Sec.  54.400   Terms and definitions.

   As used in this subpart, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

   (a) Qualifying low-income consumer. A “qualifying low-income consumer” is a
   consumer who meets the qualifications for Lifeline, as specified in  Sec. 54.409.

   (b) Toll blocking. “Toll blocking” is a service provided by carriers that
   lets consumers elect not to allow the completion of outgoing toll calls from
   their telecommunications channel.

   (c) Toll control. “Toll control” is a service provided by carriers that
   allows consumers to specify a certain amount of toll usage that may be
   incurred on their telecommunications channel per month or per billing cycle.

   (d) Toll limitation. “Toll limitation” denotes either toll blocking or toll
   control for eligible telecommunications carriers that are incapable of
   providing both services. For eligible telecommunications carriers that are
   capable of providing both services, “toll limitation” denotes both toll
   blocking and toll control.

   (e) Eligible resident of Tribal lands. An “eligible resident of Tribal
   lands” is a “qualifying low-income consumer,” as defined in paragraph (a) of
   this section, living on or near a reservation. A “reservation” is defined as
   any federally recognized Indian tribe's reservation, pueblo, or colony,
   including former reservations in Oklahoma, Alaska Native regions established
   pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688), and
   Indian allotments. “Near reservation” is defined as those areas or
   communities adjacent or contiguous to reservations which are designated by
   the Department of Interior's Commission of Indian Affairs upon
   recommendation of the local Bureau of Indian Affairs Superintendent, which
   recommendation shall be based upon consultation with the tribal governing
   body of those reservations, as locales appropriate for the extension of
   financial assistance and/or social services, on the basis of such general
   criteria as: Number of Indian people native to the reservation residing in
   the area; a written designation by the tribal governing body that members of
   their tribe and family members who are Indian residing in the area, are
   socially, culturally and economically affiliated with their tribe and
   reservation; geographical proximity of the area to the reservation, and
   administrative feasibility of providing an adequate level of services to the
   area.

   Note to paragraph (e): The Commission stayed implementation of paragraph (e)
   as applied to qualifying low-income consumers living “near reservations” on
   August 31, 2000 (15 FCC Rcd 17112).

   (f) Income. “Income” is all income actually received by all members of the
   household. This includes salary before deductions for taxes, public
   assistance benefits, social security payments, pensions, unemployment
   compensation, veteran's benefits, inheritances, alimony, child support
   payments, worker's compensation benefits, gifts, lottery winnings, and the
   like. The only exceptions are student financial aid, military housing and
   cost-of-living allowances, irregular income from occasional small jobs such
   as baby-sitting or lawn mowing, and the like.

   [ 62 FR 32952 , June 17, 1997, as amended at  63 FR 2128 , Jan. 13, 1998;  65 FR 47905 , Aug. 4, 2000;  65 FR 58663 , Oct. 2, 2000;  68 FR 41941 , July 16, 2003;
    69 FR 34600 , June 22, 2004]