FCC Web Documents citing 54.712

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  • enforcement proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Bureau against the AT&T Companies for possible violation of section 222(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), and sections 64.2007, 64.2008(a), 64.2008(d)(3)(ii), 64.2008(d)(3)(v) and 64.2009(a) of the Federal Communication Commission's (``Commission'') rules relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and sections 201(b) and 254 of the Act, and sections 54.712(a), 69.131 and 69.158 of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and the AT&T Companies have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's (``Commission'') rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before us, we
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. % - G W c v - � � � � � � � � � � � � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_ ;�
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. - � � � � � � - , 4 N ^ j } � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � L� � ' T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. � � � � � � ( 0 J Z f y � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � D� � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit � DA 03-486 Released: February 21, 2003 BELLSOUTH, SBC, AND VERIZON JOINT PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.712 OF THE RULES IS PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDING CC Docket No. 96-45 On February 6, 2003, BellSouth Corporation, SBC Communications Inc., and Verizon Telephone Companies (collectively ``Petitioners'') filed a joint petition for interim waiver of section 54.712 of the Commission's rules. This rule, which states ``as of April 1, 2003, the amount of the federal universal service line-item charge may not exceed
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. B C D O Y a h � '' � � � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_ ;� ?fԜ _ ە�4 ��>�� ;Ez�]� �Ee� ���
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. % 6 7 9 : ; s : ; s t u � '' � � " � � hY T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. - " 1 2 3 (3 4 o $ $ $ $ $ hY � � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_ ;� ?fԜ _ ە�4
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  • contribution factor.15 Thus, carriers may not, during the second quarter of 2004, recover through a federal universal service line item an amount that exceeds the interstate telecommunications charges on a customer's bill times 8.7%. For further information, contact Karen Franklin in the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-7400, TTY (202) 418-0484. 15 See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 N P Q R U V X Y \ ] _ d e f i j n o p r s v � � � � `` � - tm � � � � " � � �
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  • mark up from the assessment that the carrier pays. For example, if a carrier is assessed 10 percent of its interstate telecommunications revenues for purposes of universal service contributions, it may not include a line-item on a subscriber's bill that reflects an amount greater than 10 percent of the interstate portion of the bill. This requirement is codified in section 54.712 of the Commission's rules. Because, however, of the inherent difficulty in defining and ascertaining which calls over a mobile wireless system are ``interstate,'' the Commission has long permitted CMRS providers to assume for purposes of calculating their USF contributions that a prescribed percentage of their total end user telecommunications revenues is interstate. The Commission adopted its ``safe harbor'' rule so
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 b i j o p q s t w x y  � � � � � � � (c) " (R) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 _ f g m n u w x ~  � � � � � � � (c) (R) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 Q X Y _ ` h i o p w � � ` - � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Washington, D.C. 20554 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 9 I U h � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �����PNG > �!�R>^��S�S߿�"K�k������er4 �J�dM�O�O � �,I TV��5 0�z̪�� ��� %�o� �� � �a�% Tf(c) U~��Uy�Ӛ�o=�c� {�YAD ���Zv�}�YAD e/�,�-�%E9
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 S k l m p s h/ h/ 9 R R S i i r z � � � s t u x { } ~ � � � � `` '' � � " (R) � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� 4 M N f k m s t { | � � � � � � � � � � � " � � � � � � � � � � � h/
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 ; < ~  � � � � " ; ; < R [ [ c l u ~   ` tm � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� P g m o p u v w x z } ~  � ... � � � � (R) � � � � " � � � � h/ h/ 6 O O
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� L c h j o p q v w x y z ~  � � � � � � � � (c) " � � � h/ h/ 2 K K L b
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� P f l n o s t v x y z { | � � � � � � � � (c) � � � � h/ h/ 6 O O P f f n
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 1 H a a b b x � � � � � � � � � � " � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh�
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  • means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a) (3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 1 H a a b b x � � � `` � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l!
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 4 M M N d l l r z � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���;
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 4 M M N d k k q y ~ ... � � � � � " � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • enforcement proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Bureau against the AT&T Companies for possible violation of section 222(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), and sections 64.2007, 64.2008(a), 64.2008(d)(3)(ii), 64.2008(d)(3)(v) and 64.2009(a) of the Federal Communication Commission's (``Commission'') rules relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and sections 201(b) and 254 of the Act, and sections 54.712(a), 69.131 and 69.158 of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and the AT&T Companies have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 4 M M N d k k q y � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 % > > ? U \ \ b i z � � � '' � � � (R) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6�
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's (``Commission'') rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before us, we
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 . G G H ^ e e k r � � � � � � � (c) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���;
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • FCC Form 499-A Instructions at 19 (``For purposes of completing Block 3, a ``reseller'' is a telecommunications carrier or telecommunications provider that: 1) incorporates purchased telecommunications services into its own telecommunications offerings; and 2) can be reasonably expected to contribute to federal universal support mechanisms based on revenues from such offerings when provided to end users''). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712(a) (authorizing contributors to recover federal universal service contribution costs from their customers); 2010 FCC Form 499-A Instructions at 19; see also High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 23 FCC Rcd 1467, 1469 n.10 (2008) (noting that providers almost always pass contribution obligations through to
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90-571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952, 24972, para. 36 (2002) (2002 Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order). 47 C.F.R. �� 54.711(a), 54.702(b). 47 C.F.R. � 54.706(c). Id. See Universal Service Eighth Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 1687, para. 19. 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. The quarterly universal service contribution factor is determined by the Commission based on the ratio of total projected quarterly expenses of the universal service support mechanisms to the total projected collected end-user interstate and international telecommunications revenues, net of prior period actual contributions. 47 C.F.R. � 54.709. 2002 Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 24978, para. 51.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� S j k l m o q r v w x y } ~  � � � � ... � � h/ h/ 9 R R S i i q w  �
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  • a'') and interstate and international revenues (``column b'') in accordance with the Instructions (Section III.D). Block 6: Certification - completed lines 601 to 612 in accordance with Instruction (Section III.E). Maintained, to date, records and documentation to justify information reported in the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, including the methodology used to determine projections (47 C.F.R � 54.711(a)). 2. 47 C.F.R � 54.712(a) - Carrier recovery of universal service costs from end-users - (for Contributors who recover USF contribution from their end customers) billed customers a federal universal service line-item charge that does not exceed the interstate telecommunications portion of that customer's bill times the relevant contribution factor (47 C.F.R � 54.712 (a)). 3. 47 C.F.R � 54.713 - Contributor's failure to report
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  • at risk, and there are significant administrative problems in the program. The erroneous payment error rate was 12.9 percent. Pub. L. 107-300; 11 Stat. 2350. A FRN is a Funding Request Number that is assigned to a project for which USF support is requested. 3 During the audit period, approximately $1.6 billion was distributed to schools and libraries. Under section 54.712 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 54.712, carriers may recover universal service contributions from their end user customers so long as the line-item charge does ``. . . not exceed the interstate telecommunications portion of the bill times the relevant contribution factor.'' See 47 C.F.R � 54.505. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.501(d). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.501. For example,
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  • amount of funding disbursements for each of the universal service mechanisms, estimated contributions towards universal service, and the net estimated dollar flow (disbursements less estimated contributions) for 2006.22 Technical Appendix Carrier revenue information is not reported on a state-by-state basis. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate revenues per state in order to derive contributions made per state. 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 Figures in Table 1.11 are lower than those in Table 1.10 due to the difference between projected demand and actual disbursements. The figures used in Tables 1.11 and 1.12 are for the calendar year and include disbursements that were committed over several years but paid out in calendar year 2006. In Sections 4 and 5, figures for the Schools
