. 10, 2009) (Skylink Petition); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(c), 54.802(a), 54.809(c). 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements), 54.313 (certification requirements regarding use of high-cost universal service support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost
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  • at 9150-51, para. 726. 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(a). 47 C.F.R. § 54.609(a). The rural rate is the average of the rates actually being charged to commercial customers, other than health care providers, for identical or similar services provided by the telecommunications carrier providing the service in the rural area in which the health care provider is located. 47 C.F.R. § 54.607(a). The urban rate is defined as a rate no higher than the highest tariffed or publicly-available rate charged to a commercial customer for a similar service provided over the same distance in the nearest city in the state with a population of at least 50,000. 47 C.F.R. § 54.605. However, if a rural health care provider is seeking discounts for
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  • base rates charged for functionally similar telecommunications service in urban areas in that state, the telecommunications carrier, health care provider, and/or consortium of health care providers may request that the Administrator perform a more comprehensive support calculation. The requester shall provide to the Administrator the information to establish both the urban and rural rates consistent with § 54.605 and § 54.607, and submit to the Administrator with Form 466 all of the documentation necessary to substantiate the request. (i) Except with regard to services provided under § 54.621, a telecommunications carrier that provides telecommunications service to a rural health care provider participating in an eligible health care consortium, and the consortium must establish the applicable rural base rates for telecommunications service
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  • are not distance-based, qualifying entities receive discounts for the difference, if any, between the urban and rural rate charged for the service. 47 C.F.R. § 54.609(a). Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 24579, para. 65. Id. Id. at 24580, para. 68. 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A). See Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 24564-65, para. 35; 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.605, 54.607, 54.609. NPRM, 17 FCC Rcd at 7820, para. 38. 47 C.F.R. § 54.609(a)(3); Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 24568, para. 44. See Healthcare Anywhere Comments at 11-12. See Healthcare Anywhere Comments at 6-11; GCI Reply at 4-6. In the Further Notice below, we seek comment on whether to modify our rules to allow mobile rural health care providers to
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  • 254 unless otherwise noted. 2. After giving effect to the amendments proposed herein, the un-numbered index for Subpart G would read as follows: DEFINED TERMS AND ELIGIBILITY § 54.600 Index of defined terms. § 54.601 Eligibility. § 54.602 Eligible services. § 54.603 Competitive bid and certification requirements. TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM § 54.604 Telecommunications services. § 54.605 Determining the urban rate. § 54.607 Determining the rural rate. § 54.609 Calculating support. § 54.611 Election to offset support against annual USF contribution. § 54.613 Limitations on supported services for rural health care providers. § 54.615 Obtaining services. § 54.625 Support for services beyond the maximum supported distance for rural health care providers. HEALTH BROADBAND SERVICES PROGRAM §54.631 Eligible services. §54.633 Installation charges and other
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  • services." First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9094, n.1557 citing JOINT WORKING GROUP ON TELEMEDICINE, TELEMEDICINE REPORT TO THE CONGRESS at 90, U.S. Department of Commerce (1997). 268 See 47 C.F.R. 54.601 et seq (subpart G). 269 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.605-609. 270 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 54.605. 271 47 C.F.R. § 54.607. 272First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9136 (discussing this issue and then designating as "urban areas" for the purposes of the universal service support for rural health care providers: the island of Tutuila for American Samoa, the island of Saipan for CNMI, the town of Agana for Guam, and the town of Charlotte Amalie for the U.S. Virgin
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  • and administration of health services." First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9094, n.1557 citing Joint Working Group on Telemedicine, Telemedicine Report to the Congress at 90, U.S. Department of Commerce (1997). See 47 C.F.R. 54.601 et seq (subpart G). 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.605-609. 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 54.605. 47 C.F.R. § 54.607. First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9136 (discussing this issue and then designating as "urban areas" for the purposes of the universal service support for rural health care providers: the island of Tutuila for American Samoa, the island of Saipan for CNMI, the town of Agana for Guam, and the town of Charlotte Amalie for the U.S. Virgin
