Sec. 54.203 Designation of eligible telecommunications carriers for
unserved areas.
(a) If no common carrier will provide the services that are
supported by federal universal service support mechanisms under section
254(c) of the Act and subpart B of this part to an unserved community or
any portion thereof that requests such service, the Commission, with
respect to interstate services, or a state commission, with respect to
intrastate services, shall determine which common carrier or carriers
are best able to provide such service to the requesting unserved
community or portion thereof and shall order such carrier or carriers to
provide such service for that unserved community or portion thereof.
(b) Any carrier or carriers ordered to provide such service under
this section shall meet the requirements of section 54.201(d) and shall
be designated as an eligible telecommunications carrier for that
community or portion thereof.
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