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  • amount of funding disbursements for each of the universal service mechanisms, estimated contributions towards universal service, and the net estimated dollar flow (disbursements less estimated contributions) for 2006.22 Technical Appendix Carrier revenue information is not reported on a state-by-state basis. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate revenues per state in order to derive contributions made per state. 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 Figures in Table 1.11 are lower than those in Table 1.10 due to the difference between projected demand and actual disbursements. The figures used in Tables 1.11 and 1.12 are for the calendar year and include disbursements that were committed over several years but paid out in calendar year 2006. In Sections 4 and 5, figures for the Schools
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  • the 3rd quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The remaining half will be included in the 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The 3rd quarter 2008 figures are shown in Table 1.10. 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2006. and 2007. 22 Chart 1.1 shows the 2007 information graphically. Table 1.12 shows, on a state-by-state basis, the total amount of funding disbursements for each of the
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  • the 3rd quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The remaining half will be included in the 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The 3rd quarter 2008 figures are shown in Table 1.10. 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2006. and 2007. 22 Chart 1.1 shows the 2007 information graphically. Table 1.12 shows, on a state-by-state basis, the total amount of funding disbursements for each of the
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  • 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless offered voluntary commitments whereby, at the end of a five-year transition, they would not seek USF support for their 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 wireless services unless such requests were supported by actual cost analyses.22 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for
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  • 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless offered voluntary commitments whereby, at the end of a five-year transition, they would not seek USF support for their 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 wireless services unless such requests were supported by actual cost analyses.22 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for
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  • above, the contribution base is 1% less than reported revenues to reflect the fact that some contribution assessments may prove uncollectible. 19 See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, et al, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90- 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 1 -8 Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, in separate transactions in 2008, each committed to surrender their high cost universal service support over five years.21 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2008 and 2009.
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  • above, the contribution base is 1% less than reported revenues to reflect the fact that some contribution assessments may prove uncollectible. 19 See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, et al, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90- 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 1 -8 Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, in separate transactions in 2008, each committed to surrender their high cost universal service support over five years.21 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2008 and 2009.
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  • and Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 3752 (2002). 19 The Commission reduces the revenue estimates by 1% to account for uncollectibles. 20 See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, et al, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90-571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 21 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 1 - 6 Form 499-Q filers now file information on billed revenues for the previous quarter and both projected billed revenues and projected collected revenues for the upcoming quarter. Projected collected revenues, which are projected billed revenues less an allowance for uncollectible revenues, form the basis for USF contribution assessments. Projected collected revenues are then adjusted to eliminate circularity. Starting
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  • documentation to the Commission or the Administrator upon request. Inaccurate or untruthful information contained in the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet may lead to prosecution under the criminal provisions of Title 18 of the United States Code. The Administrator shall advise the Commission of any enforcement issues that arise and provide any suggested response. * * * * * 4. Add section 54.712 to subpart H as follows: � 54.712 Carrier recovery of universal service costs from end-users. (a) Federal universal service contribution costs may be recovered through interstate telecommunications-related charges to end users. If a telecommunications carrier chooses to recover its federal universal service contribution costs through a line item on a customer's bill, as of April 1, 2003, the amount of
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  • at 21259-60, paras. 14-15. Id. at 21258, para. 11. See Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order. See Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order at paras. 45-63. Specifically, beginning April 1, 2003, the amount of a carrier's federal universal service line item charge may not exceed the relevant interstate telecommunications portion of a customer's bill times the relevant contribution factor. 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See id. at paras. 20-27; see also Interim CMRS Safe Harbor Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 21258-59, paras. 13-15. The interim safe harbors for analog SMR and paging providers will remain at one percent and 12 percent, respectively. See id. at para. 23. See Universal Service Contribution Order at paras. 22, 24. Id. at para. 25-26. See 47 U.S.C. �
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  • and issuing a statement; Commissioner Adelstein issuing a statement. introduction In this Order, we address petitions for interim waiver and several petitions for reconsideration of rules recently adopted in the Interim Contribution Methodology Order regarding the assessment and recovery of contributions to the federal universal service support mechanisms. We grant local exchange carriers' request for an interim waiver of section 54.712 of the Commission's rules to permit such carriers to continue to recover through the federal universal service line item certain contribution costs associated with Centrex customers on a per-line basis from multi-line business customers, pending action on petitions for reconsideration of this rule. In addition, we grant, in part, petitions filed by the United States Telecommunications Association (USTA) and SBC
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  • Lifeline-supported service to customers residing in that area. Applications of Nextel Communications, Inc. and Sprint Corporation For Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, WT Docket No. 05-63, Memorandum and Order, FCC 05-148, para. 144 (rel. August 8, 2005). Id. See, e.g., Comments of TDS Telecommunications Corp., filed September 20, 2004, at 5-6 (TDS Comments). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Virginia Cellular, LLC Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the Commonwealth of Virginia, CC Docket No. 96-45, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 1563, 1577, para. 31 (2004); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Highland Cellular, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the
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  • charge, and another's ``Universal Connectivity Charge'' may be confused with a separate universal service charge on that carrier's bill). USF Contribution Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 24979, para. 54. Id. See id. at 24978, paras. 49-51 (noting that if the contribution factor is 7.28%, a carrier's federal universal service line item charge cannot exceed 7.28%). See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. � 54.712 (``the amount of the federal universal service line-item charge may not exceed the interstate telecommunications portion of that customer's bill times the relevant contribution factor''). 47 U.S.C. � 332(c)(3)(A) (emphasis added). CTIA v. FCC, 168 F.3d 1332, 1336 (D.C. Cir. 1999). Id., citing Pittencrief Communications, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 1735, 1745 (1997) (``Pittencrief Order''). Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. Petition
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  • on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72, 13 FCC Rcd 5318, 5482, � 297 (1997) (``Fourth Reconsideration Order''); 47 C.F.R. � 54.708. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Comprehensive Review of Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Lifeline and Link-Up, Changes to the Board of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
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  • � 254(b); 47 C.F.R. �� 54.502-03. Funding for the E-Rate and other universal service programs come from mandatory contributions to the USF by all telecommunications carriers providing interstate and international services. 47 U.S.C. � 254. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. This amount was disbursed as of April 30, 2005. See Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism Commitment Status Weekly Report, dated April 29, 2005. See NEC Debarment Order at � 7. NEC Debarment Order at � 7, n.12. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.521; Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9227, � 74. The rule defines a
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  • the universal service fund. To preclude ACS from using its forbearance grant to significantly reduce its universal service contribution amounts, therefore, ACS shall use the June 30, 2007, residential and single-line business SLC rate and the multi-line business SLC rate to calculate the interstate end-user revenues on which its universal service contributions are based. In addition, we note that section 54.712 of the Commission's rules dictates the manner in which contributors to the universal service fund are permitted to recover their contributions from end users. We believe that this conditional forbearance from dominant carrier regulation in Anchorage will serve the public interest by increasing the regulatory parity among providers of mass market interstate exchange access services in that market. As a
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  • for Forfeiture, 20 FCC Rcd 14160 (2005); Teletronics, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 13291 (2005); Global Teldata II, LLC, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 17264 (2005); Communication Services Integrated, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 17251 (2005). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Globcom, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 19893, 19903, � 26 (2003). See 47 U.S.C. � 254(b)(4). USAC Comments at 70. Alexicon Comments at 8; BellSouth Comments at 11; CPS Comments at 6; NJ Board Comments at 8; NTCA Comments at 9; OPASTCO Comments at 16-17 (contending that delinquent carriers should get a warning