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  • other carriers. #21 Q: What if there are no tariffed or publicly available rates for such services in the rural area? A: If there are no tariffed or publicly available rates for such services in the rural area, or if the carrier reasonably determines that the method for calculating the rural rate is unfair, the carrier can, in accordance with 54.607(b)(1)-(2) of the Commission's rules, submit for the state commission's approval (for intrastate rates) or the Commission's approval (for interstate rates), a cost-based rate for providing the service in the most economically efficient, reasonably available manner. #22 Q: How will the administrator determine the "urban rate?" A: The urban rate depends on the standard urban distance of the state in which
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da980457.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da980457.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da980457.wp
  • care provider might still be able to purchase the T-1 connection at the urban rate, depending upon whether the other entities are eligible health care providers, public sector governmental entities (such as schools and libraries), or private sector entities, and whether the consortium pays the tariffed rate for the T-1 service (see question 23, below). Calculating Rates 20. Q: Section 54.607 of the Commission's rules states that the rural rate will be calculated by averaging the rates charged to commercial customers, other than health care providers, for identical or similar services provided by the telecommunications carrier that serves the rural area in which the eligible health care provider is located. How is the "rural area" that is used to calculate the
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  • rules establish recordkeeping and auditing requirements. Need: In implementing statutory requirements for the Rural Health Care support mechanism, these rules ensure that discounts are available to eligible rural health care providers for telecommunications services and monthly Internet access service charges. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 254(h)(2)(A). Section Numbers and Titles: 54.601 Eligibility. 54.603 Competitive bid requirements. 54.605 Determining the urban rate. 54.607 Determining the rural rate. 54.609 Calculating support. 54.611 Distributing support. 54.613 Limitations o0n supported services for rural health care providers. 54.615 Obtaining services. 54.617 Resale. 54.619 Audits and recordkeeping. 54.621 Access to advanced telecommunications and information services. 54.623 Cap. SUBPART H -- ADMINISTRATION Brief Description: These rules specify the requirements regarding the Universal Service Administrative Company, as the permanent Administrator
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-748A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-748A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-748A1.txt
  • Docket No. 96-45 (filed Oct. 10, 2007) (TCA Petition); H&B Cable Service, Inc. Petition for Waiver of Section 54.809 of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 08-71 (filed July 1, 2008) (H&B Petition); FiberNet, LLC Petition for Waiver of FCC Rule Section 54.307(c)(4), WC Docket No. 08-71 (filed Oct. 10, 2008) (FiberNet Petition); Skylink L.C. Petition for Waiver of Sections 54.607(c) and 54.802(a) of the Commission's Rules, WC Docket No. 08-71 (filed Aug. 10, 2009) (Skylink Petition); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307(c), 54.802(a), 54.809(c). 47 U.S.C. § 254(e). Id. See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.307 (competitive ETC line count filing requirements), 54.313 (certification requirements regarding use of high-cost universal service support by non-rural carriers), 54.314 (certification requirements regarding the use of high-cost
• http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-02-122A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-02-122A1.pdf http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-02-122A1.txt
  • at 9150-51, para. 726. 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(a). 47 C.F.R. § 54.609(a). The rural rate is the average of the rates actually being charged to commercial customers, other than health care providers, for identical or similar services provided by the telecommunications carrier providing the service in the rural area in which the health care provider is located. 47 C.F.R. § 54.607(a). The urban rate is defined as a rate no higher than the highest tariffed or publicly-available rate charged to a commercial customer for a similar service provided over the same distance in the nearest city in the state with a population of at least 50,000. 47 C.F.R. § 54.605. However, if a rural health care provider is seeking discounts for
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  • base rates charged for functionally similar telecommunications service in urban areas in that state, the telecommunications carrier, health care provider, and/or consortium of health care providers may request that the Administrator perform a more comprehensive support calculation. The requester shall provide to the Administrator the information to establish both the urban and rural rates consistent with § 54.605 and § 54.607, and submit to the Administrator with Form 466 all of the documentation necessary to substantiate the request. (i) Except with regard to services provided under § 54.621, a telecommunications carrier that provides telecommunications service to a rural health care provider participating in an eligible health care consortium, and the consortium must establish the applicable rural base rates for telecommunications service