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  • up from the assessment that the provider pays. For example, if a telecommunications provider is assessed 10 percent of its interstate telecommunications revenues for purposes of universal service contributions, it may not include a line-item on a subscriber's bill that reflects an amount greater than 10 percent of the interstate portion of the bill. This requirement is codified in section 54.712 of the Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-45, 13 FCC Rcd 21252, 21254-60, paras. 5-15 (1998) (``Interim Safe Harbor Order''); see also Fifth Circuit Clarification Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13782, para. 8. See Reconsideration Order, 18 FCC
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  • of customers. Id. at 9199, para. 829; see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, et al., Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952, 24976, para. 45 (2002), reconsideration granted in part on other grounds, Order and Second Order on Reconsideration, 18 FCC Rcd 4818 (2003); 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Petition at 2. As discussed supra note 64, we understand Thorpe to complain about these two charges. The Carrier Line Charge assessed in the January 1999 bill was 85 cents and the Universal Connectivity Charge was 93 cents. Complaint, Composite Ex. A at 9. It appears that, in March of 1999, AT&T began to impose these charges every other
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  • Universal Service Monitoring Report, Table 3.2; USAC 2007 Annual Report at 45. Support for the fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments though to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. In the second quarter of 2007, the contribution factor reached 11.7 percent, which is the highest level since its inception. See Proposed Second Quarter 2007 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 5074 (Off. of
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  • Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8828-30, paras. 94-96. Support for the fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those assessments though to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. In the second quarter of 2007, the contribution factor reached 11.7 percent, which is the highest level since its inception. See Proposed Second Quarter 2007 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 5074, 5077 (OMD
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  • per-line support amount available to the incumbent LEC. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(a)(2). Support for the fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments though to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. In the second quarter of 2007, the contribution factor reached 11.7 percent, which is the highest level since its inception. See Proposed Second Quarter 2007 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 5074 (Off. of
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  • Docket No. 98-170 order on reconsideration Adopted: February 12, 2008 Released: February 14, 2008 By the Commission: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant the relief sought in the Petition filed by the American Public Communications Council (APCC) seeking modification of the Commission's March 14, 2003, order in the above-captioned dockets. In that order, the Commission waived the requirements of section 54.712 of its rules to permit local exchange carriers (LECs) to continue to recover certain contribution costs associated with Centrex customers on a per-line basis from multi-line business customers through the federal universal service line item. For the reasons stated herein, we agree with APCC that, as applied to independent payphone service providers (PSP), the decision in the Centrex Waiver Order
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  • the PSAP if the PSAP does not approve or deny the certification within that period. Applications of Nextel Communications, Inc. and Sprint Corporation For Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, WT Docket No. 05-63, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 13967, 14020, para. 144 (2005). Id. See, e.g., PA PUC Comments at 4. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Virginia Cellular, LLC Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the Commonwealth of Virginia, CC Docket No. 96-45, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 1563, 1577, para. 31 (2004); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Highland Cellular, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the
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  • Interim Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 8837, para. 5. Support for the universal service fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments through to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. See Proposed Second Quarter 2001 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 16 FCC Rcd 5358 (Comm. Carr. Bur. 2001). Proposed Second Quarter 2010 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, DA 10-427 (OMD rel.
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  • 22; PRTC White Paper at 27, 29; MMTC Reply Comments at 5. Support for the USF derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments through to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. Alenco, 201 F.3d at 620; see also Qwest II, 398 F.3d at 1234 (10th Cir. 2005). Indeed, this is a real concern, as the current quarterly universal service contribution factor has climbed to 15.3 percent - an all-time high - due
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  • should collect price data). Contributions are assessed on the basis of a contributor's projected collected interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues, based on a percentage or ``contribution factor'' that is calculated every quarter. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709. A contributor may recover the costs of universal service contributions by passing an explicit charge through to its customers. 47 CFR � 54.712(a). See Qwest II Remand Order, 25 FCC Rcd at 4088, para. 29 (explaining that the Commission could not be a prudent guardian of the public's resources without taking into account the costs of universal service, alongside the benefit); Rural Cellular Ass'n, 588 F.3d at 1102; see also, e.g., Alenco, 201 F.3d at 620-21 (concluding that the Commission properly considered the
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  • 14-15. Id. at 15. Contributions are assessed on the basis of a contributor's projected collected interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues, based on a percentage or ``contribution factor'' that is calculated every quarter. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709. A contributor may recover the costs of universal service contributions by passing an explicit charge through to its customers. 47 CFR � 54.712(a). See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, High-Cost Universal Service Support, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order on Remand and Memorandum Opinion and Order, 25 FCC Rcd 4072, 4088, para. 29 (2010) (Qwest II Remand Order) (explaining that the Commission could not be a prudent guardian of the public's resources without taking into account the costs of
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  • this section, we seek comment on ways to improve transparency relating to the amount of universal service contribution charges that are being passed through by the carriers to their customers. Providing Clarity in Customer Bills. Under today's system, the contribution factor is typically applied to only a fraction of the total end user revenues derived from a customer. Currently, section 54.712(a) only addresses line items on customer bills and does not address situations in which there is no billing relationship. Moreover, our rules do not require contributors to indicate how the universal service charge on a customer's bill is calculated. In many instances, customer bills include a line item for USF, but do not indicate the USF contribution factor used to
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  • on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72, 13 FCC Rcd 5318, 5482, P 297 (1997) ("Fourth Reconsideration Order"); 47 C.F.R. S 54.708. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. Comprehensive Review of Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Lifeline and Link-Up, Changes to the Board of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
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  • S 254(b); 47 C.F.R. SS 54.502-03. Funding for the E-Rate and other universal service programs come from mandatory contributions to the USF by all telecommunications carriers providing interstate and international services. 47 U.S.C. S 254. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. This amount was disbursed as of April 30, 2005. See Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism Commitment Status Weekly Report, dated April 29, 2005. See NEC Debarment Order at P 7. NEC Debarment Order at P 7, n.12. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.521; Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9227, P 74. The rule defines a
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  • enforcement proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Bureau against the AT&T Companies for possible violation of section 222(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), and sections 64.2007, 64.2008(a), 64.2008(d)(3)(ii), 64.2008(d)(3)(v) and 64.2009(a) of the Federal Communication Commission's ("Commission") rules relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and sections 201(b) and 254 of the Act, and sections 54.712(a), 69.131 and 69.158 of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. 2. The Bureau and the AT&T Companies have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's ("Commission") rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. 2. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before
• http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2003/dd030221.html
  • TRANSMITTALS PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG. WCB. Contact: Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270 [32]DOC-231349A1.pdf [33]DOC-231349A1.txt Released: 02/21/2003. LIST OF PANELISTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNTING ISSUES. (DA No. 03-483). (Dkt No 02-269). WCB. Contact: Jane Jackson (202) 418-0484 [34]DA-03-483A1.doc [35]DA-03-483A1.pdf [36]DA-03-483A1.txt Released: 02/21/2003. BELLSOUTH, SBC, AND VERIZON JOINT PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.712 OF THE RULES IS PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDING. (DA No. 03-486). (Dkt No 96-45). WCB. Contact: Diane Law Hsu or Paul Garnett (202) 418-7400 [37]DA-03-486A1.doc [38]DA-03-486A1.pdf [39]DA-03-486A1.txt Report No: CWS-03-25 Released: 02/21/2003. ANTENNA STRUCTURE REGISTRATION SERVICE INFORMATION - ACTIONS. WTB [40]DOC-231346A1.pdf [41]DOC-231346A1.txt Released: 02/21/2003. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION REGION 45 (WISCONSIN) 700 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES FIRST MEETING. (DA No. 03-484).