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  • are not distance-based, qualifying entities receive discounts for the difference, if any, between the urban and rural rate charged for the service. 47 C.F.R. § 54.609(a). Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 24579, para. 65. Id. Id. at 24580, para. 68. 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A). See Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 24564-65, para. 35; 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.605, 54.607, 54.609. NPRM, 17 FCC Rcd at 7820, para. 38. 47 C.F.R. § 54.609(a)(3); Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 24568, para. 44. See Healthcare Anywhere Comments at 11-12. See Healthcare Anywhere Comments at 6-11; GCI Reply at 4-6. In the Further Notice below, we seek comment on whether to modify our rules to allow mobile rural health care providers to
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  • 254 unless otherwise noted. 2. After giving effect to the amendments proposed herein, the un-numbered index for Subpart G would read as follows: DEFINED TERMS AND ELIGIBILITY § 54.600 Index of defined terms. § 54.601 Eligibility. § 54.602 Eligible services. § 54.603 Competitive bid and certification requirements. TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM § 54.604 Telecommunications services. § 54.605 Determining the urban rate. § 54.607 Determining the rural rate. § 54.609 Calculating support. § 54.611 Election to offset support against annual USF contribution. § 54.613 Limitations on supported services for rural health care providers. § 54.615 Obtaining services. § 54.625 Support for services beyond the maximum supported distance for rural health care providers. HEALTH BROADBAND SERVICES PROGRAM §54.631 Eligible services. §54.633 Installation charges and other
• http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Notices/1999/fcc99204.pdf http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Notices/1999/fcc99204.txt http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Notices/1999/fcc99204.wp
  • services." First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9094, n.1557 citing JOINT WORKING GROUP ON TELEMEDICINE, TELEMEDICINE REPORT TO THE CONGRESS at 90, U.S. Department of Commerce (1997). 268 See 47 C.F.R. 54.601 et seq (subpart G). 269 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.605-609. 270 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 54.605. 271 47 C.F.R. § 54.607. 272First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9136 (discussing this issue and then designating as "urban areas" for the purposes of the universal service support for rural health care providers: the island of Tutuila for American Samoa, the island of Saipan for CNMI, the town of Agana for Guam, and the town of Charlotte Amalie for the U.S. Virgin
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  • and administration of health services." First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9094, n.1557 citing Joint Working Group on Telemedicine, Telemedicine Report to the Congress at 90, U.S. Department of Commerce (1997). See 47 C.F.R. 54.601 et seq (subpart G). 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. §§ 54.605-609. 47 U.S.C. § 254(h)(1)(A); 47 C.F.R. § 54.605. 47 C.F.R. § 54.607. First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 9136 (discussing this issue and then designating as "urban areas" for the purposes of the universal service support for rural health care providers: the island of Tutuila for American Samoa, the island of Saipan for CNMI, the town of Agana for Guam, and the town of Charlotte Amalie for the U.S. Virgin
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  • other carriers. #21 Q: What if there are no tariffed or publicly available rates for such services in the rural area? A: If there are no tariffed or publicly available rates for such services in the rural area, or if the carrier reasonably determines that the method for calculating the rural rate is unfair, the carrier can, in accordance with 54.607(b)(1)-(2) of the Commission's rules, submit for the state commission's approval (for intrastate rates) or the Commission's approval (for interstate rates), a cost-based rate for providing the service in the most economically efficient, reasonably available manner. #22 Q: How will the administrator determine the "urban rate?" A: The urban rate depends on the standard urban distance of the state in which
• http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da980457.html http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da980457.txt http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/Public_Notices/1998/da980457.wp
  • care provider might still be able to purchase the T-1 connection at the urban rate, depending upon whether the other entities are eligible health care providers, public sector governmental entities (such as schools and libraries), or private sector entities, and whether the consortium pays the tariffed rate for the T-1 service (see question 23, below). Calculating Rates 20. Q: Section 54.607 of the Commission's rules states that the rural rate will be calculated by averaging the rates charged to commercial customers, other than health care providers, for identical or similar services provided by the telecommunications carrier that serves the rural area in which the eligible health care provider is located. How is the "rural area" that is used to calculate the