• http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2006/FCC-06-91A1.html
  • on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72, 13 FCC Rcd 5318, 5482, P 297 (1997) ("Fourth Reconsideration Order"); 47 C.F.R. S 54.708. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. Comprehensive Review of Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Lifeline and Link-Up, Changes to the Board of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
• http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2006/FCC-06-92A1.html
  • S 254(b); 47 C.F.R. SS 54.502-03. Funding for the E-Rate and other universal service programs come from mandatory contributions to the USF by all telecommunications carriers providing interstate and international services. 47 U.S.C. S 254. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. This amount was disbursed as of April 30, 2005. See Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism Commitment Status Weekly Report, dated April 29, 2005. See NEC Debarment Order at P 7. NEC Debarment Order at P 7, n.12. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.521; Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9227, P 74. The rule defines a
• http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2009/DA-09-16A1.html
  • enforcement proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Bureau against the AT&T Companies for possible violation of section 222(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), and sections 64.2007, 64.2008(a), 64.2008(d)(3)(ii), 64.2008(d)(3)(v) and 64.2009(a) of the Federal Communication Commission's ("Commission") rules relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and sections 201(b) and 254 of the Act, and sections 54.712(a), 69.131 and 69.158 of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. 2. The Bureau and the AT&T Companies have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's ("Commission") rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. 2. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before
• http://www.fcc.gov/ogc/documents/opinions/2005/04-3198-120905.pdf
  • Association; Federal * Communications Commission, ** Amici on Behalf of Appellant, * 1The district court granted Cellco's request for a preliminary injunction barring Attorney General Hatch and employees of the State from "taking any action to prevent wireless communications providers from passing through to customers federally assessed fees," pursuant to its determination that Article 5 conflicted with 47 C.F.R. � 54.712(a), which authorized recovery of the fees. This portion of the district court's order is not challenged on appeal. -2- AARP; National Association of State * Utility Consumer Advocates; * National Association of Consumer * Advocates, ** Amici on Behalf of Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: May 11, 2005 Filed: December 9, 2005 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ___________
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  • 98-170 and NSD File # L-00-72 Staff Study RE: Staff study relating to alternative methodologies for calculating contributions to federal universal service. [69]Word | [70]Acrobat | [71]Text | [72]Staff Study Cover Sheet | [73]Staff Study 2/21/03 Public Notice: DA 03-486, CC DKT 96-45 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service RE: BellSouth, SBC, and Verizon Joint Petition for Waiver of Section 54.712 of the rules is Permit-But-Disclose Proceeding. [74]Word | [75]Acrobat January 2003 1/30/03 Order and Order on Reconsideration: FCC 03-20, CC DKTS 96-45; 98-171; 90-571; 92-237; NSD File No. L-00-72; 99-200; 95-116 and 98-170 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service RE: The Commission reconsidered its definition of affiliate for purposes of CMRS providers making the single election whether to report actual
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  • enforcement proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Bureau against the AT&T Companies for possible violation of section 222(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), and sections 64.2007, 64.2008(a), 64.2008(d)(3)(ii), 64.2008(d)(3)(v) and 64.2009(a) of the Federal Communication Commission's (``Commission'') rules relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and sections 201(b) and 254 of the Act, and sections 54.712(a), 69.131 and 69.158 of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and the AT&T Companies have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's (``Commission'') rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before us, we
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. % - G W c v - � � � � � � � � � � � � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_ ;�
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. - � � � � � � - , 4 N ^ j } � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � L� � ' T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. � � � � � � ( 0 J Z f y � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � D� � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit � DA 03-486 Released: February 21, 2003 BELLSOUTH, SBC, AND VERIZON JOINT PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.712 OF THE RULES IS PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDING CC Docket No. 96-45 On February 6, 2003, BellSouth Corporation, SBC Communications Inc., and Verizon Telephone Companies (collectively ``Petitioners'') filed a joint petition for interim waiver of section 54.712 of the Commission's rules. This rule, which states ``as of April 1, 2003, the amount of the federal universal service line-item charge may not exceed
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. B C D O Y a h � '' � � � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_ ;� ?fԜ _ ە�4 ��>�� ;Ez�]� �Ee� ���
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. % 6 7 9 : ; s : ; s t u � '' � � " � � hY T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. - " 1 2 3 (3 4 o $ $ $ $ $ hY � � T���7f�`;8gK��b���PNG (c)|)Q��@0����� �~.� � �-c���"Pg� �c)�0O��) b�"c�� ��-� �!|} 2 ����un�''...��� }^�;u������.l ��jX��F�D�r� qvW�C�`��K]L����q���b##}J@j!-�ыp�=܈ �7�Z�"�NzKZߌE�� F���)%3{�Rg*w��/�yD߂z,���](n��2/cmL� \A% �g�@}�� W/ x">46/��^���aУR �M(c)tmR�X��F� ���-6 2[u �� s t2�99b~Z��t Sma�p|)l ˏ 0 `8{ N�� U� ��S n��J(��շ �r.V�����2�� �� p{��A�"�8)W~V�8 �;'' � #�''_ ;� ?fԜ _ ە�4
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  • contribution factor.15 Thus, carriers may not, during the second quarter of 2004, recover through a federal universal service line item an amount that exceeds the interstate telecommunications charges on a customer's bill times 8.7%. For further information, contact Karen Franklin in the Telecommunications Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-7400, TTY (202) 418-0484. 15 See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 N P Q R U V X Y \ ] _ d e f i j n o p r s v � � � � `` � - tm � � � � " � � �
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  • mark up from the assessment that the carrier pays. For example, if a carrier is assessed 10 percent of its interstate telecommunications revenues for purposes of universal service contributions, it may not include a line-item on a subscriber's bill that reflects an amount greater than 10 percent of the interstate portion of the bill. This requirement is codified in section 54.712 of the Commission's rules. Because, however, of the inherent difficulty in defining and ascertaining which calls over a mobile wireless system are ``interstate,'' the Commission has long permitted CMRS providers to assume for purposes of calculating their USF contributions that a prescribed percentage of their total end user telecommunications revenues is interstate. The Commission adopted its ``safe harbor'' rule so
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 b i j o p q s t w x y  � � � � � � � (c) " (R) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 2
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 _ f g m n u w x ~  � � � � � � � (c) (R) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's proposed collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 Q X Y _ ` h i o p w � � ` - � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Washington, D.C. 20554 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 9 I U h � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �����PNG > �!�R>^��S�S߿�"K�k������er4 �J�dM�O�O � �,I TV��5 0�z̪�� ��� %�o� �� � �a�% Tf(c) U~��Uy�Ӛ�o=�c� {�YAD ���Zv�}�YAD e/�,�-�%E9
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 S k l m p s h/ h/ 9 R R S i i r z � � � s t u x { } ~ � � � � `` '' � � " (R) � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� 4 M N f k m s t { | � � � � � � � � � � � " � � � � � � � � � � � h/
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 ; < ~  � � � � " ; ; < R [ [ c l u ~   ` tm � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� P g m o p u v w x z } ~  � ... � � � � (R) � � � � " � � � � h/ h/ 6 O O
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� L c h j o p q v w x y z ~  � � � � � � � � (c) " � � � h/ h/ 2 K K L b
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� P f l n o s t v x y z { | � � � � � � � � (c) � � � � h/ h/ 6 O O P f f n
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 1 H a a b b x � � � � � � � � � � " � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh�
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  • means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a) (3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 1 H a a b b x � � � `` � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���; Wh� �X,�aX���y�]\\.W`h���va6l!
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 4 M M N d l l r z � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���;
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 4 M M N d k k q y ~ ... � � � � � " � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • enforcement proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Bureau against the AT&T Companies for possible violation of section 222(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), and sections 64.2007, 64.2008(a), 64.2008(d)(3)(ii), 64.2008(d)(3)(v) and 64.2009(a) of the Federal Communication Commission's (``Commission'') rules relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and sections 201(b) and 254 of the Act, and sections 54.712(a), 69.131 and 69.158 of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and the AT&T Companies have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 4 M M N d k k q y � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 % > > ? U \ \ b i z � � � '' � � � (R) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6�
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (``Act''), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's (``Commission'') rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before us, we
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 . G G H ^ e e k r � � � � � � � (c) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��PNG r v ��"r�9 I'6� �d�Y�͆aX ���;
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • FCC Form 499-A Instructions at 19 (``For purposes of completing Block 3, a ``reseller'' is a telecommunications carrier or telecommunications provider that: 1) incorporates purchased telecommunications services into its own telecommunications offerings; and 2) can be reasonably expected to contribute to federal universal support mechanisms based on revenues from such offerings when provided to end users''). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712(a) (authorizing contributors to recover federal universal service contribution costs from their customers); 2010 FCC Form 499-A Instructions at 19; see also High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 23 FCC Rcd 1467, 1469 n.10 (2008) (noting that providers almost always pass contribution obligations through to
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90-571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952, 24972, para. 36 (2002) (2002 Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order). 47 C.F.R. �� 54.711(a), 54.702(b). 47 C.F.R. � 54.706(c). Id. See Universal Service Eighth Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 1687, para. 19. 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. The quarterly universal service contribution factor is determined by the Commission based on the ratio of total projected quarterly expenses of the universal service support mechanisms to the total projected collected end-user interstate and international telecommunications revenues, net of prior period actual contributions. 47 C.F.R. � 54.709. 2002 Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 24978, para. 51.
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • in revenues equal to the total reduction required in 2012. In addition, the Bureau clarifies that non-commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) reciprocal compensation traffic exchanged pursuant to a bill-and-keep arrangement should not be included in demand for the purpose of intercarrier compensation rate transition calculations. Finally, we grant a number of limited rule waivers, including a limited waiver of section 54.712 of our rules, to allow incumbent LECs to charge the second quarter 2012 universal service contribution factor until July 3, 2012. Transition Implementation Rate Structure Issues In the USF/ICC Transformation Order, the Commission noted that in many states, intrastate switched access rates are significantly higher than interstate switched access rates; in others, intrastate switched access and interstate switched access rates
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Sixteenth Order on Reconsideration, CC Docket No. 96-45, Eighth Report and Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, Sixth Report and Order, Docket No. 96-262, 15 FCC Rcd 1679, 1687-1692, paras. 17-29 (1999) (Fifth Circuit Remand Order). Generally, the Commission's rules may be waived for good cause shown. 47 C.F.R. �
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  • which means that internal calculations are made with more than 15 decimal places. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709(a)(3). USAC will calculate each individual contributor's contribution in the following manner: (proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues) - (proposed circularity discount factor * proposed contribution factor * contributor's projected collected revenues). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.713. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 h� h� h� h� S j k l m o q r v w x y } ~  � � � � ... � � h/ h/ 9 R R S i i q w  �
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  • a'') and interstate and international revenues (``column b'') in accordance with the Instructions (Section III.D). Block 6: Certification - completed lines 601 to 612 in accordance with Instruction (Section III.E). Maintained, to date, records and documentation to justify information reported in the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, including the methodology used to determine projections (47 C.F.R � 54.711(a)). 2. 47 C.F.R � 54.712(a) - Carrier recovery of universal service costs from end-users - (for Contributors who recover USF contribution from their end customers) billed customers a federal universal service line-item charge that does not exceed the interstate telecommunications portion of that customer's bill times the relevant contribution factor (47 C.F.R � 54.712 (a)). 3. 47 C.F.R � 54.713 - Contributor's failure to report
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  • at risk, and there are significant administrative problems in the program. The erroneous payment error rate was 12.9 percent. Pub. L. 107-300; 11 Stat. 2350. A FRN is a Funding Request Number that is assigned to a project for which USF support is requested. 3 During the audit period, approximately $1.6 billion was distributed to schools and libraries. Under section 54.712 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 54.712, carriers may recover universal service contributions from their end user customers so long as the line-item charge does ``. . . not exceed the interstate telecommunications portion of the bill times the relevant contribution factor.'' See 47 C.F.R � 54.505. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.501(d). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.501. For example,
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  • amount of funding disbursements for each of the universal service mechanisms, estimated contributions towards universal service, and the net estimated dollar flow (disbursements less estimated contributions) for 2006.22 Technical Appendix Carrier revenue information is not reported on a state-by-state basis. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate revenues per state in order to derive contributions made per state. 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 Figures in Table 1.11 are lower than those in Table 1.10 due to the difference between projected demand and actual disbursements. The figures used in Tables 1.11 and 1.12 are for the calendar year and include disbursements that were committed over several years but paid out in calendar year 2006. In Sections 4 and 5, figures for the Schools
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  • amount of funding disbursements for each of the universal service mechanisms, estimated contributions towards universal service, and the net estimated dollar flow (disbursements less estimated contributions) for 2006.22 Technical Appendix Carrier revenue information is not reported on a state-by-state basis. Therefore, it is necessary to estimate revenues per state in order to derive contributions made per state. 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 Figures in Table 1.11 are lower than those in Table 1.10 due to the difference between projected demand and actual disbursements. The figures used in Tables 1.11 and 1.12 are for the calendar year and include disbursements that were committed over several years but paid out in calendar year 2006. In Sections 4 and 5, figures for the Schools
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  • the 3rd quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The remaining half will be included in the 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The 3rd quarter 2008 figures are shown in Table 1.10. 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2006. and 2007. 22 Chart 1.1 shows the 2007 information graphically. Table 1.12 shows, on a state-by-state basis, the total amount of funding disbursements for each of the
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  • the 3rd quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The remaining half will be included in the 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. The 3rd quarter 2008 figures are shown in Table 1.10. 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2006. and 2007. 22 Chart 1.1 shows the 2007 information graphically. Table 1.12 shows, on a state-by-state basis, the total amount of funding disbursements for each of the
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  • 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless offered voluntary commitments whereby, at the end of a five-year transition, they would not seek USF support for their 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 wireless services unless such requests were supported by actual cost analyses.22 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for
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  • 4th quarter 2008 demand projection for each support mechanism. Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless offered voluntary commitments whereby, at the end of a five-year transition, they would not seek USF support for their 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 21 See Letter from the FCC Managing Director to D. Scott Barash, USAC Acting CEO, dated February 29, 2008. 1 -8 wireless services unless such requests were supported by actual cost analyses.22 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for
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  • above, the contribution base is 1% less than reported revenues to reflect the fact that some contribution assessments may prove uncollectible. 19 See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, et al, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90- 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 1 -8 Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, in separate transactions in 2008, each committed to surrender their high cost universal service support over five years.21 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2008 and 2009.
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  • above, the contribution base is 1% less than reported revenues to reflect the fact that some contribution assessments may prove uncollectible. 19 See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, et al, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90- 571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 20 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 1 -8 Sprint Nextel Corporation and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless, in separate transactions in 2008, each committed to surrender their high cost universal service support over five years.21 The first installment of this voluntary commitment appears in the fourth quarter of 2009 of Table 1.10. Table 1.11 shows universal service disbursements on a mechanism-by-mechanism basis for 2008 and 2009.
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  • and Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 3752 (2002). 19 The Commission reduces the revenue estimates by 1% to account for uncollectibles. 20 See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, et al, CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 98-171, 90-571, 92-237, 99-200, 95-116, 98-170, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952 (2002). 21 47 C.F.R. �54.712. 1 - 6 Form 499-Q filers now file information on billed revenues for the previous quarter and both projected billed revenues and projected collected revenues for the upcoming quarter. Projected collected revenues, which are projected billed revenues less an allowance for uncollectible revenues, form the basis for USF contribution assessments. Projected collected revenues are then adjusted to eliminate circularity. Starting
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  • documentation to the Commission or the Administrator upon request. Inaccurate or untruthful information contained in the Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet may lead to prosecution under the criminal provisions of Title 18 of the United States Code. The Administrator shall advise the Commission of any enforcement issues that arise and provide any suggested response. * * * * * 4. Add section 54.712 to subpart H as follows: � 54.712 Carrier recovery of universal service costs from end-users. (a) Federal universal service contribution costs may be recovered through interstate telecommunications-related charges to end users. If a telecommunications carrier chooses to recover its federal universal service contribution costs through a line item on a customer's bill, as of April 1, 2003, the amount of
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  • at 21259-60, paras. 14-15. Id. at 21258, para. 11. See Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order. See Universal Service Contribution Methodology Order at paras. 45-63. Specifically, beginning April 1, 2003, the amount of a carrier's federal universal service line item charge may not exceed the relevant interstate telecommunications portion of a customer's bill times the relevant contribution factor. 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See id. at paras. 20-27; see also Interim CMRS Safe Harbor Order, 13 FCC Rcd at 21258-59, paras. 13-15. The interim safe harbors for analog SMR and paging providers will remain at one percent and 12 percent, respectively. See id. at para. 23. See Universal Service Contribution Order at paras. 22, 24. Id. at para. 25-26. See 47 U.S.C. �
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  • and issuing a statement; Commissioner Adelstein issuing a statement. introduction In this Order, we address petitions for interim waiver and several petitions for reconsideration of rules recently adopted in the Interim Contribution Methodology Order regarding the assessment and recovery of contributions to the federal universal service support mechanisms. We grant local exchange carriers' request for an interim waiver of section 54.712 of the Commission's rules to permit such carriers to continue to recover through the federal universal service line item certain contribution costs associated with Centrex customers on a per-line basis from multi-line business customers, pending action on petitions for reconsideration of this rule. In addition, we grant, in part, petitions filed by the United States Telecommunications Association (USTA) and SBC
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  • Lifeline-supported service to customers residing in that area. Applications of Nextel Communications, Inc. and Sprint Corporation For Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, WT Docket No. 05-63, Memorandum and Order, FCC 05-148, para. 144 (rel. August 8, 2005). Id. See, e.g., Comments of TDS Telecommunications Corp., filed September 20, 2004, at 5-6 (TDS Comments). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Virginia Cellular, LLC Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the Commonwealth of Virginia, CC Docket No. 96-45, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 1563, 1577, para. 31 (2004); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Highland Cellular, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the
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  • charge, and another's ``Universal Connectivity Charge'' may be confused with a separate universal service charge on that carrier's bill). USF Contribution Order, 17 FCC Rcd at 24979, para. 54. Id. See id. at 24978, paras. 49-51 (noting that if the contribution factor is 7.28%, a carrier's federal universal service line item charge cannot exceed 7.28%). See, e.g., 47 C.F.R. � 54.712 (``the amount of the federal universal service line-item charge may not exceed the interstate telecommunications portion of that customer's bill times the relevant contribution factor''). 47 U.S.C. � 332(c)(3)(A) (emphasis added). CTIA v. FCC, 168 F.3d 1332, 1336 (D.C. Cir. 1999). Id., citing Pittencrief Communications, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 1735, 1745 (1997) (``Pittencrief Order''). Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. Petition
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  • on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72, 13 FCC Rcd 5318, 5482, � 297 (1997) (``Fourth Reconsideration Order''); 47 C.F.R. � 54.708. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Comprehensive Review of Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Lifeline and Link-Up, Changes to the Board of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
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  • � 254(b); 47 C.F.R. �� 54.502-03. Funding for the E-Rate and other universal service programs come from mandatory contributions to the USF by all telecommunications carriers providing interstate and international services. 47 U.S.C. � 254. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. This amount was disbursed as of April 30, 2005. See Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism Commitment Status Weekly Report, dated April 29, 2005. See NEC Debarment Order at � 7. NEC Debarment Order at � 7, n.12. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.521; Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9227, � 74. The rule defines a
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  • the universal service fund. To preclude ACS from using its forbearance grant to significantly reduce its universal service contribution amounts, therefore, ACS shall use the June 30, 2007, residential and single-line business SLC rate and the multi-line business SLC rate to calculate the interstate end-user revenues on which its universal service contributions are based. In addition, we note that section 54.712 of the Commission's rules dictates the manner in which contributors to the universal service fund are permitted to recover their contributions from end users. We believe that this conditional forbearance from dominant carrier regulation in Anchorage will serve the public interest by increasing the regulatory parity among providers of mass market interstate exchange access services in that market. As a
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  • for Forfeiture, 20 FCC Rcd 14160 (2005); Teletronics, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 13291 (2005); Global Teldata II, LLC, Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 17264 (2005); Communication Services Integrated, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 17251 (2005). See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Globcom, Inc., Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 19893, 19903, � 26 (2003). See 47 U.S.C. � 254(b)(4). USAC Comments at 70. Alexicon Comments at 8; BellSouth Comments at 11; CPS Comments at 6; NJ Board Comments at 8; NTCA Comments at 9; OPASTCO Comments at 16-17 (contending that delinquent carriers should get a warning
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  • up from the assessment that the provider pays. For example, if a telecommunications provider is assessed 10 percent of its interstate telecommunications revenues for purposes of universal service contributions, it may not include a line-item on a subscriber's bill that reflects an amount greater than 10 percent of the interstate portion of the bill. This requirement is codified in section 54.712 of the Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 96-45, 13 FCC Rcd 21252, 21254-60, paras. 5-15 (1998) (``Interim Safe Harbor Order''); see also Fifth Circuit Clarification Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 13782, para. 8. See Reconsideration Order, 18 FCC
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  • of customers. Id. at 9199, para. 829; see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96-45, et al., Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 17 FCC Rcd 24952, 24976, para. 45 (2002), reconsideration granted in part on other grounds, Order and Second Order on Reconsideration, 18 FCC Rcd 4818 (2003); 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Petition at 2. As discussed supra note 64, we understand Thorpe to complain about these two charges. The Carrier Line Charge assessed in the January 1999 bill was 85 cents and the Universal Connectivity Charge was 93 cents. Complaint, Composite Ex. A at 9. It appears that, in March of 1999, AT&T began to impose these charges every other
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  • Universal Service Monitoring Report, Table 3.2; USAC 2007 Annual Report at 45. Support for the fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments though to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. In the second quarter of 2007, the contribution factor reached 11.7 percent, which is the highest level since its inception. See Proposed Second Quarter 2007 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 5074 (Off. of
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  • Universal Service First Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 8828-30, paras. 94-96. Support for the fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those assessments though to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. In the second quarter of 2007, the contribution factor reached 11.7 percent, which is the highest level since its inception. See Proposed Second Quarter 2007 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 5074, 5077 (OMD
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  • per-line support amount available to the incumbent LEC. 47 C.F.R. � 54.307(a)(2). Support for the fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments though to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. In the second quarter of 2007, the contribution factor reached 11.7 percent, which is the highest level since its inception. See Proposed Second Quarter 2007 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd 5074 (Off. of
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  • Docket No. 98-170 order on reconsideration Adopted: February 12, 2008 Released: February 14, 2008 By the Commission: INTRODUCTION In this Order, we grant the relief sought in the Petition filed by the American Public Communications Council (APCC) seeking modification of the Commission's March 14, 2003, order in the above-captioned dockets. In that order, the Commission waived the requirements of section 54.712 of its rules to permit local exchange carriers (LECs) to continue to recover certain contribution costs associated with Centrex customers on a per-line basis from multi-line business customers through the federal universal service line item. For the reasons stated herein, we agree with APCC that, as applied to independent payphone service providers (PSP), the decision in the Centrex Waiver Order
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  • the PSAP if the PSAP does not approve or deny the certification within that period. Applications of Nextel Communications, Inc. and Sprint Corporation For Consent to Transfer Control of Licenses and Authorizations, WT Docket No. 05-63, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 13967, 14020, para. 144 (2005). Id. See, e.g., PA PUC Comments at 4. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Virginia Cellular, LLC Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the Commonwealth of Virginia, CC Docket No. 96-45, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 1563, 1577, para. 31 (2004); see also Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Highland Cellular, Inc. Petition for Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier in the
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  • Interim Cap Order, 23 FCC Rcd at 8837, para. 5. Support for the universal service fund derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments through to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. See Proposed Second Quarter 2001 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, 16 FCC Rcd 5358 (Comm. Carr. Bur. 2001). Proposed Second Quarter 2010 Universal Service Contribution Factor, CC Docket No. 96-45, Public Notice, DA 10-427 (OMD rel.
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  • 22; PRTC White Paper at 27, 29; MMTC Reply Comments at 5. Support for the USF derives from assessments paid by providers of interstate telecommunications services and certain other providers of interstate telecommunications. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.706. Fund contributors are permitted to, and almost always do, pass those contribution assessments through to their end-user customers. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.712. Fund assessments paid by contributors are determined by applying the quarterly contribution factor to the contributors' contribution base revenues. Alenco, 201 F.3d at 620; see also Qwest II, 398 F.3d at 1234 (10th Cir. 2005). Indeed, this is a real concern, as the current quarterly universal service contribution factor has climbed to 15.3 percent - an all-time high - due
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  • should collect price data). Contributions are assessed on the basis of a contributor's projected collected interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues, based on a percentage or ``contribution factor'' that is calculated every quarter. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709. A contributor may recover the costs of universal service contributions by passing an explicit charge through to its customers. 47 CFR � 54.712(a). See Qwest II Remand Order, 25 FCC Rcd at 4088, para. 29 (explaining that the Commission could not be a prudent guardian of the public's resources without taking into account the costs of universal service, alongside the benefit); Rural Cellular Ass'n, 588 F.3d at 1102; see also, e.g., Alenco, 201 F.3d at 620-21 (concluding that the Commission properly considered the
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  • 14-15. Id. at 15. Contributions are assessed on the basis of a contributor's projected collected interstate and international end-user telecommunications revenues, based on a percentage or ``contribution factor'' that is calculated every quarter. See 47 C.F.R. � 54.709. A contributor may recover the costs of universal service contributions by passing an explicit charge through to its customers. 47 CFR � 54.712(a). See Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, High-Cost Universal Service Support, WC Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, Order on Remand and Memorandum Opinion and Order, 25 FCC Rcd 4072, 4088, para. 29 (2010) (Qwest II Remand Order) (explaining that the Commission could not be a prudent guardian of the public's resources without taking into account the costs of
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  • this section, we seek comment on ways to improve transparency relating to the amount of universal service contribution charges that are being passed through by the carriers to their customers. Providing Clarity in Customer Bills. Under today's system, the contribution factor is typically applied to only a fraction of the total end user revenues derived from a customer. Currently, section 54.712(a) only addresses line items on customer bills and does not address situations in which there is no billing relationship. Moreover, our rules do not require contributors to indicate how the universal service charge on a customer's bill is calculated. In many instances, customer bills include a line item for USF, but do not indicate the USF contribution factor used to
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  • on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72, 13 FCC Rcd 5318, 5482, P 297 (1997) ("Fourth Reconsideration Order"); 47 C.F.R. S 54.708. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. Comprehensive Review of Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Lifeline and Link-Up, Changes to the Board of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
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  • S 254(b); 47 C.F.R. SS 54.502-03. Funding for the E-Rate and other universal service programs come from mandatory contributions to the USF by all telecommunications carriers providing interstate and international services. 47 U.S.C. S 254. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. This amount was disbursed as of April 30, 2005. See Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism Commitment Status Weekly Report, dated April 29, 2005. See NEC Debarment Order at P 7. NEC Debarment Order at P 7, n.12. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.521; Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9227, P 74. The rule defines a
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  • enforcement proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Bureau against the AT&T Companies for possible violation of section 222(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), and sections 64.2007, 64.2008(a), 64.2008(d)(3)(ii), 64.2008(d)(3)(v) and 64.2009(a) of the Federal Communication Commission's ("Commission") rules relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and sections 201(b) and 254 of the Act, and sections 54.712(a), 69.131 and 69.158 of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. 2. The Bureau and the AT&T Companies have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's ("Commission") rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. 2. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before
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  • TRANSMITTALS PUBLIC REFERENCE LOG. WCB. Contact: Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270 [32]DOC-231349A1.pdf [33]DOC-231349A1.txt Released: 02/21/2003. LIST OF PANELISTS TO ATTEND PUBLIC HEARING HELD BY THE FEDERAL-STATE JOINT BOARD CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNTING ISSUES. (DA No. 03-483). (Dkt No 02-269). WCB. Contact: Jane Jackson (202) 418-0484 [34]DA-03-483A1.doc [35]DA-03-483A1.pdf [36]DA-03-483A1.txt Released: 02/21/2003. BELLSOUTH, SBC, AND VERIZON JOINT PETITION FOR WAIVER OF SECTION 54.712 OF THE RULES IS PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE PROCEEDING. (DA No. 03-486). (Dkt No 96-45). WCB. Contact: Diane Law Hsu or Paul Garnett (202) 418-7400 [37]DA-03-486A1.doc [38]DA-03-486A1.pdf [39]DA-03-486A1.txt Report No: CWS-03-25 Released: 02/21/2003. ANTENNA STRUCTURE REGISTRATION SERVICE INFORMATION - ACTIONS. WTB [40]DOC-231346A1.pdf [41]DOC-231346A1.txt Released: 02/21/2003. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION REGION 45 (WISCONSIN) 700 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES FIRST MEETING. (DA No. 03-484).
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  • on Reconsideration in CC Docket No. 96-45, Report and Order in CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 96-262, 94-1, 91-213, 95-72, 13 FCC Rcd 5318, 5482, P 297 (1997) ("Fourth Reconsideration Order"); 47 C.F.R. S 54.708. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. Comprehensive Review of Universal Service Fund Management, Administration, and Oversight, Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, Lifeline and Link-Up, Changes to the Board of Directors for the National Exchange Carrier Association, Inc., Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
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  • S 254(b); 47 C.F.R. SS 54.502-03. Funding for the E-Rate and other universal service programs come from mandatory contributions to the USF by all telecommunications carriers providing interstate and international services. 47 U.S.C. S 254. Telecommunications carriers may pass the costs of these contributions along to consumers including through line-item fees on the consumers' monthly telephone bills. 47 C.F.R. S 54.712. This amount was disbursed as of April 30, 2005. See Universal Service - Schools and Libraries Support Mechanism Commitment Status Weekly Report, dated April 29, 2005. See NEC Debarment Order at P 7. NEC Debarment Order at P 7, n.12. See 47 C.F.R. S 54.521; Second Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 9227, P 74. The rule defines a
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  • terminates the enforcement proceedings initiated by the Bureau against GIT for possible violation of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ("Act"), section 64.2009(e) of the Federal Communications Commission's ("Commission") rules, and the Commission's EPIC CPNI Order relating to the confidentiality of customer proprietary network information, and, among other things, section 254 of the Act and section 54.712(a) of the Commission's rules relating to the recovery of universal service fund contributions from end-user customers. 2. The Bureau and GIT have negotiated the terms of the Consent Decree that resolve this matter. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. 3. After reviewing the terms of the Consent Decree and evaluating the facts before
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  • Association; Federal * Communications Commission, ** Amici on Behalf of Appellant, * 1The district court granted Cellco's request for a preliminary injunction barring Attorney General Hatch and employees of the State from "taking any action to prevent wireless communications providers from passing through to customers federally assessed fees," pursuant to its determination that Article 5 conflicted with 47 C.F.R. � 54.712(a), which authorized recovery of the fees. This portion of the district court's order is not challenged on appeal. -2- AARP; National Association of State * Utility Consumer Advocates; * National Association of Consumer * Advocates, ** Amici on Behalf of Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: May 11, 2005 Filed: December 9, 2005 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, BYE, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. ___________
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  • 98-170 and NSD File # L-00-72 Staff Study RE: Staff study relating to alternative methodologies for calculating contributions to federal universal service. [69]Word | [70]Acrobat | [71]Text | [72]Staff Study Cover Sheet | [73]Staff Study 2/21/03 Public Notice: DA 03-486, CC DKT 96-45 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service RE: BellSouth, SBC, and Verizon Joint Petition for Waiver of Section 54.712 of the rules is Permit-But-Disclose Proceeding. [74]Word | [75]Acrobat January 2003 1/30/03 Order and Order on Reconsideration: FCC 03-20, CC DKTS 96-45; 98-171; 90-571; 92-237; NSD File No. L-00-72; 99-200; 95-116 and 98-170 Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service RE: The Commission reconsidered its definition of affiliate for purposes of CMRS providers making the single election whether to report actual